Senior Strategic Partnerships Advisor (Remote)

Friends of the Earth U.S.; Seattle (WA); Remote; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

37.5-hour week

Full medical benefits

Disability & life insurance

FSA

401(k) match

Professional development stipend

Education reimbursement

Generous PTO

Job summary

Friends of the Earth U.S. is seeking an Executive Advisor, Strategic Partnerships to secure substantial philanthropic investments from foundations and institutional funders. This senior role leads cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies, managing a select funder portfolio and achieving a $1.7M annual goal.

Remote, full-time position with salary range $140,000–$160,000, unionized with NPEU, and a probationary period for the first three months.

Qualifications

• Twelve or more years of experience in institutional fundraising, foundation relations, and/or program development and leadership, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated success securing high six or seven-figure philanthropic investments from foundations and institutional funders.
• Proven experience managing complex funder portfolios and achieving ambitious fundraising goals.
• Experience developing and executing cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies that result in increased philanthropic investment.
• Strong relationship management skills with the ability to build credibility and trust with funders, donors, executives, program leaders, and external partners.
• Skilled written and verbal communicator with experience developing proposals, presentations, and funder-facing communications.
• Ability to analyze philanthropic trends, funder interests, and funding opportunities and translate insights into fundraising strategies.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate complex organizational environments and build productive partnerships across teams.
• Ability to travel domestically up to 15% of the time.
• Authorized to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of select foundations and institutional funders with significant revenue potential.
• Develop and execute comprehensive cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, and partnership strategies that result in increased philanthropic investment and long-term funder engagement.
• Serve as the primary fundraising lead for assigned relationships, coordinating engagement strategies with organizational leadership and program staff to maximize funding opportunities.
• Achieve annual fundraising and portfolio growth goals through successful solicitation, renewal, upgrade, and acquisition strategies.

Job description

Friends of the Earth U.S. is seeking an Executive Advisor, Strategic Partnerships to secure substantial philanthropic investments from foundations and institutional funders. This senior role leads cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies, managing a select funder portfolio and achieving a $1.7M annual goal.

Remote, full-time position with salary range $140,000–$160,000, unionized with NPEU, and a probationary period for the first three months.