Remote Head of Strategic Partnerships & Donor Growth

Kiva.org; California; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-from-home position

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Parental leave

401k matching

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

Kiva is seeking a Manager, Strategic Partnerships to expand philanthropic support by cultivating individual donors, philanthropic advisors, and donor-advised fund partners. You will collaborate across Finance, Marketing, Product, and Engineering to strengthen donor relations, craft compelling communications, and support proposals and reporting.

The role requires strong writing, independent project management, and the ability to work from a home-based setup in the United States on a permanent,

Qualifications

• 5+ years of nonprofit fundraising, strategic partnerships, or related field.
• Strong writing and editing skills for proposals, reports, and donor communications.
• Experience collaborating across functions and managing multiple projects independently.
• Comfort using a CRM such as Salesforce and digital engagement data to track activity and refine strategies.
• Sound judgment and relationship-building skills representing an organization with donors and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Manage and cultivate relationships with a portfolio of mid-level and major-tier donors and prospects, with support from Strategic Partnerships colleagues.
• Partner with colleagues to improve website journeys, digital communications, and donor offerings.
• Plan and deliver in-person and virtual donor events with the Strategic Partnerships team to deepen engagement and generate qualified prospects.
• Cross-functional partnership development (30%).
• Gather impact data and borrower stories with relevant teams and translate them into proposals, reports, presentations, newsletters, and other donor materials.
• Maintain accurate donor records and track relationship activity, prospect pipelines, and progress toward fundraising and engagement goals.
• Collaborate with Marketing and Communications to coordinate donor messaging across audiences and channels.
• Use campaign and event results to improve outreach and lead generation.

Skills

Donor relations

Fundraising strategy

Grant writing

Cross-functional collaboration

Salesforce CRM

Proposal writing

Relationship management

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Kiva is seeking a Manager, Strategic Partnerships to expand philanthropic support by cultivating individual donors, philanthropic advisors, and donor-advised fund partners. You will collaborate across Finance, Marketing, Product, and Engineering to strengthen donor relations, craft compelling communications, and support proposals and reporting.

The role requires strong writing, independent project management, and the ability to work from a home-based setup in the United States on a permanent,