Clean Air Task Force

Senior Manager, Institutional Giving

Clean Air Task Force

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $96,575 - $125,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Manage a portfolio of relationships with private charitable foundations and other institutional donors, with the goal of ultimately expanding CATF’s partnerships with long-term funders and deepening relationships.
  • Craft impactful proposals, letters of inquiry, concept notes, and reports, as directed by the Director, Institutional Giving and in close collaboration with program staff and other team members.
  • Curate, track, and refine program- and project-specific funding pipelines.
  • Identify and build relationships with new funders for CATF’s work which ultimately culminate in new revenues.
  • Collaborate with program staff and Financial Planning and Analysis team to shape proposal budgets in line with funders’ priorities and CATF’s interests.
  • Support teams to track spending against budgets, modify spend plans, and maximize revenues’ impacts.
  • Develop and execute bespoke stewardship plans for donors in assigned portfolio.
  • Partner with program staff and leadership to engage in program development, to meet funders’ interests and develop persuasive proposals aligned with their priorities.
  • Harness internal subject matter experts to shape and inform institutional donors’ philanthropic priorities.
  • Secure, staff, and lead meetings with funders for key leadership and program staff and staff those meetings as necessary; travel to meetings as necessary.
  • Support team management and staff mentorship.
  • Appropriately manage internal and external relationships around grant outcomes and results to meet or exceed funder expectations.
  • Partner with program teams to track progress and proactively identify any potential obstacles to delivery.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent education, professional, and / or other experience relevant to the position.
  • 6-8 years of experience in nonprofit fundraising from institutional donors (climate/clean energy/environment specific experience strongly preferred).
  • Collaborative team player with strong project management skills and a desire to learn about CATF’s unique approach to the climate challenge.
  • Interest and capacity to develop deep understanding of technical aspects of clean energy and climate subjects, and to translate this understanding into strong written and verbal communications.
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, organizational and analytical skills, and project and deadline management skills.
  • Adept relationship manager keen to deepen established relationships and cultivate new relationships around mutual priorities.
  • Ability to succeed in a dynamic, remote environment and successfully manage multiple details and priorities.
  • Willingness to participate in occasional travel (up to 10%) to advance fundraising goals.
  • Ability to maintain a high level of diplomacy and confidentiality.
  • Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office and development CRMs, including SalesForce.
Benefits
  • excellent benefits package
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