Director of Development, Miami and Broward Regional Office
American Jewish Committee

AJC has 25 U.S. Regional Offices; 14 overseas posts and regional institutes that serve as their advocacy hubs in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East; and 38 partnerships with Jewish communities worldwide.

AJC maintains high-level relationships with government officials and civic leaders in the U.S. and over 110 other nations.

AJC engages more than 3.5 million advocates in multiple languages—including Arabic, French, German, and Spanish—across Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

AJC builds alliances and pursues policies to confront resurgent hate.

In recent years, we have witnessed violent attacks on Jews and Jewish institutions, proposals in some countries to ban central Jewish religious practices, and anti-Jewish sentiments expressed by the leaders of far right- and left-wing political parties. American Jewish Committee (AJC) counters antisemitism in all its guises by calling on governments to act and by organizing coalitions with other faith and ethnic groups to forge a united front against hate.

To learn more about AJC's involvement in combating antisemitism, click here.

AJC believes the struggle against radicalism is an imminent threat, and a battle we must win.

To prevail in the fight against terrorism, AJC fights the spread of extremism in the Middle East, in Europe, and around the world. AJC shines a harsh spotlight on Iran’s role as the world’s foremost state sponsor of terror, promote counter-radicalism programs, and call out nations that subsidize the Palestinian leadership’s money-for-terrorism scheme. 

To learn more about AJC's involvement in countering radicalism and extremism, click here.

AJC builds powerful coalitions with religious leaders and their communities worldwide.

AJC has a long and successful history of building strong relationships with other ethnic and religious groups. Locally, nationally, and internationally, AJC partners with Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, and Jain communities to combat antisemitism and religious extremism. Creating strong coalitions enables AJC to cultivate support for democracy and pluralism, defend Israel’s place in the world, and safeguard freedom of worship for all.

Each of AJC's regional office's intergroup outreach allows them to leverage longstanding relationships with diverse ethnic and religious communities to advance issues of common concern, including representatives and organizations in the Latino, Asian, Black, Christian, and Muslim communities to build bridges of understanding.

To learn more about AJC's involvement in building interreligious alliances, click here.

AJC fights to protect human rights and prevent genocide.

AJC’s Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights (JBI) works to combat religious intolerance, end torture, and oppose all forms of discrimination, issues of central importance to the Jewish community and beyond. AJC protects human rights around the world by engaging with governments, diplomats, the United Nations and other international organizations, and civil society partners.

To learn more about AJC's involvement in protecting human rights, click here.

• Develop and implement strategies for building and strengthening AJC’s presence in Broward and Miami, including collaborating with lay leaders, deploying other development staff, building committees, planning parlor meetings, developing a prospect pipeline, facilitating and overseeing outreach and fundraising events, and recruiting for overall AJC programs;
   
• Identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward major philanthropic prospects, with an emphasis on securing gifts of $25,000 to $1,000,000;
   
• Serve as lead development professional for Broward County, including building an expansion strategy and timeline, guiding the creation of advisory councils, engaging lay leaders and securing new gifts from new donors;
   
• Manage and coach a team of four development professionals including two Associate Development Directors, a Development Coordinator, and a Senior Associate;
   
• Create and manage a portfolio of major donors/prospects and ensure they remain engaged by connecting them to appropriate local and national opportunities, events, and missions with an emphasis on Broward County;
   
• Consult, advise, and coordinate major gift strategies with the local development team, as well as with National Development;
   
• Utilize all tools for an effective major gifts process including targeted parlor meetings, solicitation strategies, and moves management;
   
• Promote local AJC Miami and Broward and national programs to foster donor engagement and support, including donor recognition societies, missions, leadership development programs and AJC’s annual Global Forum;
   
• Initiate planned giving opportunities, including coordinating follow-up with AJC’s national planned giving office, and identifying and enrolling planned giving prospects;
   
• Perform other job-related duties as required.

• Bachelor's degree (Master's degree preferred).
   
• Minimum of 12 years of related work experience.

• Passion for the mission, goals, and objectives of AJC.
   
• Committed to AJC’s core values: respect, teamwork, integrity, excellence, and accountability.
   
• Demonstrates professionalism and high standards of conduct.
   
• Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, and listening).
   
• Excellent public speaking skills with various audiences and the media.
   
• Knowledge and comfort with all aspects of fundraising, including event-based fundraising (ability to conceive and execute events), major gifts, one-on-one solicitation, cultivation, and prospect research.
   
• Knowledge and experience fundraising within Broward County.
   
• Experience with major donor management and direct solicitations.
   
• Experience working closely with lay leaders and leadership development and individuals from diverse backgrounds.
   
• Ability and desire to work with colleagues to build consensus around fundraising strategies and tactics.
   
• A collaborative approach to working with local and national colleagues to maximize the effectiveness of projects and programs.
   
• Ability to look at a challenge from a variety of perspectives and develop creative approaches.
   
• Strong organizational, time management, and project management skills with the capacity to comfortably handle a large work volume.
   
• Outstanding organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast pace and changing environment.
   
• Able to work occasional evenings and weekends, and to travel occasionally.
   
• Sense of humor and strong desire to add to a culture of collaboration and feedback.
   
• Proficiency in Raiser’s Edge or equivalent fundraising software, Google Docs, and Microsoft Office / Excel.

The salary range for this position is $170,000 to $180,000 dependent on relevant experience.

Regular Full-time employee benefits:

• Medical, vision, and dental plans
   
• Flexible Spending Account options
   
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) - 15 vacation days per year, that increases with continued employment
   
• Paid Holidays (many Federal and major Jewish Holidays)
   
• Hybrid work schedule
   
• 403(b) participation, after one year of employment
   
• Transit plan

*After applicable waiting or probationary periods have been met