Senior Manager, Philanthropy

RevUp Proservices Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

RevUp Proservices Pte Ltd is seeking a Senior Manager to support a multi-stakeholder platform that unites funders and partners to accelerate a people-centred energy transition in Southeast Asia. The role focuses on moving discussions to actionable outcomes and funding-ready initiatives across energy, livelihoods and development systems.

The candidate will oversee community management, project pipelines, and strategic engagement with funders, NGOs, international organizations, and public sector

Qualifications

• 6–9 years of experience in sustainability, international development, philanthropy, consulting, or related fields.
• Experience in energy transition, climate, or related sectors is desirable.
• Experience working in multi-stakeholder environments across funders, NGOs, International organizations or the public sector is an advantage.
• Strong project management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams.
• Ability to structure information clearly and support decision-making processes.
• Comfortable working with ambiguity and evolving priorities.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day management, and build trusted relationships with platform members, including funders and programme partners
• Convene meetings across governance structures (e.g., Steering Committee, Working Committee), setting agendas and overseeing, including scheduling, preparatory materials, minutes, and subsequent follow-ups
• Drive actions and ensure timely follow-through across stakeholders
• Own clear and consistent communication across the community with clear visibility on community activities
• Oversee progress across initiatives, ensuring visibility on status, risks, and next steps
• Work with the program office to co-manage the programmes pipeline, including proposals, key questions, supporting diligence and funding discussions
• Oversee progress across initiatives, ensuring visibility on status, risks, and next steps
• Work with program office and platform partners to conduct preliminary assessments, strengthen proposals and move them towards funding readiness
• Ensure that materials are well-organised and up to date for internal and external discussions
• Lead the development and coordination of processes that facilitate strategic alignment, co-funding opportunities, and collective action across platform members, balancing diverse priorities and interest
• Translate member interest into actionable next steps, including developing briefing materials, facilitating decision-making processes, and tracking funding opportunities and commitments.
• Engage with internal and external partners on aspects of funding structures, governance, and disbursement processes
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of a robust pipeline of investable opportunities by assessing strategic fit, funder appetite, and implementation readiness
• Actively participate and create connections with other communities under our client's umbrella, to enhance crosscutting funder support opportunities.
• Lead the refinement and execution of the platform's strategy and priority areas, engaging platform members to gather diverse perspectives and build alignment
• Identify gaps, bottlenecks, and opportunities, and proactively flag areas requiring attention
• Prepare high-quality briefings, summaries, and updates to support decision-making and external engagement
• Build the platform as a credible space for collaboration and impact in the region. Lead the design and delivery of regular briefings, working meetings, and key external convenings, including sessions at our client's flagship regional summit
• Work with internal teams and partners to shape structured, action-oriented discussions
• Capture outcomes and ensure follow-through after convenings

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Strategic planning

Job description

Our client, a Singapore-based philanthropy platform, is seeking a Senior Manager to support a multi-stakeholder platform bringing together funders and partners to accelerate a people-centred energy transition in Southeast Asia.

The platform focuses on moving beyond dialogue to enable aligned grant capital deployment, cross-sector collaboration, and implementation of high-impact initiatives across energy, livelihoods, and development systems.

This role sits at the centre of the platform and will work closely with funders, philanthropic organisations and programme partners across the community. The Secretariat will support the Steering Committee and broader community to advance the platform's strategic priorities, ensuring that discussions translate into clear actions, sustained momentum, and tangible outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

1. Community Management, and Funders Engagement

• Lead day-to-day management, and build trusted relationships with platform members, including funders and programme partners
• Convene meetings across governance structures (e.g., Steering Committee, Working Committee), setting agendas and overseeing, including scheduling, preparatory materials, minutes, and subsequent follow-ups
• Drive actions and ensure timely follow-through across stakeholders
• Own clear and consistent communication across the community with clear visibility on community activities

2. Project Pipeline and Tracking

• Work with the program office to co-manage the programmes pipeline, including proposals, key questions, supporting diligence and funding discussions
• Oversee progress across initiatives, ensuring visibility on status, risks, and next steps
• Work with program office and platform partners to conduct preliminary assessments, strengthen proposals and move them towards funding readiness
• Ensure that materials are well-organised and up to date for internal and external discussions

3. Funder Alignment and Mobilisation

• Lead the development and coordination of processes that facilitate strategic alignment, co-funding opportunities, and collective action across platform members, balancing diverse priorities and interest
• Translate member interest into actionable next steps, including developing briefing materials, facilitating decision-making processes, and tracking funding opportunities and commitments.
• Engage with internal and external partners on aspects of funding structures, governance, and disbursement processes
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of a robust pipeline of investable opportunities by assessing strategic fit, funder appetite, and implementation readiness
• Actively participate and create connections with other communities under our client's umbrella, to enhance crosscutting funder support opportunities.

4. Strategic Support

• Lead the refinement and execution of the platform's strategy and priority areas, engaging platform members to gather diverse perspectives and build alignment
• Identify gaps, bottlenecks, and opportunities, and proactively flag areas requiring attention
• Prepare high-quality briefings, summaries, and updates to support decision-making and external engagement

5. Convenings and Events

• Build the platform as a credible space for collaboration and impact in the region. Lead the design and delivery of regular briefings, working meetings, and key external convenings, including sessions at our client's flagship regional summit
• Work with internal teams and partners to shape structured, action-oriented discussions
• Capture outcomes and ensure follow-through after convenings

Profile and Experience

• At least 6-9 years of experience in sustainability, international development, philanthropy, consulting, or related fields
• Experience in energy transition, climate, or related sectors is desirable
• Experience working in multi-stakeholder environments across funders, NGOs, International organizations or the public sector is an advantage
• Strong project management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams
• Ability to structure information clearly and support decision-making processes
• Comfortable working with ambiguity and evolving priorities
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal

Personal Attributes

• Proactive, reliable, and solutions-oriented, with a strong sense of ownership
• Able to drive momentum across multiple stakeholders and maintaining momentum
• Able to engage and collaborate with senior stakeholders
• Structured thinker with strong attention to detail
• Motivated by impact and interested in climate, energy, and development