Director, Strategy and Integration

Intro to Position

NPR seeks to hire a Director of Strategy and Integration to join NPR’s growing and thriving Development team. Reporting to and partnering closely with the Chief Development Officer (CDO), the Director serves as a strategic and operational partner to the CDO, focused on the executive management of top donors and staff. 

Responsibilities

Executive Support & Preparedness

• Ensure the CDO is briefed and prepared for all speaking engagements, presentations, and internal/external communications.
• Anticipate the needs of the CEO, CDO, and other leaders in donor-facing roles and proactively prepare materials, strategies, and follow-through plans.
• Coordinate closely with the CDO to help the CEO integrate donor strategy into the executive’s overall calendar and institutional priorities.

Special Projects & Strategic Support

• Act as the lead for high-stakes, time-sensitive initiatives assigned by the CDO, providing dedicated stewardship and project management for priority organizational goals.
• Serve as a cross-departmental coordinator on behalf of the CDO to ensure consistency and alignment across the Development Division.

Division Management & Operations

• Drive internal collaboration by managing departmental agendas, overseeing task forces, and leading cross-team initiatives to ensure alignment with organizational goals.
• Manage budget activities across all Development departments in coordination with Finance and Operations.
• Collaborate with Development leaders, including Operations and Fundraising staff, to ensure coordinated divisional fundraising efforts.
• Ensure the timely and accurate completion of division-wide human resources projects like reviews, trainings, and professional development opportunities. 
• Work closely with CDO to identify professional development opportunities and craft the budget to support them. 
• Direct and mentor the Executive Assistant and the Manager of Foundation Operations; provide strategic oversight to ensure administrative and operational excellence across the department.
• Work closely with CDO on managing hiring processes and working closely with the People Team to fill departmental roles. 
• Spearhead team-wide culture and engagement initiatives, including talent recognition and professional celebrations. Serve as the primary Development liaison to the People Team to manage recruitment, hiring processes, and organizational role changes.

Donor Strategy & Executive Engagement

• Develop and manage strategic plans that match NPR’s top donor prospects with engagement opportunities involving the CEO, CDO, VP, Editor in Chief, Foundation Chair, and other executives.
• Prioritize and schedule donor meetings for NPR leadership, ensuring the highest-value opportunities are identified, prepared, and executed with clear objectives.
• Oversee briefing and follow-up processes so that every donor interaction is purposeful, well-timed, and strengthens long-term relationships.
• Manage the process of high-end correspondence for the CEO, CDO, and other senior executives, ensuring all donor communications are timely, strategic, polished, and relationship-building. 
• Oversee all Foundation and Trustee-related engagement, including the strategic planning and execution of board meetings, committee sessions, and high-level donor stewardship.
• Align schedules and travel with the greatest revenue-producing potential to maximize the efficiency and impact of NPR executives’ time with donors.

The above duties and responsibilities are not an exhaustive list of required responsibilities, duties and skills. Other duties may be assigned, and this job description can be modified at any time.

Minimum Qualifications

• 8-10 years of progressive experience in development/fundraising, nonprofit management, or a closely related field
• 3-5 years in a management role with direct reports
• Demonstrated experience working directly with C-suite executives and/or board members
• Ability to get things done: a master organizer and project planner who consistently looks ahead and anticipates needs before they arise.
• Experience managing budgets at the departmental or divisional level
• Strong project management track record with complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives
• Excellent writing/communication skills, particularly high-level correspondence and donor-facing materials
• Ability to handle ambiguity, complexity, and urgency under changing priorities/conditions
• Superior experience managing and leading people in complex environments
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced environment, meet concurrent deadlines, organize time and priorities, and to do so in collaboration with diverse stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

• An understanding of complex fundraising organizations or federated nonprofit models 
• An understanding of media/public broadcasting organizations and the relationship between NPR and its Member Stations

Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in work experience preferred

Work Location & Requirements

• NPR Remote-Permitted: This is a remote-permitted role. This role is based out of our Washington, D.C. office, but the employee may choose to work on a remote basis from a location that NPR approves. You will have the option of working (a) remotely from a location of your choosing within the United States that is supported by NPR; (b) on-site at an NPR facility, based on the availability of desks and approval from NPR; or (c) a combination of both. Regardless of where you choose to work from, you may be expected to travel to other locations from time to time to perform the duties of your position.

Job Type

• This is a full-time, exempt position.

Compensation

Salary Range: The U.S. based anticipated salary range for this opportunity is $120,000-$125,000 plus benefits. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum salaries NPR expects to provide for new hires for the position across all US locations.

NPR Benefits: NPR offers access to comprehensive benefits for employees and dependents. Regular, full-time employees scheduled to work 30 hours or more per week are eligible to enroll in NPR’s benefits options. Benefits include access to health and wellness, paid time off, and financial well-being. Plan options include medical, dental, vision, life/ accidental death and dismemberment, long-term disability, short-term disability, and voluntary retirement savings to all eligible NPR employees. 

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