Development Officer

Core responsibilities:

• Support a portfolio of philanthropic partners investing in immigrant worker organizing, cultural strategy, legal defense, and equity-centered recovery efforts
• Cultivate and steward relationships with individual donors through personalized outreach, strengthening retention and long-term engagement
• Strengthen grant and contract systems, calendars, and workflows to increase efficiency and expand NDLON's funding portfolio
• Track and analyze donor trends and funding patterns to inform strategic growth

This role helps fuel a movement defending immigrant workers by translating the power of immigrant worker leadership into compelling narratives and sustainable revenue, supporting frontline defense, worker-led organizing, and national campaigns for immigrant justice.

Required skills and qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and/or 3-5 years of experience in fundraising, grant writing, donor relations, or related fields
• Exceptional writing and storytelling skills
• Knowledge of and passion for immigrant and workers' rights
• Strong planning and organizational skills paired with adaptability, creativity, and comfort working in fast-moving environments
• Bilingual (Spanish/English) preferred

NDLON offers a competitive and values-aligned benefits package including health, dental, and vision insurance; life insurance; an employer-contributed IRA plan; and generous paid time off. Salary placement is commensurate with experience.

The National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) works to defend immigrant workers who are being targeted, organizing communities to defend one another through frontline defense, worker-led organizing, disaster recovery brigades, cultural resistance, and national campaigns.