Global Foundation Partnerships Director

Rainforest Alliance; Netherlands; Hybrid; GBP 73,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote working flexibility

Hybrid working environment

Career development opportunities

Wellbeing focus

Job summary

Rainforest Alliance is seeking a Head of Foundations to lead the philanthropic foundation portfolio across climate, development, agriculture, sustainability and food system change. You will develop the engagement and growth strategy, win new foundation funders, scale income and impact from the accounts we already hold, and build and lead a small international team to do it with you.

You will spend time in front of programme officers and foundation leadership, raising the Rainforest Alliance's

Qualifications

• 10+ years of fundraising, business development, sales, consultancy or sustainable development experience.
• Proven track record securing philanthropic foundation funding and multi-year commitments.
• Experience moving donors through a cultivation pipeline and hitting revenue targets.
• Experience leading and developing people, including cross-functional teams.
• Working knowledge of sustainability and global development market trends.
• Experience with global organizations.

Responsibilities

• Shape and deliver the foundation fundraising strategy to grow mission-based and impact projects.
• Build a revenue-generating portfolio of foundation accounts through prospecting and new funding commitments.
• Expand and diversify the portfolio with six-figure and above multi-year commitments.
• Meet and exceed annual revenue targets.
• Track and report budget projections, cultivation activity and progress in Salesforce.
• Lead cross-functional proposal teams to deliver donor-aligned submissions.

Skills

Fundraising

Donor management

Strategic fundraising

People leadership

Global development

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Rainforest Alliance is seeking a Head of Foundations to lead the philanthropic foundation portfolio across climate, development, agriculture, sustainability and food system change. You will develop the engagement and growth strategy, win new foundation funders, scale income and impact from the accounts we already hold, and build and lead a small international team to do it with you.

You will spend time in front of programme officers and foundation leadership, raising the Rainforest Alliance's