Fundraising Development Manager
About Climate 2025
We activate emerging movements working for urgent systemic change in response to the climate and ecological emergency. We provide acceleration and incubation through capacity building services, fiscal hosting, access to funding, and partnership development to high-potential and high-impact movements. We take a climate justice approach to our work, movements, and partners, ensuring that the change we need is swift, equitable, and just.
About the Fundraising Development Manager
We are excited to bring on a Fundraising Development Manager to work across our philanthropy network, building relationships and expanding the funding opportunities available, for both Climate 2025, and the movements we support.
You will manage both small donors and major grants and related reporting for new and recurring partners; develop and maintain a pipeline of funding opportunities; scale internal tracking, reporting and opportunity sourcing processes; and oversee the development of concept notes and full proposals.
You are highly organized, have a strong drive to take ownership, and a desire to work in a collaborative, fast-paced team. You enjoy the relationship and ideation side of fundraising, and are passionate about climate justice.
Reporting to: The Climate 2025 Board
Salary: £35,000-£45,000
Hours: Full-time (part-time or job shares will be considered)
Remote position, with video conferencing. Preference for working in GMT +/- 3 hours.
Job responsibilities
Proposal Development and Project Management:
Owning the proposal development process from identification to submission, including managing colleagues across teams in contributing high quality material as needed.
Developing high quality, brand-accurate core content for the organization, including one pagers, proposal FAQs, standard pitch decks, templates etc.
Partnering with funders and operations teams to design core program parameters for proposals and communicate them effectively.
Relationship Management and Communications:
Building and scaling systems for gold standard relationship management and grants administration (including regular update calls, customised proposals, and reports).
Managing relationships with assigned funders, including day to day informal and formal communications and presentations.
Managing ongoing grant agreements (reporting and compliance requirements) in collaboration with the compliance team.
Donor Acquisition and Retention:
Running full sales cycles, building a coalition of funders passionate about direct giving.
Providing pitch materials for management team outreach to potential funders.
Maintaining relationships with current partners and tracking their strategic priorities.
Pipeline Management and Analytics:
Contributing to Climate 2025’s growing fundraising pipeline and tracking performance against ambitious fundraising goals.
Identifying opportunities for improved analytics (via dashboards, processes, trackers, etc.) proactively and implementing ideas.
Experience and skills
A minimum of 5 years’ experience and a proven track record in a development role
Detailed knowledge and experience of a wide range of fundraising techniques including grant writing, working with high value donors, and fostering corporate opportunities where there’s alignment
Excellent English written and verbal communication skills, especially of complex work, other languages a plus
Understanding of the social movement space and their fundraising needs, with experience securing unrestricted funds
Excellent interpersonal, networking and relationship-building skills as well as the ability to influence and motivate supporters
Effective administration of fundraising research, data and finance
Excellent organisational skills and ability to meet often competing deadlines
An existing network in the philanthropic sector, in particular the climate sector, a huge plus
What we offer
Flexible / hybrid working patterns and up to 40 days annual leave
Monthly personal and professional development budget
A highly collaborative and entrepreneurial environment where you have the space to work independently, make an impact from day one, and contribute to the development of the organisation
Engagement with incredible projects and people who are passionate about addressing our climate and ecological crisis
A uniquely talented, creative, and global team
At Climate 2025 we ensure all employees and volunteers, whatever their gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, sexual orientation or identity, education or disability, feel valued and respected. We are committed to a nondiscriminatory approach and provide equal opportunity for employment and advancement in all of our teams, programs, and worksites. We strongly encourage applications from youth groups, people of colour, indigenous peoples, those displaced or most effected by climate breakdown and/or people of female, trans or non-binary association: we realise that these groups continue to be underrepresented and we don’t want to perpetuate injustice.