Deputy Director of Development

Movement Labs is an incubator and consulting firm that uses technology, data, and experimentation to stop fascism and build progressive power. We help progressives win and defeat MAGA extremists through year-round work grounded in research and real-world testing. Our team partners with leading advocacy groups, grassroots organizers, and electoral campaigns to develop innovative tactics, win elections, and shift power for the long term.

As the R&D powerhouse for the progressive movement, we’ve run over 100 randomized control trials (RCTs) on voter behavior and helped hundreds of organizations increase their impact. We work hard, and the environment evolves rapidly. We are adaptable, nimble, and shift quickly as needed to meet the moment. We are looking for candidates that thrive in this type of environment.

The Deputy Director of Development is a senior revenue team member responsible for driving fundraising execution across multiple channels (individual giving, institutional/grants support, partnerships, and development operations). This role partners closely with the Director of Development to manage day-to-day development work, strengthen donor stewardship, improve systems and reporting, and support strategic growth. The Deputy Director will oversee key workflows, lead projects from planning through execution, and help ensure Movement Labs meets ambitious revenue goals with strong internal coordination and an excellent donor experience. This role is fully remote.

Responsibilities

Fundraising execution & pipeline  

• Manage and advance a portfolio of prospects/donors (cultivation → solicitation → stewardship), in coordination with the Director and principals.
• Draft donor communications: proposals, pitch decks, impact updates, follow-ups, acknowledgements.
• Support major gift moves management: contact reports, next steps, briefing memos, and meeting preparation.

Development operations & systems

• Maintain the CRM: data hygiene, tagging, workflows, acknowledgements, reporting cadence.
• Improve systems for donor stewardship (thank-you process, impact reporting calendar, renewal tracking). 

Proposals/Grants & Cross-functional coordination

• Coordinate proposal development timelines, internal inputs, and submission logistics.
• Maintain grant deliverables calendar; support reporting and compliance processes.

• Partner with Programs/Comms/Leadership to translate work into fundable narratives and donor-ready collateral.
• Coordinate fundraising support for campaigns, rapid response moments, and special projects.

Team &  leadership   

• Supervise senior development associate, possibly other roles as the team grows
• Manage external contractors and vendors as needed
• Document SOPs; drive process improvements; serve as backup to the Director when needed. 

Qualifications

Our preferred candidate will have many of these characteristics and experience:

• 3-5+ years in nonprofit/political fundraising
• Demonstrated success managing donor/prospect pipelines and producing fundraising materials (proposals, updates, decks).
• Strong project management: can run timelines, coordinate inputs, and deliver high-quality work under deadlines.
• CRM fluency (e.g., EveryAction or similar)
• Excellent writing and editing; comfort translating complex work into compelling funder language.
• High discretion and comfort handling sensitive donor information.
• Collaborative style and ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-changing environment.

Our preferred candidate may have some of these characteristics and experience:

• Experience with 501(c)3, 501(c)4, and PAC giving.
• Major gifts experience (qualification, solicitation support, stewardship strategy).
• Grants experience (proposal coordination, reporting calendars, compliance).
• Vendor management (digital fundraising, fundraising consultants, fiscal sponsor).
• Experience in progressive advocacy/electoral ecosystem or aligned mission spaces, specifically those focused on experimenting and scaling evidence-based programs.

• Annual salary of $90,000-$105,000 as part of a transparent salary structure with clear levels of advancement, including geographic COLA depending on employee location.
• Excellent health, dental, and vision benefits, 401(k) matching, and unlimited Paid Time Off.
• This position is not eligible for the collective bargaining unit.

We’re looking for candidates with a wide range of skills and experience. If you’re excited about the job, even if you don’t match all the characteristics, we encourage you to apply. 

Applications submitted by January 12th will be given priority. The application process includes two interview rounds and an exercise. We hope our new Deputy Director of Development can start on March 1.

Applicants must be legally eligible to work in the United States.