Senior Foundation Fundraising Consultant

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🏛️ District of Columbia, Washington – Remote

🏛️ District of Columbia – Remote ☕ Washington – Remote

💵 €65 - €115 / hour

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💼 Consultant

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Oil Change International

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Founded 2005

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Oil Change International is a data-driven, people-powered nonprofit advocacy and research organization that exposes the social, environmental, and financial costs of fossil fuels and campaigns for a just transition to clean energy. OCI produces research and reports, supports frontline campaigns, challenges fossil fuel industry misinformation and false solutions, and pressures governments and public finance institutions to stop supporting oil, gas, and coal. Their work combines policy advocacy, movement-building, and media to advance equitable phase-out policies and shift public finance toward a fair energy transition.

📋 Description

• Introduce Oil Change International to new foundations, focusing on European and UK climate and energy funders • Set up and lead calls and meetings with program officers and OCI leadership and program directors • Research prospective funders and recommend priorities • Follow up on conversations to secure invitations to propose and maintain relationships • Represent OCI at funder meetings and convenings when worthwhile • Track outreach, contacts, and next steps in Salesforce • Draft and submit concept notes, letters of inquiry, proposals, reports, and funder meeting materials • Adapt existing proposal language for new funders and priorities • Coordinate foundation fundraising working groups and staff preparation for funder outreach • Coordinate outreach with staff holding existing funder relationships • Maintain a calendar of funder deadlines and in-person outreach opportunities • Support the Executive Director and Managing Director of Organizational Strategy with foundation fundraising strategy • Advise on the European and UK funding landscape and recommend cultivation approaches • Track progress against fundraising goals and flag gaps and opportunities • Participate in Development team meetings and check-ins • Submit invoices and expense reports by established deadlines • Report to the Managing Director of Organizational Strategy

🎯 Requirements

• At least eight years of experience in foundation fundraising, with a track record of securing significant grants • Existing relationships with foundations outside the US, preferably including Europe and the UK, that fund climate and energy work • Experience opening new funder relationships and turning first conversations into asks, proposals and grants • Excellent writing and editing in English • Strong verbal and interpersonal communication skills • Ability to work independently and get started quickly with little ramp-up time • Commitment to the mission of Oil Change International and a collaborative, team-oriented work style • Sensitivity to issues of privilege, class, and race, and dedication to incorporating principles of justice into organizational work and alignment with OCI's values • Experience with US foundations is a plus • Experience working at a climate, environment, or social justice-oriented non-profit • Familiarity with climate and energy policy, specifically supply-side fossil fuel policy • Experience with Salesforce or a similar CRM • Preference for being based in Europe or the UK • Ability to regularly overlap with US Pacific working hours, up to two days a week

🏖️ Benefits

• Six-month contract with option to extend • Part-time considered for the right candidate • Flexible start date • No travel required • Agreed travel expenses covered for worthwhile funder meetings or convenings

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