Chief Development Officer 

Core responsibilities:

• Develop and oversee annual Development goals, priorities and key deliverables that support overall organizational plans
• Assess current strengths and opportunities of fundraising portfolio and develop comprehensive, data-driven fundraising plan
• Personally manage a portfolio of approximately 125-150 HNWI donors and support others managing portfolios of major donors
• Lead and develop a team of 8 staff members, providing guidance, feedback, coaching, and mentoring

This role enables Cure Blindness Project to sustain and grow its revenue base to support sight-restoring surgeries, eye care screenings, and training of eye health professionals in underserved areas worldwide, directly contributing to overcoming avoidable blindness.

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required; graduate degree preferred
• Minimum of fifteen years' experience in fundraising, including increasing levels of leadership in portfolio and team management
• Minimum of 10 years managing and developing a team of fundraising professionals
• Proven track record of raising funds from diverse sources including major gifts from individuals, foundations, corporations and other grant organizations
• Experience working in a global health NGO, ideally with familiarity with eye health

Compensation and work details:

• Full-time position
• Remote work within continental US
• Flexibility to work across multiple time zones
• Travel up to 25% for donor interactions and field program understanding
• No specific salary, compensation, or additional benefits mentioned in the posting

Cure Blindness Project enables countries to cure avoidable blindness by developing high quality, cost-effective eye care in underserved areas of the world, having provided over 1.6 million sight-restoring surgeries and trained more than 20,100 eye health professionals.