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How to Apply for Portfolio Development Manager - Regional (2025878)

at Wr

🏢 About Wr

World Relief is a global Christian humanitarian organization that partners with local churches and communities to address poverty, displacement, and injustice. With a strong emphasis on empowering local leaders and measuring impact, World Relief offers a mission-driven work environment where faith and professional excellence intersect. Employees are drawn to its collaborative culture, competitive benefits, and recognition as a Gold-level Cigna Healthy Workforce.

About This Role

As a Portfolio Development Manager for regional U.S. offices, you will serve as the strategic liaison between the home office and a cluster of local offices, driving private revenue growth through donor development, church partnerships, and fundraising initiatives. This role is pivotal in ensuring that each office's plans align with World Relief's mission while respecting local contexts, making a direct impact on the organization's ability to serve vulnerable communities.

💡 A Day in the Life

A typical day might involve virtual meetings with local office leaders to review fundraising plans, analyzing donor data to identify growth opportunities, and collaborating with the home office team to align strategies. You could also spend time coaching a local director on church engagement or preparing a presentation for a regional donor event, all while balancing multiple priorities across your portfolio.

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🎯 Who Wr Is Looking For

  • Proven experience in fundraising or business development, preferably in a nonprofit or faith-based context, with a track record of activating private revenue growth.
  • Strong strategic thinking and project management skills, able to balance multiple priorities and guide local teams without direct authority.
  • Excellent relationship-building and communication abilities, with experience serving as a trusted advisor to diverse stakeholders.
  • Deep alignment with World Relief's Christian mission and a commitment to empowering local communities through church partnerships.

📝 Tips for Applying to Wr

1

Highlight your experience in a matrixed or remote work environment, as this role supports regional offices across the U.S. from a home office.

2

Quantify your fundraising achievements (e.g., revenue growth percentages, donor retention rates) to demonstrate your ability to activate private revenue.

3

Emphasize any experience working with churches or faith-based networks, as church partnerships are a key component of this role.

4

Tailor your resume to show how you've supported multiple locations or teams remotely, since the position requires guiding external engagement strategies across a cluster of offices.

5

In your cover letter, explicitly connect your personal faith and commitment to humanitarian service with World Relief's mission, as cultural fit is highly valued.

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Your ability to serve as a strategic liaison and trusted advisor, with examples of successfully aligning local teams with broader organizational goals.', 'Demonstrated success in donor development and private fundraising, including specific metrics and strategies used.', 'Experience integrating church partnerships into fundraising efforts and how that has amplified impact.', 'Your understanding of the unique challenges and opportunities in regional nonprofit offices and how you would tailor support to local contexts.']

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → Explore World Relief's website to understand their core programs, especially those related to refugee resettlement, community development, and church mobilization.
  • → Research the specific regional offices you would support (if known) to understand their local contexts, challenges, and existing donor base.
  • → Learn about World Relief's recent campaigns or initiatives to see how private revenue growth has been pursued and what role PDMs play.
  • → Read about the Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation and World Relief's well-being program to understand the organizational culture and values.

💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 How would you approach building trust and credibility with local office leaders who may have different perspectives on fundraising strategies?
2 Describe a time when you had to align a local team's plan with a broader organizational mission. What was the outcome?
3 What experience do you have with donor development in a faith-based context, and how would you integrate church partnerships into a regional strategy?
4 How do you prioritize and manage multiple projects across different regions while ensuring each office receives adequate support?
5 Given World Relief's mission, how would you ensure that fundraising efforts reflect the organization's values and respect local contexts?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Focusing only on corporate fundraising experience without demonstrating an understanding of church partnerships and faith-based donor networks.
  • Neglecting to show how you've worked remotely or supported multiple locations, as this role requires managing relationships across a distance.
  • Using generic language about 'helping people' without tying it specifically to World Relief's mission and the strategic nature of this role.

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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