Head of Philanthropy

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

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Prevail Fund

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11 - 50 employees

🤲 Charity

📚 Education

🌍 Social Impact

Charity • Education • Social Impact

Prevail Fund is an organization that mobilizes philanthropic capital and field implementation capacity to pursue ambitious, measurable global goals—beginning with improving foundational literacy and numeracy in low- and middle-income countries. Prevail makes targeted grants to field implementers, works directly on the ground to build their capacity to scale over 10+ years, and coordinates donor teams to leverage government and private-sector spending. Its founding board is composed of experienced social entrepreneurs and implementers, and its first program aims to raise and deploy $1B in philanthropy to improve instruction for at least 27. 5 million children across 11 countries in Africa and South Asia.

📋 Description

• Coordinate all philanthropy team activities and maintain clear, efficient communication • Motivate the team and own team performance, feedback culture, goal-setting, and performance reviews • Mentor team members and support career development • Manage at least 4–5 direct reports and likely skip-reports • Own strategy-setting, translate strategy into goals and OKRs, and communicate plans across the team • Design and resource the team for scale, including budget, headcount, roles, and profiles • Lead hiring activities, including informational interviews, interview exercises, recruitment processes, and candidate sourcing • Advise on or execute high-priority projects • Serve as the communication hub for the Philanthropy team, Prevail, and external stakeholders • Act as a thought partner to colleagues and a direct advisor on high-priority philanthropy projects • Help scale Prevail’s philanthropy team and support new fund launches

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of relevant work experience • Multiple years in a management and/or leadership role • Interest in big-bet philanthropy and/or global development • Deeply organized with the ability to manage multiple high-stakes workstreams • Senior judgment and consistent follow-through • Strong written and verbal communication skills tailored to the listener’s perspective • Passion for team management • Passion for Prevail’s social mission • Humility, patience, humor, empathy, and openness to feedback • Candidates must be located in a timezone between EST/UTC-5 and UTC+5 (India)

🏖️ Benefits

• Fully remote position with flexible location • Growth opportunities and investment in professional development • Strong manager support • Targeted feedback and performance support • Clear pay progression • Upwards or lateral mobility • Health insurance and wellness benefits • Home workspace or co-working stipend • Generous learning and development budget • Flexible leave policy • 25 days PTO plus public holidays • Periodic travel opportunities for donor meetings, board meetings, and partner site visits