Director of Fundraising

Location

United Kingdom

Posted

4 days ago

Salary

£95K - £100K / year

Seniority

Lead

Postgraduate DegreeEnglish

Job Description

Director of Fundraising

Climate Bonds Initiative

• Develop and maintain a strong network of funders, acting as the primary external representative to cultivate strategic, long-term partnerships. • Align and prioritise funding opportunities with organisational strategy, ensuring effective implementation and resource allocation. • Accountable for meeting Fundraising targets • Lead and manage the Fundraising Operations Team, overseeing workflows, performance, and delivery of high-quality outputs. • Oversee programme design and development to ensure initiatives are impactful, scalable, and aligned with funder and organisational priorities. • Produce timely, accurate reporting for internal stakeholders and external funders, ensuring transparency and compliance. • Develop narrative and quantitative insights that demonstrate progress, learning, and value for money. Contribute to organisational impact publications, annual reports, and strategic updates. • Oversee the refinement of internal systems and ways of working that support collaborative, efficient fundraising. • Drive organisational excellence by continuously monitoring emerging fundraising trends and championing innovative, data-driven approaches that elevate Climate Bonds’ fundraising strategy, diversify revenue streams, and strengthen long-term financial resilience. • Displays leadership competencies in line with our Climate Bonds Career & Competency Framework at Director level.

Job Requirements

  • Experience working within climate change or climate finance
  • Proven track record in securing significant funding from diverse sources.
  • Experience leading fundraising teams in a mission-driven organisation.
  • A collaborative mindset and confidence working with senior stakeholders and delivery teams.
  • Stakeholder management, with a particular focus on senior engagement and stewardship.
  • Fundraising marketing and communication expertise
  • Strong proposal development and compelling storytelling.
  • Excellent written communication, including reports and strategic documents.
  • Strong strategic thinking and prioritisation abilities.
  • Ability to leverage existing network.
  • Strong programme design or programme development experience, ideally in the social impact or non-profit sector.
  • Experience managing budgets and income pipelines.

Benefits

  • This role is fully remote
  • We offer flexible working hours and trust you to work enough hours to do your job well, at times that suit you and your team.
  • Opportunities to work from another location
  • Make a meaningful impact every day!
  • Enhanced family leave policies

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