Resource Mobilization Director

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🗽 New York – Remote

🗽 New York – Remote

💵 $92k - $109k / year

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People Powered: Global Hub for Participatory Democracy

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1 - 10 employees

💼 Consulting

⚖️ Legal

🤝 Non-profit

Consulting • Legal • Non-profit

People Powered is a global hub for participatory democracy. Our mission is to expand people’s power to make government decisions by supporting organizations and governments that are building participatory democracy around the world. We make practical participatory democracy resources more accessible, develop and support participatory democracy leaders, and advocate for the shared goals of participatory democracy organizations.

📋 Description

• Lead the development and implementation of People Powered's global fundraising strategy in line with the next 3 year strategic plan and beyond • Diversify the organization's funding portfolio across foundations, governments, multilateral institutions, philanthropy and strategic partners • Establish fundraising priorities, targets, KPIs and systems to support sustainable organizational growth • Monitor global and regional philanthropy trends and identify emerging mission-aligned funding opportunities • Identify opportunities for collaborative fundraising, joint initiatives and consortium bids • Represent People Powered in strategic external engagements, conferences and funder spaces • Build strategic relationships that increase organizational visibility and long-term funding opportunities • Align fundraising with organizational strategy alongside the Executive Director, Fundraising Manager and senior leadership • Build and steward long-term relationships with major institutional funders and philanthropic partners in the US, Europe and beyond • Lead cultivation strategies resulting in significant multi-year grants and strategic partnerships • Oversee competitive funding proposals, concept notes and donor reports • Design fundable programs and strategic initiatives in collaboration with the team • Strengthen grant management, pipeline development and donor stewardship systems • Support People Powered members in accessing fundraising opportunities and developing joint funding initiatives • Develop fundraising tools and processes and deliver fundraising learning and workshops • Coach colleagues and foster fundraising as a shared organizational responsibility • Develop and manage fundraising budgets, forecasts and performance reporting • Manage collaborative fundraising processes through consortia, partnerships and strategic alliances • Monitor fundraising performance and recommend strategic adjustments • Improve grant management, reporting and tracking systems • Manage fundraising staff, systems, occasional consultants and external partnerships • Contribute to senior leadership team planning, decision-making and organizational culture

🎯 Requirements

• At least 5–7 years' experience leading institutional fundraising and resource mobilization for international nonprofit organizations, global social movements, alliances, or international network-based/member-led organizations • Demonstrated experience fundraising for democracy, governance, civic participation, human rights or social justice initiatives • Proven ability to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders through alliances, consortia, strategic initiatives and joint funding partnerships • Demonstrated success securing and managing six- to seven-figure USD/EUR multi-year institutional grants from US and international foundations, governments or multilateral donors • Demonstrated experience developing and executing multi-year organizational fundraising strategies • Strong network of relationships with US and international funders and ability to cultivate new funding partnerships • Strong financial planning, budgeting and project management skills • Experience building organizational fundraising capacity and coaching peers and partners • Experience of line management/supervision of staff or teams • Excellent relationship management, negotiation and communication skills • Professional fluency in English • Commitment to People Powered’s mission and vision • Desirable: understanding of the EU funding landscape or experience securing funding from European Union programs, including Horizon Europe or CERV • Desirable: professional proficiency in Spanish, French or Portuguese • Desirable: experience living or working across multiple regions, particularly in the Global Majority • Cover letter, resume/CV and answers to application-form questions required • Applicants should provide 2–3 references if shortlisted

🏖️ Benefits

• Supportive, culturally diverse and highly committed team • Emphasis on learning and development • Democratic participation in the workplace and member-led community • Comprehensive health insurance (medical, vision, dental) • Pension contribution of 3% • 3 weeks of organization-wide breaks per year (in August and December) • 27 days of paid time off (15 vacation days, 12 floating holidays) • 7 days of professional development leave per year • 16 weeks fully paid maternity leave • 1 month fully paid sabbatical leave after every 5 years of service • Opportunity to travel and collaborate with members and partners at annual in-person events • Small stipend to compensate applicants for time spent on home assignments • Reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair and equitable recruitment process