Job Details

Overview and History:
For more than 75 years, the Peninsula Jewish Community Center (PJCC) has worked to inspire a sense of community in San Mateo County, with over 37,000 Jewish residents. The PJCC is among the top JCCs in North America. With a 12-acre home in Foster City, the PJCC's goal is to provide programs and services that reinforce Jewish values and traditions while also serving the broader community.

The PJCC seeks a strategic and skilled Chief Development Officer (CDO) to manage and implement all aspects of the PJCC's comprehensive fundraising, with the goal of increasing annual philanthropic revenue from $3 million to $4 million+ over the next 3 years. Reporting to the CEO, this senior position will join a transformational leadership team, meaningfully contributing to the organization's financial health, sustainability and helping shape the vision of PJCC's impact and future direction.

A strong candidate will bring 7+ years of proven success in a nonprofit development position; including major gifts, planned giving, grants, corporate partnerships, endowment and events, demonstrated ability to identify, cultivate and solicit major donors ($5K+) strong relationship building skills and experience managing a fundraising team.

Key Responsibilities:
• Identify, cultivate and successfully solicit portfolio of major donors ($5K+)
• Increase donor cultivation, engagement and levels of giving across every tier of current donors
• Develop strategy and action plans to effectively achieve outcomes and agency fundraising targets
• Spearhead strategies and activities to deepen PJCC's culture of philanthropy
• Effectively track, quantify and report on donor data, goals and outcomes
• Manage and guide development team through priority setting, time management, execution of tasks, and interdepartmental coordination
• Recruit, engage, train and cultivate relationships with volunteers and committee members
• Participate in major institutional decision-making, especially related to development goals and strategies
• Share the PJCC story with confidence, communicating its unique value proposition to team members, participants, funders, and key stakeholders
• Represent the PJCC externally at community events and collaborations
• Oversee development budget, operations, and data and workflow systems

Qualifications & Skills:
• 7+ years of leadership experience
• Demonstrated success in soliciting 6 and 7 figure major gifts
• Passion for the mission of PJCC; ability to compellingly articulate it
• Substantial knowledge of and ability to impart development best practices
• Ability to think strategically and exercise sound judgment
• Demonstrated success in relationship building and donor cultivation skills
• Effective and timely executive decision-making skills
• Capacity to inform, motivate and inspire colleagues and supporters
• Clear and persuasive verbal and written communication skills; sophisticated interpersonal skills
• Detail-oriented with the ability to juggle and prioritize multiple tasks
• Experience developing qualitative and quantitative measures to track development impact
• Demonstrated pattern of learning and professional growth
• Comfort with Microsoft Office Suite; Salesforce experience a plus
• Willingness to work in-office five days a week, some nights and weekends

To apply: please submit a resume & cover letter at:

PJCC is an equal-opportunity employer.