United States onlyThe Senior Development Manager (Strategic Partnerships) will join a small, ambitious team focused on growing revenue globally and establishing and deepening strategic partnerships.
Requirements
- Lead on prospect identification, qualification, and portfolio growth
- Systematically research and identify new, high-potential trusts and foundations, and corporate partners
- Analyze the current institutional funding portfolio to identify 'warm' opportunities
- Qualify prospects and existing partners based on their capacity, connection, and interest
- Rigorously assess the prospect's programmatic fit
- Lead regular meetings with the Director of External Relations to review pipeline progress
- Actively seek out referrals and monitor sector news to uncover 'warm' leads
- Commission external research to grow understanding of new markets
- Lead the development of first-in-class cultivation strategies to engage and secure major support from a range of sources
- Support the solicitation process for newly identified partnerships and major grant renewals
- Support growth management and uplifts for existing partners
- Champion a culture of learning and agility
- Implement feedback loops that enable the improvement of internal ways of working
- Actively support the development team on best practices for prospect research
- Monitor emerging philanthropic trends, new foundation launches, peer fundraising strategies, and shifts in technology/human rights funding
Benefits
- Generous Paid Time Off
- 401k Matching
- Retirement Plan
- Four Day Work Week
- Generous Parental Leave
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Relocation Assistance
