Officer, Partnerships (Fundraising)

Officer, Partnerships

GP, Philadelphia, & Scientific Advancement (GPS)

Partnerships  

The Partnerships team works to scale Pew’s impact in the world by building an engaged community of partners and mobilizing resources to advance our vital work.  

Position Overview 

Do you have a passion for building meaningful relationships and mobilizing resources to create positive societal impact?  As an officer on Pew’s Partnerships team, you'll be at the forefront of building fundraising and partnership support for three key programmatic areas: Government Performance (GP), Philadelphia projects, and Scientific Advancement. These areas have been strategically combined due to their overlapping agendas and interdependencies, creating a portfolio that promotes cross-promotion with current and prospective donors. 

Under the guidance of the team director, you’ll establish relationships both internally and externally, using metrics and ROI to meet key programmatic deliverables. To be successful, you'll need to have strong relationship-building skills, be adept at setting priorities and anticipating needs, maintain a strong work ethic, have the discretion to handle confidential information, and the ability to quickly learn Pew and Partnerships' systems. As you become knowledgeable in all facets of Partnerships, you'll lead and support ongoing and special projects between your focus area and Partnerships more broadly as needed. Your responsibilities will evolve in line with Partnerships’ and the institution’s growth and needs. 

This position is based in Pew’s Washington, DC office. You'll participate in Pew’s core in-office days on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, with the flexibility to work from home for the remainder of the week. 

Responsibilities 

• Execute an assigned portfolio of fundraisingprospects to identify areas of philanthropic and partnerships support for the needs of GPS. 

• Set a primary goal to develop deep relationships with the GP, Philadelphia and Scientific Advancement program teams, gaining credibility and a personal affinity for the work being conducted.  

• Work in conjunction with program staff to understand and translate the value proposition of the work to external audiences. 

• Guided by the scope of prospects’ interests, collaborate with, and refer prospects across the full organization to leverage the maximum philanthropic potential of prospects. 

• Work collaboratively with resource mobilization colleagues who are also responsible for portfolio execution, identifying best practices while suggesting process improvements for the benefit of the overall team. 

• Lead the development of written proposals, concept papers, fundraising plans, and the other materials needed to creatively deepen prospect engagement for securing gifts.   

• In coordination with Donor Relations officer, develop and execute comprehensive and creative donor stewardship plans for portfolio. 

• Collaborate closely with Prospect Research and Portfolio Management colleagues to identify, assess, and drive opportunities, and to refine your portfolio. 

• Participate fully in Pew’s Salesforce constituent relationship management and PeopleSoft financial systems, collaborating with analytics and administrative team members. 

• Be meticulous in prospect reporting and tracking relationships in the CRM utilized by the team. 

Requirements 

• A bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience, is required; advanced degree preferred.  

• Generally, eight years of successful fundraising experience, with a demonstrated track record of closing significant investments and philanthropy through creative, entrepreneurial and sophisticated relationship building.   

• Discretion in handling and securing confidential information, as well as the ability to conduct oneself in a highly professional manner. 

• Commitment to embody, practice, and develop growth mindset skill sets in work and interactions. 

• Documented success personally implementing sophisticated cultivation strategies leading to successful closure of six and seven figure gifts.  

• A strong commitment to producing measurable results combined with creativity in problem solving. 

• Exemplary verbal, written, and editing skills, including the ability to understand and translate Pew’s mission and interests for donors and prospects with clarity, crispness, and effectiveness.  

• Experience developing complex written materials in a short period of time.  

• A commitment to working in a deadline-driven, collaborative environment with respect for accountability and responsibility.  

• Sound judgment and integrity; willingness to try new approaches; and enthusiasm, and dedication to the mission and objectives of the institution. 

• Experience setting short-and long-term planning goals in line with program priorities.   

• Highly organized and with experience handling multiple projects while maintaining clarity of focus and flexibility in the face of organizational change and ambiguity. 

• Proven research and analytic skills, with the capacity to investigate an issue, ask thoughtful questions and recommend possible solutions. 

• Knowledge of and demonstrated proficiency in the use of software (Windows, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) and the ability to learn technology used at Pew, including Salesforce and PeopleSoft if not already familiar. 

Travel

Occasional travel as required.