WePlanet
Renewables & Environment
HeadofPhilanthropy&Foundations
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“Head of Philanthropy & Foundations at WePlanet. Skills: Fundraising, Relationship building, Strategic planning. Lead major foundations and HNWI pipeline. Cultivate and convert foundations, family offices and HNWI prospects”
What You'll Achieve.
Unlock WePlanet's next phase of growth; Build transformational pipeline of philanthropic income; Step-change organisation's income; Secure seven-figure foundation commitments; Scale philanthropic income dramatically; Build fundraising function from the ground up; Secure significant six- or seven-figure commitments
Industry & Context.
Willingness to travel internationally, Must overlap significantly with European working hours, Open to candidates based in the UK or EU
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Substantial experience in major gift, foundation or institutional fundraising at a mission-driven organisation, Demonstrable personal track record of leading fundraising work that has secured significant six- or seven-figure commitments from major foundations and/or HNWI donors, Experience of building a foundation or major donor pipeline, Outstanding written and spoken English, Proposal writing and strategic storytelling skills, Visual presentation skills, Confident public speaker, Ability to operate with autonomy and judgement, navigate ambiguity and work at pace in a lean, fully remote team, Alignment with WePlanet's ecomodernist values, Willingness to travel internationally
Nice to Have
Experience at a small to mid-sized, entrepreneurial NGO, Existing relationships or relevant network access within the climate, environmental, effective altruism or science-based philanthropy communities, Experience of cross-border fundraising across the UK, continental Europe and/or the US, Experience working with or alongside programmatic teams on policy, campaigns or advocacy
What You'll Do.
Lead major foundations and HNWI pipeline
Cultivate and convert foundations
family offices and HNWI prospects
Design and own major foundations and HNWI fundraising strategy
Pursue seven-figure commitments from foundations
family offices and major individual donors
Build and own diversified portfolio of major foundation prospects
solicitation and stewardship of top-tier foundation relationships
Write or lead writing of strategic proposals
Shape propositions compelling to funders
Design and run major donor programme
Create bespoke cultivation moments
Contribute to overall fundraising strategy
Translate campaigns and programmes into compelling cases for support
Maintain active view of philanthropic landscape
Represent WePlanet at philanthropic conferences
Own major-donor and major-foundation stewardship calendar
Convene and choreograph pitch teams
Monitor pipeline conversion rates
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work closely with Director of Impact & Partnerships; Work closely with Grants Officer; Work closely with Head of Global Development; Work closely with Senior Digital Fundraising Lead; Collaborate with program leads; Consult and collaborate with WePlanet network; Partner with Senior Digital Fundraising Lead; Support Director of Impact & Partnerships; Partner with Communications and program leads
Communication Scope
Written communication; Spoken communication; Public speaking; Strategic storytelling
Full Job Description
WePlanet is entering a phase of organisational growth that requires a step-change in philanthropic income. We are seeking a Head of Philanthropy & Foundations to build and lead our major foundations and HNWI fundraising programme from the ground up. This is a newly created senior role designed to unlock WePlanet's next phase of growth by building a transformational pipeline of philanthropic income from major foundations and high-net-worth donors. The post-holder will take direct responsibility for cultivating and converting the foundations, family offices and HNWI prospects that can step-change the organisation's income, including, over time, seven-figure foundation commitments. The role is fully remote and sits within a small, fast-moving international team. The post-holder is expected to operate with a high degree of autonomy, a builder's mindset and the confidence to lead on substantial asks. WePlanet is not a typical NGO. We are a small, fast-moving organisation with outsized ambitions, and we are now at the point where philanthropic income needs to scale dramatically to match them. We are hiring a Head of Philanthropy and Foundations to build this function from the ground up. The post-holder will design and own our entire major foundations and HNWI fundraising strategy, working directly with senior leadership to pursue seven-figure commitments from foundations, family offices and major individual donors. This is the kind of role that suits someone who has spent time working within established fundraising programmes and is now ready to build their own. You will need the confidence to make substantial asks, the persistence to manage long cultivation cycles, and the judgement to prioritise a pipeline where the opportunities are large but the timescales are real. WePlanet is fully remote and internationally distributed. The post-holder will be expected to operate with significant autonomy. There is no large team behind this role yet. Building that team, over time,
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