Climate Lead · 3 weeks ago
Senior Philanthropy Advisor
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$250K/yr - $280K/yr
10+ years expClimate Lead empowers philanthropic leaders everywhere to take immediate and far-reaching climate action. The Senior Philanthropic Advisor will guide UHNW individuals and families in developing bold, high-impact giving strategies, contributing to significant climate investments and fostering transformative philanthropic action.
AdviceConsulting
Responsibilities
Proactively develop strategies to engage philanthropists new to climate, including through peer volunteers, influencers, and curated events and experiences
Represent Climate Lead externally, building credibility and trust across a range of philanthropic constituents and partners
Deeply understand the interests, influencers, and decision-making of philanthropists new to climate and design the impactful steps and strategies that will help them give and scale their giving. This could include support for climate learning, help in setting goals and values, processes to choose their priorities once they understand what is important for climate, portfolio development, and more
Partner with the Global Climate Strategies and Communications teams to create products translated for philanthropists new to climate, including thematic landscapes, presentations, tailored portfolio recommendations, vetted solution briefs, and more
Speed philanthropists’ climate journeys through curated connections with peer philanthropists, which can include strategically choosing the right peer connections, briefing participants for maximum impact, and facilitating peer-to-peer engagements for maximum impact and follow-up
Staff a select number of experienced climate philanthropists in their principal-to-principal engagement with peers as 'ambassadors' for climate, akin to campaign volunteer engagement in a development organization
Qualification
Required
A minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in philanthropy, principal gift fundraising, or UHNW client advising, or equivalent fields such as political, venture capital, or technology sectors
Proven track record of securing principal gifts, advising large-scale philanthropic investments, or engaging highly influential leaders in the political, technology, or similarly complex sectors
Exceptional ability to design and execute tailored strategies that engage, inspire, and mobilize UHNW individuals and families toward ambitious, high-impact giving
Excellent strategic thinking, communication, and relationship-building skills
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment and maintain a learning mindset
Deep commitment to climate action and the power of philanthropy to drive systemic change
Company
Climate Lead
By serving as an impartial guide, Climate Lead equips new climate philanthropists with the information and insights they need to drive transformative solutions.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase