GiveDirectly · 4 weeks ago
Expression of Interest: Senior Partnerships & Philanthropy Leadership Roles (Director / Senior Director)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expGiveDirectly aims to reshape international giving by providing cash grants directly to the world’s poorest. They are seeking bold, strategic relationship leaders with significant experience securing major philanthropic, institutional, or corporate funding to contribute to expanding their global partnership ecosystem.
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Responsibilities
Leading and developing a high-performing fundraising team (approx. 5+), with a focus on coaching, performance management, and ensuring role clarity
Building a team culture grounded in accountability, analytical rigor, and continuous improvement
Providing strategic direction, quality assurance, and thought partnership on major proposals, pitch decks, and donor-facing materials
Establishing high-quality standards, templates, and review processes across the team
Owning and expanding a portfolio of high-value institutional, corporate, foundation, and HNW partners
Developing pipelines and closing multimillion-dollar, multi-year funding opportunities
Building trusted relationships with senior decision-makers and influential networks
Bringing creativity and strategic insight to partnership design, helping shift donor priorities toward cash as a preferred aid modality
Leading end-to-end partnership lifecycles — from discovery and market mapping to pitching, negotiation, and close
Acting as a senior external representative of GiveDirectly at conferences, donor forums, high-level events, and strategic convenings
Building and nurturing relationships across philanthropy, development, humanitarian response, climate, tech, and HNW networks
Collaborating with Country Directors and operational leaders to design compelling, evidence-driven program proposals
Aligning internal stakeholders (operations, finance, policy, research) for complex, multi-country funding opportunities
Enhancing forecasting, pipeline management, and partnership systems to support strategic decision-making
Strengthening cross-team knowledge sharing, proposal libraries, and partnership processes
Helping shape GiveDirectly’s long-term partnership roadmap, including major 'big bet' opportunities
Qualification
Required
Significant experience (8+ years) in fundraising, institutional partnerships, HNW relationship management, business development, or other high-leverage strategic roles
A proven ability to build and deepen relationships with senior leaders, influencers, and decision-makers
Demonstrated success closing large, complex funding deals or equivalent partnership agreements
Experience leading teams and building cultures of excellence
Strong communication skills — exceptional writers, storytellers, and strategic thinkers able to quality control pitch decks, proposals, donor reports etc
Ability to structure ambiguity, set priorities, and use data to drive decisions
Deep alignment with GiveDirectly's values of recipient choice, transparency, and evidence
Preferred
Experience building systems and processes across growing teams
Experience working with institutional donors in Africa
Established networks across philanthropy, impact investing, or HNW communities
Company
GiveDirectly
GiveDirectly is a nonprofit organization.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1MKey Investors
GitLab FoundationOmiseGO
2025-01-30Grant
2018-03-28Grant· $1M
Leadership Team
Paul Niehaus
Co-founder & director
Recent News
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2025-11-24
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