DevOps Manager at National Kidney Foundation
United States
$49k - $89k
<p data-pasted="true"><strong><span style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'>Job Title: </span></strong><span style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'>Development Operations & Analytics Manager</span></p><p><span style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'><strong>Location: </strong>Remote</span></p><p><span style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'><br></span></p><p><span style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'><strong>WHO WE ARE</strong></span></p><div style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'>Fueled by passion and urgency, the National Kidney Foundation is a lifeline for all people affected by kidney disease. As pioneers of scientific research and innovation, NKF focuses on the whole patient through the lens of kidney health. Relentless in our work, we enhance lives through action, education, and accelerating change.</span></div><p><br></p><div style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'><strong>WHAT WE BELIEVE IN</strong></span></div><div style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'><em>NKF’s Mission is what we do, our Values are how we do it.</em></span></div><ul><li style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'>Accountability- Earn and Keep Trust</li><li style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'>Collaboration-Work as a team</li><li style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'>Communication- Empower with information</li><li style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'>Community-Build stronger community</li><li style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'>Compassion- Lead with care and respect</li><li style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'>Impact-Focus on the mission</li></ul><div style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'>Your Voice Matters: <a href="https://www.kidney.org/about/diversity-equity-inclusion" id="OWA543a69dc-9fb0-5ead-ae56-3b051b8d394b" target="_blank" style="font-size: 16px;">https://www.kidney.org/about/diversity-equity-inclusion</a></span></div><div style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'><br></span></div><div style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'><strong>WHAT YOU’LL DO</strong></span></div><div style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'>The Development Operations & Analytics Manager is the operational backbone of NKF’s Field Strategy & Operations team—the person who ensures that fundraising platforms, data systems, and cross-functional workflows run at peak performance so that field staff can focus on relationship-building and revenue generation.</span></div><p><span style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'>This is more than a support role. It is responsible for translating NKF’s growth priorities—particularly in major giving, peer-to-peer fundraising, and digital donor engagement—into scalable systems, reliable data, and actionable insights. The right candidate will be equally comfortable troubleshooting a Salesforce integration and presenting a dashboard analysis to senior leadership.</span></p><p><span style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'>NKF’s Field Strategy & Operations team is in a period of intentional transformation, concentrating expertise to drive measurable impact across five priorities: growing major and planned giving, aligning operations with industry performance standards, enhancing donor stewardship, transforming Kidney Walk into an industry-leading event, and advancing data-driven decision-making. This role sits at the intersection of all five.</span></p><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'><p>Fundraising Platform Operations (40%)</p><ul style="list-style-type: circle; font-family: initial; font-size: initial;"><li style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'><p>Own day-to-day administration, optimization, and troubleshooting of Rallybound, Classy/GoFundMe Pro, and Salesforce NPSP as they relate to field fundraising campaigns</p></li><li style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'><p>Serve as the primary technical liaison between field staff and national leadership for all platform issues, ensuring sub-24-hour response times on critical support requests</p></li><li style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'><p>Lead platform onboarding for new field staff, developing standardized training materials that reduce time-to-competency</p></li><li style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'><p>Partner with Data Services and Finance to ensure accurate data capture, allocation, and financial reconciliation across all fundraising platforms</p></li><li style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'><p>Proactively identify platform enhancements that reduce manual effort, improve donor experience, or increase conversion rates</p></li></ul></li><li style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'><p>Analytics, Reporting & Insights (25%)</p><ul style="list-style-type: circle; font-family: initial; font-size: initial;"><li style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'><p>Design, build, and maintain Salesforce dashboards and reports that give field staff and leadership real-time visibility into fundraising performance, donor trends, and pipeline health</p></li><li style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'><p>Translate raw data into strategic narratives: produce monthly performance summaries with clear recommendations for the Senior Director and VP</p></li><li style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'><p>Conduct portfolio analysis, wealth screening, and prospect research to support the major gifts pipeline and inform field cultivation strategies</p></li><li style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'><p>Lead data quality initiatives including regular audits, deduplication, and standardization of donor records</p></li><li style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'><p>Benchmark NKF’s digital fundraising metrics against industry standards and recommend evidence-based improvements</p></li></ul></li><li style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'><p>Cross-Functional Project Coordination (20%)</p><ul style="list-style-type: circle; font-family: initial; font-size: initial;"><li style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'><p>Manage the operational cadence of the Field Strategy & Operations team: coordinate project timelines, track deliverables, and drive accountability across initiatives</p></li><li style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'><p>Coordinate bi-monthly All-Development Staff Calls, including agenda development, materials preparation, and follow-up action tracking</p></li><li style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'><p>Identify and implement process improvements that eliminate bottlenecks, reduce duplication, and improve speed-to-execution across markets</p></li><li style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'><p>Develop and maintain a shared project management framework (templates, calendars, documentation standards) for the team</p></li></ul></li><li style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'><p>Field Enablement & Donor Support (15%)</p><ul style="list-style-type: circle; font-family: initial; font-size: initial;"><li style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'><p>Serve as a responsive partner to field staff on operational questions, Salesforce support cases, and donor inquiry resolution</p></li><li style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'><p>Develop toolkits, quick-reference guides, and self-service resources that reduce dependency on national team for routine operational tasks</p></li><li style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'><p>Support donor stewardship operations including acknowledgment workflows, communication tracking, and giving society administration</p></li><li style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'><p>Monitor and resolve external support cases (Kidney Walk, DIY Fundraising, general donor inquiries) through Salesforce case management</p></li></ul></li></ul><p><span style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'>    Success Metrics (First 12 Months)</span></p><ul style="margin-left: 40px;list-style-type: disc;"><li style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'><p>90 Days: Complete platform audit of Rallybound, Classy, and Salesforce integrations; deliver gap analysis with prioritized recommendations</p></li><li style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'><p>6 Months: Launch standardized reporting dashboard adopted by 80%+ of field staff; reduce average platform support resolution time by 25%</p></li><li style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'><p>12 Months: Deliver annual fundraising operations review with benchmarking data; implement at least two process improvements with measurable efficiency gains</p></li></ul><div style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'><br></span></div><div style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'><strong>WHAT YOU’LL POSSESS</strong></span></div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li style='margin-left: 0in; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'><p>Bachelor’s degree and 3-4 years of experience in nonprofit development operations, fundraising systems, or revenue operations</p></li><li style='margin-left: 0in; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'><p>Advanced Salesforce proficiency (NPSP experience strongly preferred), including report/dashboard design and data management</p></li><li style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'><p>Demonstrated experience with peer-to-peer fundraising platforms (Rallybound, Classy/GoFundMe Pro, or comparable)</p></li><li style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'><p>Strong analytical skills with the ability to synthesize data into actionable insights for non-technical audiences</p></li><li style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'><p>Project management experience with a track record of managing multiple concurrent initiatives across distributed teams</p></li><li style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'><p>Exceptional written and verbal communication skills</p></li></ul><p><span style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'><br></span></p><p><span style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'><strong>COMPETENCIES</strong></span></p><ul><li style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'>Accountability: Takes ownership of actions, decisions and results, ensuring high standards of performance and transparency</li><li style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'>Collaboration: Collaborates effectively with peers and stakeholders, contributing to shared team goals. Demonstrates openness to feedback and is willing to work across teams to achieve NKF’s mission</li><li style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'>Cultural Humility: Fosters a team environment that values humility, continuous learning, and respect for diverse cultures. Ensures team members are equipped to interact with individuals from varied backgrounds with sensitivity</li><li style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'>Data-Driven Decision Making & Results Orientation: Analyzes team and project data to drive performance and improve outcomes. Drives team performance, ensuring alignment with NKF’s strategic objectives</li><li style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'>Financial Acumen: Oversees budgets and identifies funding opportunities to align with revenue goals</li><li style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'>Operational Excellence: Implements process improvements across teams, driving productivity gains</li><li style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'>Patient and Community-Centered Focus: Leads teams and executes on implementation of programs and initiatives that address the needs of underserved populations. Ensures that patient, donor, and caregiver needs are central to all decision-making processes, while fostering team accountability for community-focused outcomes</li><li style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'>Resource Stewardship: Manages resources responsibly, balancing cost, quality, and sustainability to maximize impact</li><li style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'>Stakeholder Engagement: Supports NKF’s mission by coordinating the efforts of volunteers, partners, and stakeholders. Engages in project management activities to ensure smooth execution of initiatives and builds relationships that strengthen NKF’s impact in the community</li></ul><p><br></p><p><span style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'><strong>WORKING CONDITIONS, EQUIPMENT USED AND SPECIAL INFORMATION</strong></span></p><p><span style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'>Must have unimpeachable integrity and trustworthiness while possessing a high degree of tact, discretion, and professionalism. Verbal and written communication skills will be used daily. Maintain effectiveness under pressure. Competency in use of a telephone, computer, photocopier, and other standard office equipment. Ability to lift and transport equipment weighing up to 25 lbs. Flexible to work evenings and weekends as needed. Available for overnight business travel. Must have a valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.</span></p><p><span style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'><strong>EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY</strong></span></p><p><span style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'>At the National Kidney Foundation diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity applies to both our Equal opportunity employer-vets/disabled. NKF is a merit-based employer.</span></p><p><span style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'><strong>DISCLAIMER</strong></span></p><p><span style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'>The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be considered an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required.</span></p><p><span style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'><em>The salary </em><em>band </em></span><em><span style='font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;'>listed reflects the range for this position. Actual compensation will be determined based on the selected candidate’s experience, qualifications, and other relevant factors.</span></em></p>
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