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In support of that mission, the Strategic Partnerships and Philanthropy team develops and executes new cross-team strategies and initiatives to support increased revenue from top donors and prospects. The team manages Mercy Corps' relationships with major corporate, foundation and individual donors and influencers with a focus on donors and influencers who give across more than one traditional fundraising channel, raising strategically restricted funds, unrestricted funds, and elevating Mercy Corps' brand profile. We set bold cross-team strategies, develop and manage relationships with key partners, and advance Mercy Corps' mission through strategic partnerships and philanthropy. The team also manages Mercy Corps' engagement with Big Bets, and leads our climate fundraising campaign, Climate: Possible.  

Essential Responsibilities  

• Provide business development, stewardship, and communications support to a range of CFT donors and prospects, aligned to P2P priorities. 
• Collaborate with program, technical and innovation teams to match key program needs with potential funders. 
• Write/edit concepts, proposals, reports, pitch decks, talking points, updates and stewardship materials. 
• Support development and implementation of personalized cultivation and stewardship plans for key partnerships.  
• Support Rebrand-related events and convenings, Match Pool fundraising requests, benefits and other required content, etc.  
• Support knowledge management by maintaining donor and prospect records in NXT (CRM), SharePoint, etc. ensuring institutional knowledge is captured, shared and accessible across the team. 

INTERNAL COORDINATION & PROJECT MANAGEMENT 

• Coordinate with internal stakeholders including program representatives and leadership, TEQ, AMT and other stakeholders to ensure donor engagement strategies can be effectively implemented.  
• Contribute to planning and execution of Monthly CFT meetings, and other internal meetings, including agenda development, team engagement, and follow-up on action items. 
• Act as primary PG&E liaison with support from TEQ, MCV, AMT and finance in the management of the Innovation Fund grants and provide any needed support to the merging of the Innovation Fund and the Venture Lab under the Innovation Catalyst.  

PROFILE RAISING, INFLUENCE & REPRESENTATION 

• Maintain a comprehensive understanding of strategic priorities and relevant technical areas and key partnerships in order to represent the organization and priority programming to internal and external stakeholders.  
• Effectively represent Mercy Corps in donor meetings, communications and at events. 
• Prepare briefing materials, talking points, and other content to support leadership external representation. 
• Support online and other profile-raising activities related to the rebrand, donor cultivation and stewardship. 

SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Actively learns about safeguarding and integrates it into their work, including safeguarding risks and mitigations related to their area of work. 
• Practices the values of Mercy Corps including respecting the dignity and well-being of participants and fellow team members. 
• Encourages openness and communication in their team; encourages team members to submit reports if they have any concerns using reporting mechanisms e.g., Integrity Hotline and other options. 

Minimum Qualifications & Transferable Skills 

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience. 
• 5+ years increasingly responsible work in partnerships and fundraising. 
• Successful track record managing donor relationships and securing donations in support of social impact work. 
• Understanding of donor audience motivations, donor cultivation cycle, and decision-making processes. 
• Ability to work in and across teams to develop and execute strategy for successful partnership experience and engagement. 
• Proven ability to manage projects and competing priorities. 
• Strong oral and written communications skills 
• Excellent problem solving and interpersonal skills. 
• Understanding of climate programming, international aid and development strongly preferred 

Disclaimer: The use of AI technologies will not be permitted during online interviews. This includes, but is not limited to, AIgenerated responses, virtual assistants, realtime transcription or summarization tools, automated scripts, or any system that provides realtime prompts or recommendations. This reflects Mercy Corps' commitment to equitable hiring practices, equal opportunity, and a level playing field for every candidate. Candidates who require the use of AI-assisted tools as a reasonable accommodation for a disability are encouraged to submit a request to their recruiter prior to their interview. Mercy Corps will review all such requests and work with candidates to identify appropriate accommodations in accordance with applicable law.

As an applicant, if you witness or experience any form of sexual misconduct during the recruitment process, please report this to Mercy Corps Integrity Hotline ([email protected]).