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Hudson Ferris · 2 weeks ago

Senior Director of Development and Communications

New York, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$110K/yr - $140K/yr

10+ years exp

Hudson Ferris is assisting Hour Children, a leading provider of services to incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women in New York State, in their search for a Senior Director of Development and Communications. This role focuses on building sustainable revenue strategies, managing a high-performing team, and overseeing various fundraising initiatives to support the organization's mission.

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Responsibilities

Build and own the annual development plan with channel goals for each fundraising channel (individual, major/legacy, foundations, corporate, events)

Translate strategy into quarterly, monthly and weekly operating rhythms: prospect moves, grant calendar, stewardship touches, and campaign milestones

Re-evaluate and adjust development plan quarterly to align with FY 26 Budget progress

Lead moves management for top 50–75 prospects; partner with board and ED on joint visits and solicitations

Build a recurring/upgrade ladder and a legacy/estate stewardship track

Supervise the grants pipeline (foundation, corporate, government LOIs, proposals, reports) ensuring narrative alignment with program capacity, as well as on-time submission for applications, reports, and renewals

Manage, coach, and set clear OKRs for the Institutional Giving Officer and Development Coordinator; drive SOP adoption (acknowledgments, data hygiene, grant workflow, stewardship)

Ensure rigorous CRM (Bloomerang) use, prospect tagging, and activity logging; maintain a shared development calendar

Plan mini-campaigns tied to storytelling and program moments; oversee an efficient, ROI-positive event plan partnered with the Coordinator

Work with Program/Impact to surface outcomes and case studies; with Finance to align revenue forecasts; with Communications to implement the brand/message roadmap