Acumen
Impact Investing
InstitutionalPartnershipsSeniorAssociate
“Institutional Partnerships Senior Associate at Acumen. Skills: Institutional fundraising, Partner engagement, Climate finance. Support cultivation of private institutional partners. Support stewardship of private institutional partners”
Industry & Context.
Analytical
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Minimum 5 years of experience in fundraising, Minimum 5 years of experience in climate finance, Minimum 5 years of experience in social entrepreneurship, Minimum 5 years of experience in strategic partnerships, Minimum 5 years of experience in impact investing, Minimum 5 years of experience in grant management, Authorized to work in the US
Nice to Have
Familiarity with philanthropy preferred, Familiarity with impact investment preferred, Familiarity with international development preferred, Familiarity with nonprofit sectors preferred, Experience in strategic planning preferred, Experience in project oversight preferred, Experience in budget development preferred, Experience working at a global, matrixed institution preferred
What You'll Do.
Support cultivation of private institutional partners
Support stewardship of private institutional partners
Lead research on prospective funders
Conduct research on prospective funders
Expand institutional funder pipeline
Maintain institutional funder pipeline
Manage institutional partnerships pipeline
Update institutional partnerships pipeline
Collaborate internally for information
Prepare briefing materials
Prepare meeting notes
Prepare follow-up communications
Develop external-facing materials
Update external-facing materials
Support planning for industry events
Support content preparation for industry events
Support planning for Acumen-hosted events
Support content preparation for Acumen-hosted events
Inform insights shared with partners
Capture insights shared with partners
Inform lessons shared with partners
Capture lessons shared with partners
Ensure Acumen delivers against commitments
Ensure Acumen delivers against objectives
Ensure grant reporting requirements
Ensure financial reporting requirements
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate internally; Work across regions; Work with grant management
Communication Scope
Writing skills; Turn technical information into stories
Process & Methodology
Project oversight
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