Fundraising Manager

Location: This role is fully remote but will regularly work on East Coast hours. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment Visas in the U.S. or U.K. at this time.

About this role

As Partnerships Manager, you will help drive new and innovative funding partnerships with foundations, institutions, and corporations in collaboration with GiveDirectly’s operations and research teams. You will manage major grants and related reporting for new and recurring partners; develop and maintain a pipeline of funding opportunities; build and scale internal tracking, reporting, and opportunity sourcing processes; and manage the completion of concept notes and full proposals. You are highly organized, a strong verbal and written communicator, and solutions-oriented, and you thrive when working at the nexus of several fast-moving teams.

Reports to: U.S. Country Director

Level: Manager

Travel Requirement: Must be able to travel ~3-4 times per year for team retreats, convenings, or programs visits 

What you’ll do:

Writing: 

• Owning the end-to-end drafting of funding proposals, pitches, concept notes, grantee reports, and more, for a variety of audiences. 
• Partnering with funders and operations teams to design core program parameters for proposals and communicate them effectively. 

Project & Knowledge Management:

• Owning the proposal development process from identification to submission, including managing colleagues across teams in contributing high quality material as needed. 
• Developing high quality, brand-accurate core content for the organization, including one pagers, proposal FAQs, standard pitch decks, templates, etc.  

Relationship Management and Communications:

• Building and scaling systems for gold standard relationship management and grants administration (including regular update calls, customised proposals, and reports). 
• Managing relationships with assigned funders, including day to day informal and formal communications and presentations. 
• Managing ongoing grant agreements (reporting and compliance requirements) in collaboration with the compliance team. 

Donor Acquisition and Retention: 

• Running full sales cycles, building a coalition of funders passionate about direct giving. 
• Providing pitch materials for management team outreach to potential funders.
• Maintaining relationships with current partners and tracking their strategic priorities.

Pipeline Management and Analytics:

• Contributing to the fundraising pipeline and tracking performance against ambitious fundraising goals.
• Identifying opportunities for improved analytics (via dashboards, processes, trackers, etc.) proactively, and implementing ideas.

What you’ll bring:

We’re looking for an individual with a strong drive to take ownership, a desire to work in a fast-paced, evidence-driven team, and interest in maximizing GiveDirectly’s impact by building, managing, and scaling relationships and projects with GiveDirectly’s partners. 

• Exceptional alignment with GiveDirectly Values and active demonstration of our core competencies: emotional intelligence, problem solving, project management, follow-through, and fostering inclusivity. We welcome and strongly encourage applications from candidates who have personal or professional experience in the low-income and/or historically marginalized communities that we serve.
• A track record for securing funding from a variety of donors, like national institutional funders, regional and community foundations, corporate donor programs, government grants, and rapid-response funding opportunities. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, especially of complex work to senior level stakeholders (executive teams, high net worth individuals, senior government officials)
• An excitement and energy for the work we do and for collaborating with others
• A proclivity for giving and gracefully receiving direct, honest, and constructive feedback
• A minimum of 3-4 years experience in a top private or public sector organization
• Language Requirement: English

Compensation

At GiveDirectly, we strive to pay our employees generously and equitably. We use an accredited third party salary aggregator to calculate what we believe to be competitive pay based on role, location, and cost of living. We also have a no negotiation policy to ensure we are paying staff equitably across roles. Read more about our compensation philosophy here.

• The base salary for this role is $94,700.

Why work at GiveDirectly?

At GiveDirectly, we work to ensure that you have everything you need to excel in your role and on your team, including:

• A supportive team that works hard and cares hard
• A monthly benefits allowance that covers up to 100% of Health, Dental, and Vision monthly premiums
• Flexible paid time off that staff is encouraged to take
• Allowances for desk set-up and learning and development

Read more about our ongoing diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts here and about our decision to move our central support teams to remote first here.

Venue: We conduct interviews over Google Meet with camera on (unless communicated otherwise).

Accessibility: Closed captioning is available during all Google Meet interviews, and interviewers will also post interview questions in the chat box throughout the call. If you need assistance accessing either of these features, please let your interviewer know at the start of your interview! 

We’re committed to running an inclusive and accessible application process for all of our open roles. If there are questions or concerns you have about the accessibility of our hiring process, we warmly invite you to reach out to careers@givedirectly.org.