Director of Development
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Job Location:
San Francisco, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
3 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Department:
Job Summary
The Center for AI Safety (CAIS) is a leading research and field-building organization on a mission to reduce societal-scale risks from AI. Alongside our sister organization the CAIS Action Fund we tackle the toughest AI issues with a mix of technical societal and policy solutions. Our work includes publishing a global statement on AI Risksigned by Geoffrey Hinton Yoshua Bengio and CEOs from the major AI labs and running a large compute cluster for global academic researchers working on AI safety research.
The Director of Development plays a critical role in advancing CAISs mission by leading strategic fundraising efforts and building meaningful relationships with donors partners and stakeholders. This role involves designing and executing innovative fundraising strategies securing grants crafting compelling proposals and organizing high-impact collaboration with program teams the Director of Development aligns fundraising initiatives with program goals to maximize CAISs addition the Director of Development serves as a key representative cultivating partnerships exploring strategic alliances and providing executive leadership with essential updates that support the organizations growth and success.
In this role you will:
- Fundraising: Lead fundraising efforts including fundraising strategy donor cultivation partnership development and grant proposal management.
- Marketing and Communications: Work closely with communications to support marketing and communications initiatives.
- Represent CAIS at conferences events and meetings to expand networks and promote the mission.
- Establish and maintain relationships with key stakeholders including community leaders and donors.
- Collaborate with the executive team with strategic planning program development and leadership initiatives.
Were looking for someone who is great at:
- Fundraising and Grant Writing. You bring at least 5 years of experience in development or fundraising within the nonprofit sector and have a proven record of success in securing gifts grants and partnerships.
- Communication and Networking: You have exceptional communication interpersonal and networking abilities essential for building relationships with donors partners and stakeholders.
- Strategic Thinking and Problem-Solving: Youre a creative strategic thinker who can develop programmatic goals and apply a proactive approach to problem-solving.
- Leadership and Collaboration: You demonstrate excellent leadership and teamwork skills excelling in collaboration with program and executive teams to drive impactful initiatives.
- Attention to Detail and High Standards: Youre conscientious detail-oriented and able to maintain a high standard of quality even when juggling multiple priorities.
You might thrive in this for this role if you:
- Are passionate about CAISs mission and are motivated by work that focuses on AI safety and societal impact.
- Have a strong track record and bring proven success in securing gifts grants and partnerships in a nonprofit setting.
- Are able to work independently while contributing to a team-oriented environment.
- Thrive in fast-paced evolving environments and adjust strategies as new information arises.
- Manage all project details with a strong sense of ownership balancing short-term tasks with long-term goals and youre comfortable working independently while welcoming feedback.
$150000 - $200000 a year
The Center of AI Safety is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability status protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
The Center for AI Safety values candidates of all backgrounds. If you find yourself excited by the position but you dont check every box in the description we encourage you to apply anyway!
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Crisis Management
- Marketing
- Public Relations
- Fundraising
- Media Relations
- Constant Contact
- Strategic Planning
- Social Media Management
- Team Management
- Public Speaking
- Wordpress
- Writing Skills
About Company
Center for AI Safety. Reducing societal-scale risks from AI by advancing safety research, building the field of AI safety researchers, and promoting safety standards.
