Director of Advancement & Strategic Partnerships

The National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) is a nonpartisan 501c(3) nonprofit with a mission to prevent sexual abuse and exploitation at mass-scale by eliminating institutional practices and societal norms that perpetuate these harms. Every person and child deserves to live free from sexual harm. NCOSE advances human dignity through 1) civil litigation against institutional facilitators of sexual abuse, 2) corporate advocacy to hold the private sector accountable to stop enabling or profiting from sexual exploitation, 3) public policy at the state and federal level to advance commonsense solutions. NCOSE exposes the links between all forms of sexual exploitation and prioritizes key issues such as pornography, sex trafficking / prostitution, online child sexual abuse and grooming, sex buyers, deepfake/AI sexual abuse, and more. NCOSE’s advocacy has led to victories with Google, Instagram, Hilton Worldwide, Walmart, TikTok, legislation like the Take It Down Act, and active litigation against Pornhub and X (formerly Twitter) on behalf of abuse/sex trafficking survivors.

Join this high-energy, high-impact team to be a part of creating a better world for generations to come.

Position Overview:

Working with the President/CEO and the NCOSE Board, the Director of Advancement and Strategic Partnerships will play a critical role in achieving NCOSE’s mission by creating, overseeing, and executing the organization’s advancement strategy with an emphasis on cultivating and stewarding high-impact major and mid-major relationships, and overseeing the day-to-day management of the advancement team.

This role will drive revenue growth and strategic alignment through playing a lead role in identifying and overseeing the advancement team’s building relationships with a diverse range of individuals, corporate sponsors, foundations, and organizations that share a commitment to NCOSE’s mission and seek to build the movement to end sexual exploitation.

The Director of Advancement and Strategic Partnerships will focus on developing fundraising strategies, advancement priorities, and building a world-class advancement team. In addition, they will drive revenue growth and strategic alignment through representing NCOSE at high-impact events, interacting with donors and organizations both in Washington, D.C., and across the country, and attending regional donor events.

Key Responsibilities:

• Fundraising Strategy and Execution
  • Advance, implement, and evaluate a strategic fundraising plan to increase revenue from major and mid-major donors, planned gifts, corporate sponsors, and foundations.
  • Working with the President/CEO and the advancement and communications teams, oversee major giving campaigns, planned giving communications and follow-up, and mid-level sustainer (recurring) gift programs.
  • Collaborate with NCOSE leadership to identify high-impact funding opportunities and tailor initiatives that resonate with donor interests while furthering NCOSE’s mission.
  • Explore and pursue new opportunities to diversify funding portfolios aimed at enhancing financial stability and growth.
• Major Donor Cultivation and Stewardship
  • Advance and manage NCOSE’s portfolio of major donors, fostering personalized relationships to deepen engagement with NCOSE’s mission.
  • Analyze giving patterns, manage pipelines, and advance innovative approaches to expand NCOSE’s network of mid- and major donors and secure multi-year funding.
  • Plan and implement individualized strategies to cultivate and solicit new and existing major donors.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for major donors, providing tailored updates on NCOSE’s impact and strategic initiatives. Assign and support NCOSE staff in building relationships with major donors.
  • Collaborate with program directors to communicate NCOSE’s accomplishments and vision effectively to high-value supporters, ensuring alignment between donor priorities and organizational needs.
  • Organize and lead exclusive events, visits, and meetings to enhance donor engagement and retention.
  • Working with the advancement and communications team, advance and maintain a NCOSE-wide system (CRM management) of coordinating, tracking, and maintaining key, high-value relationships with stakeholders.
  • Track and report on donor engagement/relationships and revenue goals, ensuring transparency and accountability to senior leadership and Board.
• Strategic Partnership Advancement
  • Forge strategic, high-value partnerships with foundations, corporations, nonprofits, and other key stakeholders to advance NCOSE’s mission and goals and preserve our commitment to bipartisanship and working with diverse groups.
  • Work closely with the President and Directors to establish and nurture strategic alliances that align with the organization’s mission and goals.
  • Working with the President/CEO, Board, and the advancement team, seek new opportunities to identify and diversity funding portfolios across different faith groups.
  • Provide strategic advice to leadership about NCOSE’s direction, programs, and opportunities that have potential to grow revenue and mission impact.
• Public Engagement and Communications
  • Working with the communications team, ensure consistent branding and messaging in all-advancement related communications to enhance visibility and mission impact. Coordinate with the communications team to craft compelling materials that showcase the transformative impact of NCOSE’s work to current and potential funders, supporters, and partners.
  • Represent NCOSE at prominent D.C. area events – including those involving strategic partners and donors to raise awareness of NCOSE’s work.
  • Represent NCOSE at various conferences around the country in order to forge new strategic partnerships, new opportunities for potential funding, and raise awareness of NCOSE’s work.
  • Provide strategic advice to leadership about NCOSE’s direction, programs, and opportunities that have potential to grow revenue and mission impact.
  • Advance an in-depth understanding of NCOSE’s work, especially its strategic goals in corporate advocacy, public policy, civil litigation, and parent center, to speak confidently and inspire interest among potential supporters and partner organizations.
  • Uphold and embody NCOSE’s core values, ensuring interactions with stakeholders reflect the organization’s commitment to human dignity, justice, and systemic change.
• Team Management
  • Ability to manage an advancement team, setting priorities for each team member for organizational, professional, and personal growth.
  • Identify key strengths and weaknesses of each team member and ensure they are serving in the best area to advance NCOSE’s mission.

Qualifications and Skills:

Bachelor’s degree required and a minimum of 8 years in professional fundraising, with a proven track record. Also,

• Self-Motivation: A goal-driven self-starter focused on achieving fundraising targets and initiatives.
• Organizational Follow-Through: Demonstrates exceptional organization and commitment to task and goal completion.
• Positive Leadership: Exhibits a positive attitude, community concern, confidence, common sense, and listening skills.
• Mission Alignment: Embraces NCOSE's mission to build a world where all people can live and love free from sexual abuse and exploitation.
• Emotional Intelligence: Possesses strong emotional intelligence for interactions with NCOSE management, donors, advancement team members, and other NCOSE staff.

Working Environment/Physical Requirements:

• Onsite office environment
• Walking – downtown DC area
• Frequent sitting and digital screen use

Compensation:

Salary is commensurate with experience with a range of $130-$165K annually and includes eligibility for performance-based incentives, consistent with the ethical fundraising principles of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP).

Benefits:

NCOSE offers a competitive benefits package including dental, vision, medical insurance, Medical & Transit FSA, EAP, 401K, paid time-off and paid holidays.

To Apply:

Click "Apply for this Job". Qualified candidates should upload the following documents with their application:

• Resume
• Cover letter detailing your interest in the position with an emphasis on how your experience aligns with the position’s responsibilities and mission
• Professional References

We thank all applicants in advance for their interest in this position but will contact only those to whom we offer an interview. All correspondence should be by email and not by phone.

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About the National Center on Sexual Exploitation:

NCOSE is an equal opportunity employer.

NCOSE is passionate about building a diverse team (and movement) committed to a world free from sexual abuse and exploitation. We love people and fight for the human dignity of all. We have a global and multicultural impact. Our work is premised on Abolitionist Principles.
This means we:

• view the commodification of people for sex as inherently harmful
  
• support laws which seek to decrease and ultimately end demand by strongly penalizing those who pay to use the bodies of other people for sex
  
• work to create robust services for those seeking freedom from organized systems of sexual exploitation
  
• prevent sexual exploitation by opposing policies and reforming systems which facilitate harm, and
  
• support legal reforms that decriminalize victimization

If you share our principles and hope for a world where everyone has the opportunity to thrive, come put your mind, background, and experience to work for us.