Development Operations Manager at Texas Hillel

Texas Hillel is seeking a highly organized systems-oriented Development Operations Manager to help build and strengthen the systems and infrastructure that support our fundraising efforts.

Working in close partnership with the Executive Director this role is responsible for ensuring that development strategy translates into consistent high-quality execution. The Development Operations Manager oversees donor data prospect pipelines timelines follow-through and development coordination across staff and volunteer leadership.

This position will play a central role in supporting Texas Hillels upcoming centennial campaign and strengthening the organizations long-term fundraising infrastructure.

The ideal candidate is detail-oriented proactive comfortable managing multiple priorities at once and excited to help build systems that support meaningful relationship-based fundraising.

This is an in-person position.

Development Systems & Data Management

• Maintain and ensure the integrity of the donor database including accurate tracking of gifts interactions and engagement
• Build and manage donor pipelines prospect tracking and audience segmentation systems
• Generate reports and dashboards to inform fundraising strategy and track progress toward goals
• Ensure development systems and records remain accurate organized and actionable

Moves Management & Pipeline Execution

• Develop and maintain weekly call lists and engagement plans for the Executive Director board members and development staff
• Track donor activity across cultivation solicitation stewardship and renewal efforts
• Ensure consistent and timely follow-up on donor interactions and next steps
• Conduct outreach to a defined portfolio of existing and lapsed donors including making calls and sending follow-up communications to support renewal and giving
• Partner with the Executive Director on donor strategy while supporting execution and follow-through across the broader portfolio

Campaign & Fundraising Operations

• Coordinate fundraising campaign timelines segmentation and workflows in partnership with the Marketing Manager including year-end campaigns giving days and the Israel Block Party
• Coordinate timelines tracking and follow-through for fundraising campaigns and appeals
• Support implementation of Texas Hillels centennial campaign in partnership with leadership and external consultants
• Monitor campaign performance and identify opportunities to improve results

Grants & Development Calendar

• Maintain a comprehensive calendar of grant deadlines reports donor communications and fundraising activities
• Coordinate timelines and materials for grant submissions and reporting
• Help ensure deadlines are met across all development functions

Board & Volunteer Engagement Support

• Prepare donor briefings call sheets and prospect materials for board members and volunteer leaders
• Track outreach and follow-up activity across volunteer engagement efforts
• Support coordination of donor meetings and cultivation strategies

Stewardship & Donor Experience

• Support stewardship systems and follow-through in partnership with development and engagement staff
• Support coordination and follow-through related to donor events and engagement opportunities

Accountability & Execution

• Track assignments deadlines and next steps across development activities
• Proactively follow up to ensure completion of tasks and commitments
• Help create strong systems and consistent follow-through across Texas Hillels fundraising efforts

• 3-6 years of experience in development operations nonprofit management project management or a related field preferred
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Experience working with CRM systems (Little Green Light or similar preferred) and managing data with accuracy and consistency
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communication skills and comfort working with senior staff board members and volunteers
• A proactive solutions-oriented mindset and willingness to take initiative
• Comfort managing up and across including ensuring follow-through from colleagues senior leadership and volunteers in a professional and structured way
• Appreciation for relationship-based fundraising collaborative work and mission-driven organizations
• Familiarity with Hillel and the Jewish nonprofit landscape preferred

• The opportunity to help shape and strengthen Texas Hillels fundraising systems and operations
• Hands-on experience supporting a major organizational milestone through the centennial campaign
• Professional growth in development operations donor engagement campaign execution and nonprofit leadership
• A collaborative and mission-driven environment focused on supporting Jewish campus life

• Salary range: $60000-$72000
• Comprehensive benefits package including health insurance retirement contributions and paid time off
• Professional development opportunities and access to national Hillel network resources
• Opportunities to grow within a dynamic and evolving development operation

Texas Hillel is the center for Jewish student life at the University of Texas at Austin engaging students through community-building Jewish learning leadership development wellness initiatives and Israel engagement.

Texas Hillel is committed to fostering a vibrant inclusive Jewish community where students can explore and express their Jewish identities while building lifelong friendships and leadership skills.

Texas Hillel is affiliated with Hillel International. Hillel International enriches the lives of Jewish students so they may enrich the Jewish people and the world and envisions a world where every student is inspired to make an enduring commitment to Jewish life learning and Israel.

In 1923 Rabbi Benjamin Frankel started Hillel with humble means a noble mission and a breathtaking vision: to convey Jewish civilization to a new generation. Today Hillel International continues to enrich the lives of Jewish students and is the largest Jewish campus organization in the world at nearly 1000 colleges and universities across North America and around the world. As Hillel evolves as an organization the mission remains steadfast: to create lasting connections with every Jewish student that foster an enduring commitment to Jewish life learning and Israel and train them to become the next Jewish leaders.

Hillel is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an accepting and inclusive environment for all.