Director, Climate Partnerships & Philanthropy Growth

Prime Coalition, Inc.; Cambridge (AL); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Prime Coalition seeks a Director of Partnerships to expand its fundraising and philanthropic partnership network across climate initiatives. You will lead a small team, build a portfolio of donors including DAFs and UHNWIs, and drive strategic engagement across foundations, family offices, and corporate giving to sustain Prime’s catalytic investing efforts.

You will translate climate investment prospects into compelling opportunities, manage CRM-driven donor journeys, and collaborate with senior

Qualifications

• 10-12+ years of experience in fundraising, partnerships, impact investing, capital formation, or philanthropy, including significant experience managing donor or investor pipelines and securing major funding commitments
• 5+ years of direct people management experience in remote or hybrid environments
• Proven track record of meeting fundraising goals by securing multi-year, multi-million dollar gifts; fundraising campaign experience highly preferred
• Strong relationship-building and communication skills, both written and verbal
• Well versed in fundraising tools, including CRMs (Raiser’s Edge preferred), prospecting databases, and productivity platforms
• Experience in impact investing and/or venture capital preferred, but not required
• Knowledge of the climate finance landscape is preferred but not required
• Understanding of catalytic investing/climate finance in non-U.S. markets preferred

Responsibilities

• Direct the Partnerships team in achieving ambitious (minimum 7-figure) annual fundraising targets across various Prime catalytic capital opportunities and core support, with a particular focus on growing catalytic investment from various types of asset owners
• Build and maintain new portfolio of philanthropic partners (ideally DAF holders and UHNWIs entering the philanthropy space) in service of Prime’s mission, cultivating their participation in Prime’s catalytic investment opportunities, and to help secure Prime’s long-term financial sustainability
• Oversee tracking of donor engagement across portfolios and maintenance of accurate records in CRM systems to ensure timely and strategic engagement in coordination with Partnership Operations
• Guide prioritization and diversification of engagement across foundations, major donors, family offices, corporate giving and other philanthropic partners
• Use data, analytics, and market insights to inform strategy and optimize fundraising efforts
• Lead fundraising campaigns for key programmatic efforts
• Support Chief Growth Officer in leading and executing strategic initiatives
• Represent Prime externally as needed

Job description

Prime Coalition seeks a Director of Partnerships to expand its fundraising and philanthropic partnership network across climate initiatives. You will lead a small team, build a portfolio of donors including DAFs and UHNWIs, and drive strategic engagement across foundations, family offices, and corporate giving to sustain Prime’s catalytic investing efforts.

You will translate climate investment prospects into compelling opportunities, manage CRM-driven donor journeys, and collaborate with senior