Development Manager

Development Manager Reports to: Executive Director Location: Hybrid (New York, NY) FLSA Status: Exempt Organization Overview The City Bar Justice Center is the largest division of the New York City Bar Association’s charitable affiliate, the City Bar Fund. For nearly 50 years, it furthered access to justice by addressing the unmet civil legal needs of New Yorkers facing poverty and other systemic socioeconomic barriers. The Center mobilizes law firms, corporate legal departments, and other legal institutions to provide pro‑bono legal services, educates the public on legal issues, fosters community relationships, and shapes public policy. Its dozen civil justice projects, including New York’s most comprehensive civil legal hotline, deliver high‑quality services through brief advice, referrals, and direct representation. In the past year, more than 3,300 pro‑bono attorneys partnered with the Center to provide free legal services to over 23,000 New Yorkers who could not afford private counsel. Job Overview The City Bar Justice Center seeks a mission‑driven Development Manager to lead fundraising operations and data management that sustain the Center’s work. Responsibilities include overseeing the donor database, leading fundraising campaigns and events, and supporting donor cultivation and communications. The role reports to the Executive Director and collaborates closely with senior leadership and the Senior Manager for Grants & Institutional Giving. The ideal candidate brings a minimum of 4 years of nonprofit development, partnership support, or a related field, strong attention to detail, and a commitment to public‑interest work and equal access to justice. Development Operations & Database Management Serve as the primary administrator of the Justice Center’s donor database (NeonOne), ensuring accuracy, integrity, accessibility, and utility of all donor, prospect, and fundraising records. Maintain data hygiene, including deduplication, field standards, and documentation of database processes to support consistent use across teams. Reconcile donor data with the finance team regularly to ensure accurate gift tracking. Process gifts, pledges, acknowledgment letters, and tax receipts in a timely and accurate manner across all giving channels. Build, segment, and maintain donor mailing lists based on giving history, engagement, and preferences, and help conceive and execute fundraising and stewardship communications. Support the development of fundraising calendars, work plans, and internal tracking systems to measure progress and success. Collaborate with the Senior Manager for Grants & Institutional Giving and organizational leadership to develop reports and dashboards that track fundraising performance, measure impact, and support strategic planning for internal and external messaging, including for board meetings, funder applications, and public‑facing materials. Fundraising Campaigns & Events Lead the coordination and execution of fundraising campaigns, including year‑end appeals, pro‑bono solicitations, and giving days. Lead all fundraising event management duties, including creating and managing timelines, working with vendors, and directing the vision and coordinating logistics for the Justice Center’s annual gala, program‑specific fundraisers, and other donor events. Donor Stewardship & Prospect Research Work closely with organizational leadership to support the cultivation and stewardship of current, lapsed, and prospective donors, ensuring timely, meaningful, and personalized engagement. Support the implementation of moves‑management protocols for major donors and prospects, including tracking cultivation and solicitation activities in NeonOne. Communications & Strategic Support Support the preparation of fundraising proposals, solicitation requests, donor presentations, and related materials. Collaborate with communications staff to develop donor‑centric content, including impact stories and fundraising event collateral across digital and print channels. Help develop and execute solicitation strategies, assess campaign and event performance, and identify creative opportunities to deepen donor engagement and grow revenue. Fundraising Strategy & Organizational Growth Collaborate with senior organizational leadership and the Justice Center’s senior manager for grants & institutional giving to support a strategically integrated grants and fundraising revenue function. Monitor fundraising trends—including the utility of AI and other technologies as appropriate—and identify and advance new funding opportunities across individual, law firm, corporate, and foundation giving. Cultivate and steward relationships with funders to strengthen partnerships, improve retention, and identify opportunities to expand existing or new support. Support annual budgeting and organizational planning related to fundraising revenue. Additional Duties Perform other development, administrative, and organizational duties as assigned. Qualifications, Skills and Requirements Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience. Minimum of 4 years of nonprofit fundraising, events, communications, partnership management, or other directly relevant experience. Strong organizational and project management skills, capacity to be self‑directed, and exceptional attention to detail, including data entry, reporting, and data hygiene. Proven ability to effectively manage multiple projects and time‑sensitive deadlines simultaneously. Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to work both independently and collaboratively with a diverse team of colleagues, board members, donors, and stakeholders. Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 and experience with fundraising CRM platforms and other data and technology tools used in nonprofit development. Capacity to appropriately assess and leverage AI and other technologies to support this function’s efficiency and effectiveness. Ability to work a hybrid schedule requiring regular in‑person presence at the Justice Center’s midtown Manhattan offices, with occasional evening or weekend availability for events or other time‑sensitive tasks. Demonstrated commitment to public‑interest work and equal access to justice. EEO Statement We actively seek a diverse applicant pool and encourage candidates of all backgrounds and unique experiences to apply. We welcome diversity of all kinds. It is the policy of the City Bar to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, creed, age, national origin, gender (including gender identity), sexual orientation, disability, arrest or conviction record, pregnancy, credit history, salary history, caregiver status, marital status, partnership status, or status as a victim of domestic violence, stalking and sex offenses, religion, sex, genetic information, military status, unemployment status, or any other characteristic as protected by law. With regard to the Americans with Disabilities Act and other related laws, the organization will endeavor to make reasonable accommodations for persons due to their religious beliefs, disability, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition or because the individual was a victim of domestic violence, sexual violence or stalking. Benefits The annualized salary for this role is $65,000–$85,000 depending on experience. A competitive benefits package is offered, including generous paid time off (vacation, personal, sick time, holidays, and day off for volunteer work), choice of medical plans, dental, vision, 401K (with discretionary employer match up to 3% after 1 year), life insurance, commuter benefits program, Employee Assistance Program, short‑term/long‑term disability insurance, free New York City Bar Association membership and CLE programs, employee discounts, and more. #J-18808-Ljbffr