F/T Position Available:
DIRECTOR, CHICAGO & MIDWEST REGION
Development and Outreach Department
(Chicago Office)

Human Rights Watch (‘HRW”) is seeking highly-qualified applicants for the position of
Director of Development and Outreach in Chicago and the Midwest.

Description: Reporting to the Director of the HRW Council, the Chicago Director will oversee the 58-member Chicago Committee as well as the Chicago office; cultivate and directly solicit major gift contributions; manage HRW’s expanding Midwest constituency; and promote HRW’s domestic and international advocacy initiatives to local audiences. The Director’s responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:  
 
• Identifying, cultivating, servicing and soliciting individual donors, prospects and Chicago Committee members;  
 
• Servicing Human Rights Watch International Board members located in Chicago;  
 
• Overseeing the production of fundraising, outreach and cultivation events in Chicago, including the annual Voices for Justice dinner;  
 
• Working with the Advocacy, Communications, and Program staff to design and implement Chicago press and advocacy strategies in order to promote Human Rights Watch’s goals;  
 
• Developing partnerships with local organizations to raise awareness of human rights and the work of Human Rights Watch;  
 
• Overseeing the Chicago Young Advocates and other outreach initiatives in Chicago;  
 
• Developing local foundation prospects and servicing corporate donors;  
 
• Assisting with the cultivation and servicing of selected major donors in the Midwest region; and  
 
• Other tasks, as may be assigned.  
 
Qualifications: The successful applicant will have a minimum of eight years of fundraising experience, with emphasis on the creation and management of major gifts programs, and must possess strong oral and written communications skills in English. Experience with overseeing large fundraising events and managing a variety of volunteers is also desired. The applicant must be a disciplined self-starter who can work independently but also function as a member of a development team. The candidate must have a demonstrated commitment to human rights and/or international issues and the capacity to master and represent the mission and program of HRW.  
 
Salary and Benefits: Human Rights Watch seeks exceptional candidates and offers competitive compensation and generous employer-paid benefits. HRW will pay reasonable relocation expenses and will assist employees in obtaining the necessary work authorization if required.  
 
PLEASE APPLY IMMEDIATELY by emailing a letter of interest, resume, two references, and a brief writing sample (unedited by others) to huangl@hrw.org. Please use “Director, Chicago Committee Application” as the subject of your email. Only complete applications will be reviewed. It is preferred that all materials be submitted via email. If emailing is not possible, send materials (please, do not split a submission between email and regular post) to:  
 
Human Rights Watch  
Attn: Search Committee (Director, Chicago Committee)  
350 Fifth Avenue, 34th Floor  
New York, NY 10118-3299  
 
 
Human Rights Watch (“HRW”) is an international human rights monitoring and advocacy organization known for its in-depth investigations, its incisive and timely reporting, its innovative and high-profile advocacy campaigns, and its success in changing the human rights-related policies and practices of influential governments and international institutions.  

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