Senior Officer, Partnerships (Fundraising)

The Pew Charitable Trusts; Washington; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Pew Charitable Trusts in Washington, DC is seeking a Senior Officer, Partnerships (Fundraising) to lead fundraising and partnership support for priority initiatives in the Environment portfolio. You will build relationships with donors and partners, and coordinate strategic proposals and stewardship.

You will manage a portfolio, collaborate with program staff, and translate our mission into compelling asks, ensuring measurable results while navigating a complex philanthropic landscape.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience; advanced degree preferred.
• Generally, 10 years of successful fundraising experience.
• Proven track record closing six- and seven-figure gifts.
• Strong written, verbal, and editing skills.
• Ability to work in a deadline-driven, collaborative environment.
• Commitment to measurable results with creativity in problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Serve as subject matter expert for the fundraising cluster.
• Help establish fundraising strategy for projects within the cluster, including Enduring Earth and other collaborations.
• Execute an assigned portfolio of prospects to identify philanthropic and partnerships support.
• Develop deep relationships with Environment program teams and gain credibility for the work.
• Work with program staff to translate the value proposition to external audiences.
• Collaborate across the organization to leverage the maximum philanthropic potential of prospects.
• Lead development of written proposals, concept papers, fundraising plans, and materials.
• Develop and execute donor stewardship plans for the portfolio.
• Collaborate with Prospect Research and Portfolio Management to refine your portfolio.
• Maintain meticulous donor reporting and CRM tracking.

Skills

Fundraising

Donor relations

Relationship building

Strategy development

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Senior Officer, Partnerships (Fundraising)

Environment Program

Partnerships

The Partnerships team works to scale Pew's impact in the world by building an engaged community of partners and mobilizing resources to advance our vital work.

Position Overview

Do you have a passion for building meaningful relationships and mobilizing resources to create positive impact for people and nature? As a Senior officer on Pew's Partnerships team, you'll be at the forefront of building fundraising and partnership support for key priorities of Pew's Environment portfolio, including support for domestic and international conservation work and large-scale, global partnerships.

Under the guidance of the team director, you'll establish relationships both internally and externally, using metrics and ROI to meet key programmatic deliverables. To be successful, you'll need to have strong people skills, be adept at setting priorities and anticipating needs, maintain a strong work ethic, as well as the discretion to handle confidential information, and a capacity to quickly learn Pew and Partnerships' systems. As you become knowledgeable in all facets of Partnerships, you'll lead and support ongoing and special projects between your focus area and Partnerships more broadly as needed. Your responsibilities will evolve in line with Partnerships' and the institution's growth and needs.

The senior officer position is based in Washington, DC, reports to the director, Partnerships (Environment), and will participate in Pew's hybrid work program with core days in the office and the flexibility to telework the remaining days. Staff also enjoy four telework "flex weeks" per year.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a subject matter expert for the fundraising cluster .
• Help establish fundraising strategy for specific projects within the cluster, including Enduring Earth and other large-scale collaborations or Trust-operated projects.
• Execute an assigned portfolio of prospects to identify areas of philanthropic and partnerships support for the needs of the Environment portfolio.
• Set a primary goal to develop deep relationships with the Environment program teams, gaining credibility and a personal affinity for the work being conducted.
• Work in conjunction with program staff to understand and translate the value proposition of the work to external audiences.
• Guided by the scope of prospects' interests, collaborate with, and refer prospects across the full organization to leverage the maximum philanthropic potential of prospects.
• Work collaboratively with resource mobilization colleagues who are also responsible for portfolio execution, identifying best practices while suggesting process improvements for the benefit of the overall team.
• Lead the development of written proposals, concept papers, fundraising plans, and other materials needed to creatively deepen prospect engagement for securing gifts.
• In coordination with the Donor Relations officer, develop and execute comprehensive and creative donor stewardship plans for the portfolio.
• Collaborate closely with Prospect Research and Portfolio Management colleagues to identify, assess, and drive opportunities, and to refine your portfolio.
• Participate fully in Pew's Salesforce constituent relationship management and PeopleSoft financial systems, collaborating with analytics and administrative team members. Be meticulous in prospect reporting and tracking relationships in the CRM.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience, is required; advanced degree preferred.
• Generally, 10 years of successful fundraising experience, with a demonstrated track record of closing significant investments and philanthropy through creative, entrepreneurial and sophisticated relationship building.
• Commitment to embody, practice, and develop growth mindset skill sets in work and interactions.
• Documented success personally implementing sophisticated cultivation strategies leading to successful closure of six and seven figure gifts, including gifts from both individuals and foundations.
• A strong commitment to producing measurable results combined with creativity in problem solving.
• Exemplary verbal, written, and editing skills, including aptitude to understand and translate Pew's mission and interests for donors and prospects with clarity, crispness, and effectiveness.
• Experience developing complex written materials in a short period of time.
• A commitment to working in a deadline-driven, collaborative environment with respect for accountability and responsibility.
• Sound judgment and integrity; willingness to try new approaches; and a high level of enthusiasm and dedication to the mission and objectives of the institution.
• Experience setting short-and long-term planning goals in line with program priorities.
• Highly organized and experienced at handling multiple projects while maintaining clarity of focus and flexibility in the face of organizational change and ambiguity.
• Proven research and analytic skills, wit