Senior Institutional Fundraising & Partnerships Lead

Peridot Partners; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Fauna & Flora invites a Senior Programme Development Manager to join its Institutional Funding & Partnerships team. You will own a portfolio of donors, lead relationships, and drive pre-positioning and bid development to convert opportunities into secured income.

You’ll develop high‑quality proposals, ensure donor compliance across four regions, and share intelligence to strengthen bids. You’ll also build tools and provide training to help colleagues engage more effectively with funders.

Qualifications

• Experience securing funding from bilateral and multilateral government donors.
• Ability to turn complex conservation work into donor-ready proposals.
• Strong writing skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work across geographies and cultures.
• Experience in international NGO environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own portfolio of donors and lead relationships from pre-positioning to bid development.
• Develop high-quality proposals and ensure donor compliance across regions.
• Build tools, deliver training, and help colleagues engage with funders.

Skills

Donor fundraising

Bid development

Proposal writing

Cross-cultural collaboration

Stakeholder management

Job description

Fauna & Flora invites a Senior Programme Development Manager to join its Institutional Funding & Partnerships team. You will own a portfolio of donors, lead relationships, and drive pre-positioning and bid development to convert opportunities into secured income.

You’ll develop high‑quality proposals, ensure donor compliance across four regions, and share intelligence to strengthen bids. You’ll also build tools and provide training to help colleagues engage more effectively with funders.