Philanthropy Coordinator

Skoll Foundation; United States; Remote; GBP 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a mission-driven nonprofit as a Philanthropy Coordinator, where you will build partnerships with philanthropists and high-net-worth individuals. This role focuses on developing a comprehensive fundraising strategy to support human rights and social justice initiatives. You will engage with diverse stakeholders, cultivate relationships, and oversee a dynamic development board. With a competitive salary and flexible working options, this is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact in communities worldwide. If you are passionate about social justice and have a proven track record in fundraising, we encourage you to apply.

Benefits

Pension

Private Medical Insurance

Coaching

Generous Leave

Flexible Working Options

Qualifications

• Extensive experience managing a high-net-worth individual portfolio.
• Proven ability to secure significant donations from major donors.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute philanthropy fundraising strategy.
• Manage prospecting and donor acquisition efforts.

Skills

Fundraising Strategy

Relationship Management

Prospecting

Communication Skills

Creative Problem-Solving

Education

Experience in Nonprofits

Understanding of Funding Landscapes

Job description

Background
People and communities around the world have the solutions to social injustice, authoritarianism, and the climate crisis. But repressive governments, corrupt corporations, and armed groups use violence and oppression to try and silence them.

By building resistance and resilience among those challenging unaccountable power, Open Voices supports a shared vision for a world where communities and ecosystems can thrive.

As a mission-driven nonprofit, we join forces with grassroots activists, community groups, and social movements at risk. Working together, we strengthen their physical safety, digital resilience, and collective wellbeing. As a social impact consultancy, we help high-profile nonprofits and foundations manage risk and care for their teams and partners.

This dual approach allows us to work at every level of civil society, from the grassroots to the global.

We have scaled to meet a 66% surge in demand over the past two years, with our international team now responding to 11 new cases every week. Last year alone, we:

• Answered 575 calls for assistance across 100 countries.
• Delivered over 6,000 hours of mentoring and accompaniment.
• Trained over 1,000 activists in 112 holistic security workshops.

We start with questions, not answers. Listening before speaking, understanding before acting. Together, we defend those who speak out.

We are expanding our diverse, inspired, and purpose-driven team. Will you join us as our new philanthropy coordinator?

Role description

As our philanthropy coordinator, you will play a key role in building new partnerships with philanthropists and high-net-worth individuals, focusing initially on the UK, US, and Europe. You will design and implement a comprehensive strategy to build a robust portfolio of individual donors, Family Foundations, Donor Advised Funds (DAFs), and other personal giving vehicles.

A proactive and thoughtful relationship builder, you will maintain long-term relationships and lead bold strategies to engage new audiences, including millennial and next-generation philanthropists. You will steward Open Briefing’s first global development board, working closely with our CEO and director of development to engage members around a dynamic programme of activities designed to enhance our fundraising and visibility.

Together with our director of development, you will drive a multi-year fundraising strategy to support our work with activists and organizations on the frontlines of human rights, social justice, and environmental action.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Designing and executing our philanthropy fundraising strategy. Lead efforts to identify, cultivate, and solicit high-net-worth individuals, including through DAFs, Family Offices, Family Foundations, and other giving vehicles, with an immediate focus on the US, UK, and Europe.
• Prospecting and donor acquisition. Manage prospecting, generate leads, develop solicitation plans, brief senior leadership, and coordinate cultivation opportunities.
• Stewardship and relationship management. Build strong relationships with donors through tailored stewardship plans, and manage donor tracking and communication systems.
• Nurture and grow our development board. Work with our leadership to identify, engage, and steward board members through a 12-month development campaign.
• Budget management. Oversee a programme budget for cultivation and stewardship activities.
• Collaboration and communication. Work with teams to produce donor reports, updates, and organize donor events.
• Team support. Support organizational goals and undertake additional duties as needed.

Person specification

Essential:

• Extensive experience managing a HNWI or major gift portfolio.
• Proven ability to secure significant donations from HNWI or major gift donors in the UK, US, and/or Europe.
• Experience in nonprofits focused on human rights, social justice, or environmental issues.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders and board members.
• Ability to work strategically and operationally.
• Creative thinking and problem-solving skills.

Desirable:

• Experience within a global nonprofit.
• Knowledge of funding landscapes related to human rights, social justice, environmental justice, and international development.
• Understanding of grant processes, especially private philanthropic funding.
• Knowledge of tax-efficient donation mechanisms in the UK, US, and Europe.
• Understanding of trends in dynastic giving and next-generation philanthropy.

If you meet some but not all criteria, we encourage you to apply.

Terms and remuneration

This is a remote, home-based role. You will be contracted for 40 hours a week on a full-time, fixed-term basis. Flexible working is supported.

We seek someone committed to this pivotal role, with onboarding and ongoing support from our team. Your line manager will be our director of development, Vicky Nida.

We offer a competitive salary of £46,900 per annum, along with benefits including pension, private medical insurance, coaching, generous leave, and flexible working options.

For applicants outside the UK, we provide comparable compensation through our local employer of record, Remote, with contributions to pension plans accordingly.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion

Open Briefing values diversity and is committed to equality. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates, especially from underrepresented communities, including people of color and those from the global majority.

See our diversity, equity, and inclusion policy for more details. We are also a Disability Confident Employer and support mental health initiatives. Reasonable adjustments will be made during recruitment and employment; please specify your needs in your application.

Safeguarding

We uphold high safeguarding standards, with policies and procedures to protect our stakeholders. Our safeguarding policy is available here.

How to apply

Submit your application via our online form. The closing date is 30 May 2025, with interviews in the week of 9 June 2025. We aim for a start date as soon as possible. Please mention any constraints in your application, and note that a vetting process will be required.