Director of Strategic Partnerships

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Collaborate in the development and leadership of CLIMA Fund’s strategy aimed at influencing significant climate foundations and high-net-worth philanthropists.

• Identify key institutions and individuals, develop engagement strategies, coordinate relationship management, and monitor strategic objectives.

• Foster relationships with philanthropic influencers, donor networks, philanthropic advisors, and key strategic partners.

• Design, coordinate, and implement donor education initiatives through briefings, publications, webinars, funder events, and conference sessions.

• Assist member organizations in articulating movement-led approaches to potential funders.

• Represent CLIMA in philanthropic environments, conferences, and strategic gatherings.

• Monitor and analyze emerging trends in climate philanthropy.

• Formulate and execute strategies aimed at increasing multi-year, unrestricted funding by 50% by 2028.

• Oversee cultivation plans, reporting timelines, forecasting procedures, and stewardship systems.

• Draft proposals, reports, donor communications, and fundraising materials.

• Identify and nurture new philanthropic relationships.

• Coordinate member intelligence and relationships to capitalize on strategic donor opportunities.

• Facilitate the cross-fund Fundraising Team.

• Maintain development systems, forecasting, and tracking processes.

• Enhance coordination among fundraising, communications, learning, and programmatic functions.

• Support organizational planning efforts related to fundraising and donor engagement.

• Participate in annual CLIMA strategy meetings and monthly team gatherings.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in philanthropy, fundraising, partnership development, or related fields.

• Proven success in cultivating and stewarding institutional, family, and individual donors.

• Strong knowledge of climate justice, systems change, and movement-led methodologies.

• Comprehensive understanding of climate philanthropy and related trends.

• Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and relationship-building abilities.

• Capacity to prioritize, negotiate, and collaborate with diverse internal and external stakeholders.

• Proficient in creating compelling written and digital content.

• Demonstrated success in converting strategic vision into actionable initiatives and guiding concepts from ideation to realization.

• Experience in developing fundraising strategies and donor engagement systems.

• Ability to distill complex ideas into engaging narratives for varied audiences.

• Comfortable representing organizations in high-profile philanthropic settings.

• Project management experience, including overseeing multiple projects and anticipating challenges.

• Experience managing complex initiatives across organizations, networks, or collaborations.

• Strong commitment to justice, equity, and movement-led change.

• Preferred experience in the Climate Justice sector.

• Ability to bridge diverse cultures, viewpoints, and sectors.

• Collaborative leadership style with comfort in working across organizational boundaries.

• Passion for evolving philanthropy to support systemic change.

• Availability to work approximately 3 hours between 8 AM and 12 PM PST at least four days a week.

🏝️ Benefits

• Salary: $123,000.

• Flexible / Remote position.

• Approximately 5–8 trips per year, both domestically and internationally.

• A holistic approach to hiring practices.

• Opportunity to contribute to climate justice movements and systemic transformation.