Senior Manager, Strategic Partnerships

UNITED STATES ENERGY FOUNDATION•San Francisco, CA

just now•$175,500•Remote

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Strategic Partnerships joins U.S. Energy Foundation’s expanding Strategic Partnerships team to help coordinate and support results-driven partnerships and donor relations. Reporting to the Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships, this external-facing role supports the cultivation and stewardship of funders and contributes to the team’s evolving capabilities. The Senior Manager oversees a portfolio of funders and prospects across program issue areas, engaging directly with funders, tracking engagement, preparing materials, and contributing to meeting and event planning. The role works closely with the Strategic Partnerships team, USEF program colleagues, leadership, and external consultants on funder-related projects and institutional efforts. This is a full-time role in a remote-first organization and may be based at a USEF office or remotely anywhere in the United States.

Requirements

Demonstrated relevant work experience in areas such as fundraising, partnerships, or relationship management in a nonprofit, foundation, or business setting.
Demonstrated experience working with a diverse set of donors or partners.
Experience communicating and collaborating with people from a wide diversity of backgrounds and cultures, including high-profile individuals and institutions.
Experience managing multiple concurrent projects, diverse stakeholders, and priorities, and anticipating the needs of colleagues, donors, and other external stakeholders.
Commitment to contributing meaningfully to a workplace where equity and inclusion are core values.
Proven oral and written communication skills.
Experience using Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook, preferably in a Mac environment.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of climate change or clean energy issues.
Familiarity with Google Drive, Docs, and Sheets, as well as Box.
Experience using cloud-based relational database systems, such as Salesforce.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement plans to cultivate philanthropic support by managing a portfolio of funders, prospects, and program issue areas.
Support quarterly fundraising check-ins for the National, States and Regions, Strategic Communications, and Programs and Equity teams, including preparing agendas and tracking follow-up actions.
Build and manage an active pipeline of prospective funders in collaboration with the Strategic Partnerships team and external consultants.
Conduct or coordinate regular, meaningful engagement with partners through meetings, convenings, and other activities to support their long-term commitment to USEF and the climate and clean energy field.
Capture and track follow-up issues and action items from external funder meetings, stakeholder convenings, and internal meetings.
Prepare for key meetings with USEF leadership and the Strategic Partnerships team, including agenda preparation, scheduling, and gathering background research on current and prospective funders.
Work directly with funders and prospects to engage them in program areas of interest.
Create, edit, and maintain funder-facing collateral in collaboration with the Strategic Partnerships Communications team and other staff.
Organize funder events, briefings, forums, and meetings, including preparing invitation lists and invitations, providing scheduling support, and tracking RSVPs.
Participate in cross-functional teams to improve and integrate the Strategic Partnerships team into organizational processes and implement new systems.
Perform other relevant duties as assigned.