Director, Southeast (Atlanta)

AIPAC

$100K — $150K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Passion for U.S.-Israel relations and AIPAC's mission.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years in political fundraising, sales, or related fields with a proven track record.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects across teams.
  • Collaborative interpersonal skills.
  • Knowledge of current events in the Middle East.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement a development plan to boost financial support for pro-Israel candidates.
  • Cultivate and maintain relationships with high-level donors to inspire increased donations.
  • Seek out and engage new donors to secure significant contributions.
  • Encourage current AIPAC donors to meet their political commitments for candidates.
  • Achieve quarterly and annual goals for donor retention, upgrades, and acquisition.
  • Identify and develop local leaders for political engagement roles.
  • Provide timely updates on political and policy matters to engage more people in pro-Israel activities.
  • Utilize Salesforce CRM for tracking and reporting donor interactions and campaign efforts.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package to enhance total compensation.
  • Flexible work model, allowing for remote work two days a week and in-office collaboration three days a week.
  • Opportunity to work with a mission-driven organization focused on strengthening U.S.-Israel relations.
Full Job Description
Department: Southeast Region
Location: Atlanta
FLSA Status: Exempt
Travel: Yes
Version Date: December 2025

Our Atlanta office is looking for our next Director to significantly grow financial support for AIPAC and pro-Israel candidates.

Summary:
Directors make a direct impact on strengthening the U.S.-Israel relationship in three ways:

  1. by cultivating and increasing the political commitments of existing AIPAC members,
  2. by increasing the financial support to AIPAC from existing members, and
  3. by inspiring pro-Israel Americans to join as significant financial supporters of AIPAC, including directly supporting pro-Israel Members of Congress and candidates.


A successful Director has a proven track record in sales, client relations, political fundraising, or another field that showcases your ability to build strong relationships, close deals, and grow revenue.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

The Director will be measured against effective execution of the following tasks and responsibilities:

  • Create and execute a development plan aimed at increasing support for pro-Israel political candidates and growing AIPAC's revenue through high-level solicitations, donor cultivation, and stewardship.
  • Build and sustain strong, personal relationships with current high-level donors in your portfolio and inspire them to increase their investment in our work to strengthen the U.S.-Israel relationship.
  • Identify, cultivate, and solicit new donors to commit significant resources toward pro-Israel candidates and AIPAC.
  • Solicit current AIPAC donors to fulfill their political commitments on behalf of pro-Israel candidates and Members of Congress.
  • Meet quarterly and annual retention, upgrade, and acquisition goals for pro-Israel politics and AIPAC.
  • Identify, recruit, and develop lay leadership for local political leadership roles.
  • Provide timely political and policy updates that inform and inspire people to become more involved in pro-Israel politics and AIPAC.
  • Maintain and update Salesforce CRM to ensure the most accurate and timely information is included, including campaign projects and logging individual activities/communications and meetings.


Qualifications/Skills:

  • Intense passion for a strong U.S.-Israel relationship and commitment to AIPAC's mission.
  • Bachelor's degree or commensurate experience.
  • Minimum of 5 years of work experience in political fundraising, sales, fundraising, or a related field, with a successful track record of achieving and exceeding goals.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to prioritize many different projects simultaneously across several teams within the region.
  • A collaborative personal style.
  • Knowledge of Middle East current events.


AIPAC is offering a competitive market base salary between $100,000.00 and $150,000.00 for the position. A job offer within the range will depend on how closely a candidate's skills and experience match the role's requirements. AIPAC also offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package that contributes to employees' overall total compensation package. We currently work remotely two days a week and in our offices the other three. AIPAC is an equal-opportunity employer.

Posting Instructions:

  • Please provide a cover letter with a resume to be considered. Incomplete applications with missing documentation will not be considered.
  • If applying for more than one position, please use the Attachment function to attach a position-specific cover letter.
  • Please use your legal name when completing the employment application (no nicknames).


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This job description is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and AIPAC reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as deemed appropriate.

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