Batsheva Dance Company Seeks Full-time Director of International Development
Location: Tel Aviv, Israel
Reports To: Vice President of Development
Essential Qualifications: International fundraising experience; familiarity with the organized Jewish world.
Languages: Mother tongue English; Fluency in Hebrew
Position Overview
The Director of International Development is responsible for cultivating and securing philanthropic and institutional support from international sources, mainly in the USA, as well as in other countries. The Director will collaborate with the executive team in Israel and the USA to increase Batsheva’s financial sustainability in the coming years.
Key Responsibilities
• Develop and execute international fundraising and strategic partnerships.
• Create and implement the international development strategy.
• Write grant proposals, requests to private donors, and reports.
• Cultivate, maintain, and expand relationships with individual donors and foundations all over the world. Host international donors when they visit Israel.
• Act as an integral part of the capital campaign for the new Batsheva Arts Campus in Neve Sha’anan, Tel Aviv.
• Collaborate extensively with the American Friends of Batsheva (AFB). Grow international friend’s organizations and cultivate new ones.
• Organize fundraising initiatives in tandem with international tours of the company, including teamwork for special events and galas abroad.
• Prepare budgets, work plans, annual income targets and forecasts.
Qualifications
• Minimum five years of experience in international fundraising and development, preferably with the organized Jewish world.
• Demonstrate success in building strong donor relationships and securing substantial gifts.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; good command of Hebrew.
• Strong intercultural competence and ability to work effectively across global contexts.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; strong team player.
• Appreciation of arts and culture.
• Tech-savvy.
• Academic degree required; advanced degree – an advantage.
• Experience living abroad – an advantage.
Interested candidates should send their English resume with a cover letter to: efrat@batsheva.co.il