Director, France - Paris, France - Human Rights Watch

Description

• Develop and oversee the strategic plan, budget and income forecast for a fundraising strategy in France, focusing on Paris;
• Seek and secure philanthropic commitments from a personal portfolio of individual and foundation donors;;
• Identify and develop strategic fundraising and outreach initiatives, fostering engagement and cultivation of major gift prospects, including recruitment and cultivation events to enhance program visibility and increase fundraising results;
• Work in collaboration with the Paris Committee leadership, as well as Paris-based Board members, to implement initiatives geared toward maximizing fundraising results, including the planning and execution of the annual fundraising Voices for Justice event;
• In partnership with the Institutional Giving Team, research, identify, cultivate, steward, and solicit prospective foundations and existing foundations that have the ability and affinity to contribute to HRW;
• Represent the work of HRW to existing and prospective supporters;
• In partnership with the Senior Director of Planned Giving, help build the French structure to offer donors the option to also support HRW through a gift in their will.
• Deliver sustainable growth in line with the financial targets;
• Oversee income tracking, projections, expenditure budgets, event expenses, and revenue, ensuring appropriate allocation of resources within the budget; and
• Perform any other responsibilities as required.

• Lead, motivate, and mentor direct-reports, including communicating clear expectations, setting performance objectives, providing regular and timely constructive feedback, ensuring a balanced workload, providing guidance on professional growth, and monitoring staff well-being as it pertains to stress and resilience issues and self-care;
• Promote an inclusive and positive work environment including by soliciting diverse points of views, encouraging staff to participate in diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, and proactively addressing any bias, or discrimination; and
• Model inclusive behavior and consistently adhere to HRW's internal values.

An advanced (graduate) degree in philanthropy, business, finance, communications/marketing or related studies and/or equivalent work experience in a relevant field such as international relations, social sciences is required.

A minimum of seven years of fundraising experience with major and leadership level donors, including at least five years of management experience, is required.

• Demonstrated success in creating and managing major and leadership gift programs, as well as extensive experience in building and maintaining high-level donor relationships and personally soliciting gifts is required.
• Strong commitment to human rights and/or international issues, with the ability to represent and advocate for the mission and programs of the organization is required.
• An entrepreneurial and goal-oriented mindset with self-motivation, independence, creativity and the ability to work both individually and as part of an international development team is required.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills for effective collaboration within the organization and with external partners are required.
• Knowledge of the fundraising environment in France is required.
• Experience overseeing fundraising strategy around events is preferred.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in both, French and English, including strong presentation abilities in both languages is required.
• Proven experience in budgeting, revenue tracking, and projections is required.
• Technological skills, including familiarity with Salesforce or other relational databases are highly desirable.
• Willingness to travel locally and internationally as required.

HRW can offer a relocation assistance package and immigration support for this role if required, and people of all nationalities are encouraged to apply.

• Human Rights Watch is an international human rights monitoring and advocacy organization known for its indepth investigations, its incisive and timely reporting, its innovative and highprofile advocacy campaigns, and its success in changing the human rightsrelated policies and practices of influential governments and international institutions._

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