World Relief

Manager, Donations Management

World Relief
Posted 10/20/2026full-timeRemote • Maryland • United StatesJuniorMid-LevelWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in donor management, gift processing, and financial operations within a nonprofit context, while fostering a Christian work environment and leading teams effectively. Proficient in operational oversight, policy development, and cross-functional collaboration to enhance service delivery and compliance.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Donor ManagementGift ProcessingFinancial OperationsPeople ManagementRaiser's Edge NXT

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Supervise Donations Management staff, including work planning, check-ins, goals, performance management, time and leave approvals, training, professional development, and HRIS actions
  • Act as a spiritual leader and foster a Christian work environment
  • Set team priorities, service standards, staffing coverage, and quality expectations for gift processing and donor notifications
  • Create, approve, maintain, and review Donations Management policies, controls, and standard operating procedures
  • Oversee processing of checks, ACH and wires, credit and debit cards, recurring gifts, stock, cryptocurrency, workplace and payroll giving, donor-advised or third-party gifts, event platforms, and emerging donation channels
  • Ensure accurate donor and gift coding in Raiser's Edge and connected platforms, aligned with general ledger requirements
  • Direct quality assurance, platform audits, exception reviews, and corrective actions
  • Oversee donor service and escalations involving transactions, recurring gifts, preferences, receipts, refunds, returns, and donation questions
  • Oversee monthly reconciliations and partner with Finance to resolve variances and maintain audit-ready support
  • Coordinate with database administrators and system owners on tax statements, fund maintenance, access, integrations, and system changes
  • Build cross-functional relationships with Advancement, Finance, Technology, fundraising teams, vendors, and processing partners
  • Manage team budget, vendor and facility needs, operational planning, and facility visits
  • Define and monitor operational metrics and use trends to prioritize training and continuous improvement
  • Maintain charitable gift administration and data stewardship knowledge, confidentiality, and payment-information safeguards
  • Serve as final operational decision-maker and escalation point for complex or high-risk gifts
  • Oversee and execute special projects as assigned

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Mature and personal Christian faith
  • Commitment to World Relief's mission, vision, and values
  • Desire to serve and empower the Church to impact vulnerable communities
  • Ability to affirm and/or acknowledge World Relief's Core Beliefs, Statement of Faith, Christian Identity, and National Association of Evangelicals' For the Health of The Nation document
  • Valid driver's license, access to a reliable vehicle, and ability to pass MVR standards
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent combination of education and progressively responsible experience
  • Strong understanding of gift coding, donor intent, receipting, reconciliations, data quality, internal controls, documentation, and confidentiality
  • Previous people-management or formal supervisory experience
  • Five or more years of relevant gift-processing, advancement-services, donor-services, or financial-operations experience, including two or more years leading staff or a significant operational function
  • Experience supporting a large, multi-entity, multi-location, or international nonprofit organization
  • Experience with charitable gifts such as stock, cryptocurrency, workplace giving, donor-advised funds, matching gifts, and event-based giving
  • Experience with financial audits, payment-card controls, CRM integrations, process mapping, and continuous-improvement methods
  • Relevant professional development or certification in fundraising operations, advancement services, nonprofit accounting, data management, or project management
  • Working knowledge of Raiser's Edge NXT or a comparable fundraising CRM and familiarity with online fundraising and payment platforms
  • Advanced ability to analyze operational issues, exercise sound judgment, manage risk, and translate findings into durable processes and controls
  • Strong written and verbal communication, cross-functional leadership, change management, and conflict-resolution skills
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word, including reviewing reconciliations, reports, and large data sets
  • Ability to prioritize competing deadlines and lead the team through peak-volume periods with accuracy and composure

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Competitive benefits package for full-time employees
  • Employee discount program for full-time employees
  • Well-being program recognized with the Gold-level Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation
  • Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities
  • Christian faith-based work environment

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Hard Skills
Gift CodingReconciliationsData QualityInternal ControlsFinancial AuditsPayment-Card ControlsCRM IntegrationsProcess MappingOperational Metrics AnalysisCharitable Gifts Management
Soft Skills
Cross-Functional LeadershipChange ManagementConflict ResolutionStrong Written CommunicationStrong Verbal Communication
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft WordRaiser's Edge NXTOnline Fundraising PlatformsPayment Platforms
Certifications & Qualifications
Fundraising Operations CertificationNonprofit Accounting CertificationProject Management Certification
Industry Keywords
Nonprofit OrganizationAdvancement ServicesDonor ServicesFinancial OperationsCharitable Giving