Resource Mobilization Director

People Powered • New York, NY

3h • $92,000 - $109,000 • Remote

About The Position

This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future sustainability and growth of one of the world's leading democracy hubs! We are looking for a highly experienced and entrepreneurial fundraising leader to develop the next chapter of People Powered's resource mobilization efforts at global scale. As Resource Mobilization Director, you will lead the development and implementation of a new fundraising strategy that diversifies People Powered's funding base, strengthens relationships with existing and prospective funders, and builds ambitious partnerships that advance both our financial sustainability and our mission. You will help position People Powered with foundations, governments, multilateral institutions, philanthropy, international organizations and strategic partners around the world. Working closely with the Executive Director, Fundraising Manager, and senior colleagues, you will identify emerging opportunities, cultivate long-term relationships, and develop funding approaches that reflect our values as a global member-led community. You will also collaborate closely with our communications team on funder-facing positioning and impact story-telling. Through this, you will play a key role in shifting funding resources and financial power to participatory democracy organizations in the Global Majority. You will also take on a leadership role internally by strengthening fundraising capacity across the organization, increasing collaboration and alignment between program development, community-building, and fundraising, and capacity-building colleagues and People Powered members to become more confident and effective fundraisers. You will lead a small but mighty fundraising unit with one other Fundraising Manager.

Requirements

• At least 5 - 7 years' experience leading institutional fundraising and resource mobilization for international nonprofit organizations, global social movements, alliances, or international network-based / member-led organizations
• Demonstrated experience fundraising for democracy, governance, civic participation, human rights or social justice initiatives.
• Proven ability to work in a collaborative and movement-oriented way with diverse stakeholders through alliances, consortia or other strategic initiatives and joint funding partnerships
• Demonstrated success securing and managing six to seven-figure (USD / EUR) and multi-year institutional grants from US and international foundations, governments or multilateral donors.
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing multi-year organizational fundraising strategies.
• Strong network of relationships with US and international funders and a demonstrated ability to cultivate new funding partnerships.
• Strong financial planning, budgeting and project management skills.
• Experience building organizational fundraising capacity, coaching peers and partners to meet fundraising goals.
• Experience of line management / supervision of staff or teams
• Excellent relationship management, negotiation and communication skills.
• Professional fluency in English.
• Commitment to People Powered’s mission and vision

Nice To Haves

• An understanding of the EU funding landscape or experience securing funding from European Union programs, including Horizon Europe, CERV or related mechanisms.
• Professional proficiency in Spanish, French or Portuguese
• Experience living or working across multiple regions, particularly in the Global Majority.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of People Powered's global fundraising strategy in line with the next 3 year strategic plan and beyond
• Diversify the organization's funding portfolio across foundations, governments, multilateral institutions, philanthropy and strategic partners.
• Establish fundraising priorities, targets, KPIs and systems to support sustainable organizational growth.
• Monitor trends in global and regional philanthropy and identify emerging funding opportunities aligned with People Powered's mission.
• Identify opportunities for collaborative fundraising, joint initiatives and consortium bids
• Represent People Powered in strategic external engagements, conferences and funder spaces.
• Build strategic relationships that increase both organizational visibility and long-term funding opportunities
• Work closely with the Executive Director, Fundraising Manager and senior leadership to align fundraising with organizational strategy.
• Build and steward long-term relationships with major institutional funders and philanthropic partners in the US, Europe and beyond.
• Lead cultivation strategies that result in significant multi-year grants and strategic partnerships.
• Oversee the development of competitive funding proposals, concept notes and donor reports.
• Lead the design of fundable programs and other strategic initiatives in close collaboration with our team, ensuring proposals align with donor priorities while remaining mission-driven.
• Strengthen systems for grant management, pipeline development and donor stewardship.
• Support People Powered members to access fundraising opportunities that advance shared goals and to develop joint funding initiatives across regions and issues in a way that supports building the ecosystem of participatory democracy.
• Develop practical tools and processes that strengthen fundraising across our staff and membership. Deliver fundraising learning and workshops.
• Build fundraising capacity across the organization by coaching colleagues, and fostering a culture in which fundraising is understood as a shared organizational responsibility.
• Develop and manage fundraising budgets, forecasts and performance reporting.
• Develop and manage improved processes for collaborative fundraising through consortia, partnerships and strategic alliances.
• Monitor fundraising performance against organizational goals and recommend strategic adjustments.
• Improve grant management processes and reporting / tracking systems
• Manage fundraising staff, systems, occasional consultants and external partnerships as required.
• Contribute as a member of the senior leadership team to organizational planning, decision-making and culture.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance (medical, vision, dental)
• Pension contribution of 3%
• 3 weeks of organization-wide breaks per year (in August and December)
• 27 days of paid time off (15 vacation days, 12 floating holidays)
• 7 days of professional development leave per year
• 16 weeks fully paid maternity leave
• 1 month fully paid sabbatical leave after every 5 years of service
• Opportunity to travel and collaborate with our members and partners at annual in-person events

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed