Common Hope | St Paul, MN
Compensation: US$75,000 – US$80,000 + benefits
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
Position Type: Full-Time | In-Person
Reports to: Managing Director – Development & Engagement
Supervises: Recurring Giving Coordinator and volunteers
Work Authorization: Candidates must have current authorization to work in their country of employment. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
ABOUT COMMON HOPE
Common Hope promotes hope and opportunity in Guatemala by partnering with children, families, and communities who wish to engage in a development process to improve their lives through education, health, housing, and family development.
Our work is made possible through long-term partnerships with donors, sponsors, volunteers, and community stakeholders who believe in the power of education and family accompaniment to create lasting change.
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
Common Hope is seeking a strategic and relationship-centered fundraising professional to lead and grow our recurring giving portfolio, including Sponsorship, Pathway—our membership program—and future recurring giving initiatives.
The ideal candidate understands that successful recurring giving is built through meaningful, long-term relationships. This person will combine donor engagement and stewardship expertise with strategic planning, data analysis, team leadership, and strong cross-functional collaboration.
This is an opportunity for an experienced nonprofit development professional to strengthen the way donors connect with Common Hope’s mission and support children, families, and communities in Guatemala.
POSITION OBJECTIVE
The Recurring Giving Manager provides strategic leadership for Common Hope’s recurring giving portfolio, including Sponsorship, Pathway, and future recurring giving initiatives.
This position is responsible for developing, implementing, and continuously improving strategies that strengthen donor acquisition, engagement, retention, and long-term recurring revenue growth while ensuring an exceptional sponsor and donor experience.
Working closely with Development, Communications, the Guatemala Sponsorship Team, and organizational leadership, the Recurring Giving Manager leads the implementation of the recurring giving strategy, monitors performance, supervises the Recurring Giving Coordinator, and strengthens the systems and processes that support sustainable fundraising growth.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Develop, implement, and evaluate Common Hope’s annual recurring giving strategy.
• Establish priorities, budgets, performance indicators, procedures, and workflows for Sponsorship, Pathway, and other recurring giving initiatives.
• Lead strategies to recruit, engage, retain, reactivate, and upgrade sponsors and recurring donors.
• Design and oversee stewardship initiatives that strengthen donor satisfaction, loyalty, and long-term engagement.
• Cultivate relationships with high-capacity sponsors and strategic recurring donors.
• Lead the Annual Sponsor Communication Plan in collaboration with the Guatemala Sponsorship Team.
• Monitor acquisition, conversion, retention, recurring revenue, and donor lifetime-value metrics.
• Provide strategic oversight of sponsorship operations while delegating day-to-day execution to the Recurring Giving Coordinator.
• Supervise, mentor, and evaluate the Recurring Giving Coordinator and support meaningful volunteer engagement.
• Collaborate across Development, Marketing, Communications, Finance, Database Administration, Outreach, and Guatemala-based teams.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen donor service, operational effectiveness, and recurring revenue performance.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
• Bachelor’s degree in Nonprofit Management, Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, International Development, Fundraising, or a related field.
• Minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in fundraising, donor relations, sponsorship programs, recurring giving, or nonprofit development.
• Demonstrated experience developing and implementing donor acquisition, retention, and stewardship strategies.
• Experience managing recurring revenue programs and analyzing fundraising performance metrics.
• Experience working within multicultural and mission-driven organizations is highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of recurring fundraising strategies and donor lifecycle management.
• Experience using CRM or database systems; Raiser’s Edge or a similar system is preferred.
• Ability to analyze donor trends and fundraising performance data to support strategic decision-making.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience with sponsorship or child sponsorship programs is preferred.
• Willingness and ability to travel locally and internationally.
• Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated cross-cultural awareness and sensitivity, particularly in the context of Latin American or Guatemalan communities.
WHY JOIN COMMON HOPE?
At Common Hope, relationships are central to our work. This position offers the opportunity to lead a growing area of fundraising, strengthen the experience of sponsors and recurring donors, and help build sustainable support for programs serving children, families, and communities in Guatemala. You will collaborate with committed colleagues across the United States and Guatemala while helping donors understand the meaningful impact of their long-term partnership.
HOW TO APPLY
Please submit your resume and cover letter to jobs@us.commonhope.org. In your cover letter, please describe your experience with recurring giving, donor relations, sponsorship, or nonprofit development and explain what interests you about Common Hope’s mission.