Director of Development & Global Partnerships

ImpactAlpha; Council Bluffs (IA); Híbrido; USD 150.000 - 230.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Opportunity to shape the next phase of

Senior leadership role with direct to-

International travel opportunities

Flexible to work in London or the US

Senior Management Team involvement

Descripción de la vacante

Climate Emergency Collaboration Group is seeking its inaugural Director of Development to lead fundraising strategy, diversify income, and deepen strategic funder relationships. This senior role reports to the CEO and combines fundraising, partnerships and brand communications to strengthen an international climate organisation.

The successful candidate will build a resilient funding base, guide external positioning, and manage a small partnerships team while traveling internationally (30–40

Formación

• Strong record of securing and stewarding funding of $30 million or more per annum.
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced and evolving environments.
• Experience working with globally distributed, multicultural teams.
• Combination of strategic judgement with relationship-building and delivery capabilities.
• Motivation to build a function rather than inherit a finished one.
• Comfort with moving between senior-level engagement and practical execution.
• Comfort operating with ambiguity or adapting priorities as the organisation evolves.
• Ability to combine strategic leadership with hands-on delivery.

Responsabilidades

• Personally lead major funding opportunities and coordinate fundraising with the CEO and programme leaders, with clear ownership of donor relationships, proposals and asks.
• Develop and lead CECG’s organisation-wide income and growth strategy.
• Establish clear income diversification objectives across relevant funding streams.
• Identify and cultivate new funders, partnerships, and funding opportunities.
• Work with the Executive Team to reduce income concentration and manage funding volatility.
• Develop robust forecasting, pipeline management and reporting systems.
• Build trusted relationships with senior leaders across philanthropic and donor institutions.
• Communicate the impact of CECG, its grantees, and its strategic priorities to existing and prospective funders.
• Develop and maintain a strategic map of the climate philanthropy and international cooperation funding landscape.
• Lead the stewardship of CECG’s existing funders, including trusts, foundations, major philanthropic donors and other institutional partners.
• Build and manage a strong pipeline of secured, prospective and longer-term funding.
• Represent CECG externally to strengthen its profile, reputation and credibility.
• Develop and lead CECG’s communications and brand strategy.
• Strengthen CECG’s external narrative and positioning among funders, partners and the wider climate community.
• Oversee the production of high-quality organisational reporting and strategic publications, working with Finance and Operations on statutory reporting, and with programme colleagues on impact evidence.
• Guide CECG’s digital communications and engagement.
• Ensure communications consistently demonstrate the contribution and impact of CECG’s partners and grantees.
• Lead a small partnerships team and ensure effective funder stewardship, award management, communications execution, and administration across workstreams.
• Work with Executive Team to identify and develop new funding models, strategic collaborations, hosted initiatives and other opportunities aligned with CECG’s mission
• Design and test new approaches to generating income and expanding organisational impact
• Assess emerging opportunities and recommend where CECG should invest, partner or incubate new work

Conocimientos

Fundraising leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic thinking

Team leadership

Descripción del empleo

Climate Emergency Collaboration Group is seeking its inaugural Director of Development to lead fundraising strategy, diversify income, and deepen strategic funder relationships. This senior role reports to the CEO and combines fundraising, partnerships and brand communications to strengthen an international climate organisation.

The successful candidate will build a resilient funding base, guide external positioning, and manage a small partnerships team while traveling internationally (30–40