Major Gifts Director, Corporate & Foundations

Responsible to: Head of Philanthropy and Communications

Location: Washington DC, or Hybrid (permanent roles are required e.g. quarterly to attend HALO’s office in DC).

Contract: Full-time, Perm

Salary Range: $140k-$150k Commensurate with experience and revenue goals

Key working relationships (internal): Philanthropy and Communications (US and UK), Country Programmes, Grants Manager (US and UK), Philanthropy Operations, Head of Philanthropy

Key working relationships (external): Key contacts with major corporations and foundations, HALO Trustees, and Ambassador Council.

Job Purpose: To generate growth of private and philanthropic partnerships by leading new and existing corporate partnerships and key components of the strategic account plans for HALO’s global philanthropic partnerships with primary focus in the U.S.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead investment and revenue growth of multi-million-dollar annual targets and revenue through the development and delivery of corporate relationship strategies, and acquisition of new corporate accounts.
• Personally cultivate key account relationships, providing excellence in supporter and investor stewardship
• Lead key components of the strategic account plans for HALO’s global partnerships, supporting the Head of Philanthropy, and other key internal stakeholders, including CEO/Trustees.
• Work with international programme teams and US or UK Corporate and Grants Manager to ensure the development of high-quality proposals and reports within tight deadlines
• Personally develop and manage a portfolio of prospective accounts and donors, guiding them through the various cultivation phases and ultimately securing new funding in line with HALO’s strategic funding priorities and global prospect list
• Provide flexible support to priority areas of work, including proposal development and reporting for existing partnerships across the philanthropy team
• Work closely with colleagues in the UK and overseas programs as part of a global team to provide support to global fundraising efforts
• Provide day- to day supervision and staff management of associate and officer positions within the philanthropy team to expand workplace giving, cause-marketing, event sponsorship, etc.
• Tier corporate partners to meet organizational priorities for flexible and restricted funding and attract a diverse set of businesses.
• Assist the Head of Philanthropy in the recruitment of C-level suite leaders for the board, development committee, and HALO ambassadorship.
• Ensure every prospect and corporate partner meets the HALO ethical standards and due diligence, seeks legal advice, and presents to leadership profiles for further decision-making and consideration.
• Participate in partnership and investment structuring and contract negotiations and work with country and regional HALO members to identify and implement partnerships.
• Provide gold standard stewardship to corporate accounts year around and accompany partners to organized travels and or private events and visits in the field.
• Manage accounts and donor records and correspondence in Salesforce and provide quarterly and annual analyses and reporting.

• Extensive experience of leading successful relationships with Corporations, Foundations, or equivalent philanthropic partnerships, particularly those giving at the six or seven-figure level  
• Personal track record of cultivating and soliciting donations from corporations, foundations, etc. at the six-figure level  
• An excellent communicator with the ability to build relationships with staff and colleagues in different cultural environments
• Outstanding research and writing skills with the ability to work with programme and finance colleagues to design robust project proposals, reporting, and monitoring and evaluation
• Confident in working with financial information including project budgets
• Excellent written and verbal skills with strong attention to detail
• Outstanding interpersonal skills including the ability to demonstrate tact, sophistication, and gravitas 
• Experience in working with a fundraising database to maximize relationship development
• A commitment to HALO’s mission and objectives  
• Strong intellectual curiosity and the ability to articulate HALO’s various programmes and strategies in a compelling way
• Tenacious, self-starting, and able to thrive in a fluid, entrepreneurial context
• Collaborative, team player, with a good sense of humour and a low ego.

Desirable Qualities

Experience in managing successful partnerships with corporate partners within the US and/or globally.

Experience of high-value revenue growth in the following areas is desirable: disaster relief, conflict, mine action, environment/conservation, and impact investment.

Experience in pipeline and account development for global investments.

All HALO staff are expected to undertake the following general duties

Work within the framework of HALO’s core values, promoting its ethos and mission statement.

Work towards achieving programme and/or group business plan objectives

Ensure familiarity with and adhere to all HALO policies and procedures and keep informed of HALO activities.

Travel within the US and overseas as, and when required.

This job description is intended to summarise the main duties and responsibilities of the post; this is not intended to be a full and exhaustive list of tasks. All HALO staff are expected to demonstrate flexibility and willingness to perform appropriate tasks when the need arises.

The HALO Trust USA employee benefits for full-time employees include:

Vacation Time: 25 days (5 weeks) paid vacation (PTO)

Notes about vacation time:

• Vacation time is accrued at 16.667 hours per month. 
• 40 hours are allowable for ‘carry-over’ to the next year.

Sick Leave: 5 days (1 week) paid Sick-Leave. Sick Leave cannot be ‘carried-over’ to the next year.

Holidays:  HALO USA observes all USA Federal holidays,

Savings Plan: A 401(k) retirement savings plan is offered to our employees, but managed entirely through our Payroll provider, Insperity. HALO USA will ‘match’ up to 5% of an employee’s contributed monthly savings to their 401(k) account.

Health Insurance: Health Insurance benefits are offered to employees through HALO’s payroll provider, Insperity.  HALO pays a portion of the employee’s monthly health insurance premium.  (Applies only to employees that choose to partake in the health insurance plan.)

Dental Insurance: Dental Insurance benefits are offered to employees through HALO’s payroll provider, Insperity.  HALO pays a portion of the employee’s monthly dental insurance premium. (Applies only to employees that choose to partake in the dental insurance plan.)

Basic Term Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Coverage: Basic Term Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Coverage is 100% employer paid. There is no cost to the employee.

How to Apply:

Please submit a CV (no more than 2 pages) and a cover letter (no more than 1 page) outlining how your experience matches the key skills and competencies required by 20/05/2026.

Applications without a cover letter tailored to this position will not be considered.

We reserve the right to amend the closing date depending on the number of applications received.

Candidates will need to submit a CV or Resume ( no longer than 2 pages) + A Cover letter.

The deadline to apply is May 16, 2026.

Posting: Externally in the US

Candidates: Only US Citizens or Permanent Resident Card holders with Valid US Work Permit can apply. HALO USA will not be able to provide work visas.