Major Gifts Senior Manager

Mission-Driven Career Opportunity

One of the leading affordable housing nonprofits in the area, Habitat Charlotte Region partners with hundreds of families each year through affordable homeownership, home preservation and financial literacy training. As a Major Gifts Senior Manager, you'll play an integral role in our vision of a world where everyone has a safe and affordable place to live.

Why Join Habitat?

• Competitive salary and benefits
• Industry-leading healthcare, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts (healthcare and dependent care)
• Work/life balance supported by generous PTO
• Career development and promotion opportunities
• Casual working environment
• Retirement planning a 403(b) with 3% organizational match

The Major Gifts Senior Manager oversees a donor portfolio of high-profile supporters and is responsible for discovery, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship plans that deepen donor engagement and bolster major gifts support for all of Habitat Charlotte Region programs. This position will work closely with team members, community advocates, and high-net worth donors to elevate the Habitat brand and presence across Habitat’s GSA: Iredell, Mecklenburg, and Gaston counties.  

This position will require exceptional communications and marketing skills, a willingness to travel and engage community partners across the Charlotte Region, and a passion for Habitat’s work. This position will work with team members to support other departmental responsibilities and any other development-related duties assigned by the Director of Development. 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Essential Functions: Salary Range $72k - $74k

• Manage Discovery processes that qualify and disqualify donors as Major Gift Prospects 

• Cultivate a warm and inviting environment for donors to deepen their engagement and understanding of Habitat’s work and overall impact on the community 

• Solicit donors, asking them to stretch their financial giving to make major and planned gifts in Habitat’s work  

• Solicit donors, inviting them to engage in advocacy and community building to bolster support throughout the donors' personal and professional networks. 

• Steward donors and gifts in a timely and appropriate manner, celebrating their philanthropic contributions and providing donors with outstanding investor experience 

• Maintain a menu of engagement and investment opportunities for donors in portfolio 

• Work with the Annual Fund team on effective moves-management strategies to increase individual giving  

• Manage systems that track donor behavior, patterns of giving, and target ask in Salesforce, providing full transparency across forecast and action plans  

• A collaborative team player who can work independently, with the discipline to manage a remote schedule and contribute effectively without a dedicated office space. 

• Brings energy, creativity, and strategic thinking to inspire others and expand Habitat’s reach through community engagement and local partnerships.