Fundraising & Partnerships Lead

2X Global; United Kingdom; Remote; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

2X Global is seeking a Fundraising & Partnership Lead to drive the establishment of partnerships and enhance fundraising efforts. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in business development, a strong ability to cultivate relationships, and a commitment to the mission of unlocking gender-smart capital.

Benefits

Flexible work hours

Generous vacation package

Industry-standard benefits package

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in fundraising and partnership management.
• Experience delivering complex fundraising proposals.
• Familiarity with gender lens investing.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement fundraising strategies.
• Manage relationships with funding partners.
• Oversee Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) activities.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Relationship building

Financial skills

Creative thinking

Effective writing

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Company

2X Global is a global membership and field-building organisation for investors, capital providers, and intermediaries in both public and private markets. We build investor capacity and commitment through knowledge, partnerships and tools, drive the advancement and alignment of data and standards, and shift markets through strategic stakeholder engagement to unlock gender-smart capital at scale.

Opportunity

We’re looking for a mission-aligned and highly motivated Fundraising & Partnership Lead, whose core focus will be establishing, cultivating and supporting long-term partnerships with existing and new funders and partners who share our vision to unlock gender-smart capital at scale. The Fundraising & Partnership Lead will have a significant background in partnership management and business development, pitching for support, and writing fundraising proposals.

Responsibilities

Fundraising & Business Development

• Develop, implement, and maintain a detailed fundraising strategy and pipeline as well as a plan to grow and supplement current revenue streams.
• Strategically identify and cultivate potential donors, including foundations, governments, corporations, family offices, and individual wealth holders through landscape mapping, networking and relationship building.
• Build and maintain relationships with previous and potential funding partners and work with them to develop proposals and budgets that align strategic interests between 2X Global and the funder.
• Lead negotiations with funders on project scope and budget, including grant agreement specifications, with input from key team members where needed. Ensure proposals are costed correctly and are informed by accurate resource planning assumptions.
• Contribute innovative ideas to the development of alternative revenue streams for 2X Global.
• Inspire, motivate and support the 2X Global team to see the value and their role in fundraising.

Ongoing funder relationships

• Act as day-to-day liaison between our funding partners and the 2X Global team, ensuring effective and productive joint work and maximum partnership impact for the delivery of our strategy.
• Work flexibly and responsively with colleagues to ensure delivery and partnership management are aligned and risks, issues, and change management are managed well. Maintain clear lines of communication between funding partners and the team.
• Direct reporting cycles with funders, acting as lead facilitator on all reporting requirements and working effectively across programmatic and operational teams to gather relevant contributions and ensure timely delivery to funders.

Strategic partnerships

• Leading relationship management with key ecosystem partners, maintaining collaborative relationships and identifying opportunities for mutually beneficial partnerships - shared programmes, learning, insights etc.

Measurement Evaluation & Learning

• Develop reports and other related documents to support Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) activities.
• Management 2X Global’s overall MEL function by coordinating data collection, evaluation, and reporting across the various programmatic areas and teams.
• Oversee the development and maintenance of a content library that captures 2X Global's full programmatic activity and can be used in various proposals, reports, and internal and external communications.

Skills and Experiences

• This role would be ideal for a candidate with 8+ years of professional experience who has significant previous experience with securing resources through business development, fundraising and partnership management.
• Advanced interpersonal and relationship building skills to create strong and effective working relationships, both internally and externally, ideally within a global working environment.
• Experience in relationship building and managing a portfolio of external partner relationships, with demonstrable ability of identifying and securing funding opportunities and working with potential funding partners to develop proposals and budgets.
• Experience in delivering complex fundraising proposals, such as for government grants, development agencies, RFPs or establishing consortia.
• Experience utilising CRM software. Ideally experience with Salesforce
• Ability to think creatively and strategically to develop and deliver on a business and fundraising strategy for the organisation, with input from the team.
• Experience overseeing several projects, organising complex priorities and meeting deadlines.
• Effective writing and editing skills, as shown through securing funding bids.
• Financial skills suitable for costing proposals and bids.
• Familiarity, foundational understanding and commitment to gender, finance, and/or gender lens investing.
• Good alignment with the mission and values of 2X Global, and deep commitment to the organisation’s goal to be a role model in diversity, equity and inclusion
• Thrives in a fully remote global team

Benefits

• A salary range of USD $75,000 – $95,000 depending on the candidate's experience and credentials plus a performance-based salary component. 2X Global employees are paid through a national payroll provider, in their local currency, with a social security plan and industry-standard benefits package.
• Flexible work hours with the understanding that we are a global team and will need to collaborate across different time zones within reason.
• Generous vacation package to promote a positive work-life balance for our employees.
• As part of our commitment to walking the talk on diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, we are committed to providing future benefits options that support our employees, including primary caregiving and parental support.
• The opportunity of a lifetime to work with a talented and deeply committed team of professionals across the globe.

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Closing date for applications: Friday 6 June 2025
Interviews (online): w/c 23 and 30 June 2025
Start date: As soon as possible, no later than 1 September 2025