New Energy Nexus · 9 hours ago
Director of Development
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
10+ years expNew Energy Nexus (NEX) is an international organization dedicated to achieving a 100% clean energy economy. The Director of Development will lead the global fundraising strategy, focusing on securing support for clean energy entrepreneurs and their ecosystems across various emerging markets.
EnergyNon Profit
Responsibilities
Lead the development and execution of a multi-year fundraising strategy aligned with NEX's global platform goals
Cultivate and steward six- and seven-figure relationships with philanthropic foundations, family offices, DAFs, corporates, and HNWIs
Translate NEX's programs and initiatives such as New Energy Skills, Just Batteries, Financial Innovation and Women in Climate into compelling proposals and partnership packages
Manage multi-country proposals with country chapters, coordinating across programs, chapters, finance, and communications teams
Lead donor stewardship and reporting, ensuring NEX exceeds funder expectations
Identify and cultivate opportunities for unrestricted, catalytic programs, and global programs
Accountable for helping reaching platform (core) fundraising goals
Be a thought partner as it relates to funding various initiatives and programs
Responsible for best-in-class functional fundraising support to NEX chapters to enable chapters reaching their fundraising OKRs
Collaborate with the Chief Communications Officer to align on new product and program launches and initiatives
Collaborate with the Global Partnerships Director on relevant joint-programming initiatives
Responsible for recruiting, hiring and onboarding new development staff and overseeing their performance and KPIs
Manage and mentor a distributed Development team across U.S. and European time zones
Provide coaching and tools to Chapter Development Directors to strengthen local fundraising capacity
Oversee a Development Coordinator who is responsible for researching donor strategy and intelligence, relationship building with key funder accounts and High Net-Worth Individuals (HNWIs), and organizing fundraisers
Qualification
Required
10 years of successful fundraising results with over USD 20M in direct funding raised in their portfolio
3 years of global programmatic experience
Proven history of meeting fundraising goals and cultivating and managing multi-year, six- and seven- figure relationships with foundations, family offices, donor advised funds (DAFs) and HNWIs
Proven history of working with Foundations and HNWI in the climate, energy or entrepreneur space
Proven history of developing and implementing a fundraising strategy
Demonstrated experience in a non-profit organization
High level of adaptability in an environment with evolving team structures and workflows, including a penchant for embracing change as an opportunity for growth and the ability for navigating ambiguity or periods of uncertainty
Ability to frequently attend in-person meetings with funders and strategic partners
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, particularly storytelling
Strong problem-solving skills combined with excellent budget and project management skills to effectively manage multiple priorities and functions
Ability to work independently within a global team
Ability to work with a global team and attending in-person meetings and working across time zones and travel, respectively
Entrepreneurial mindset and ability to work within ambiguity
Work collaboratively in a team environment and receptive to feedback
Proficiency in database management (i.e CRM)
Proficiency in Google Workspace and Slack
Preferred
Passion for energy startups, with professional knowledge of or experience in the clean energy sector and a track record of contributing to or building clean energy ecosystems involving entrepreneurs, investors, corporates, and public-sector partners
Benefits
Compensation will be competitive and aligned with comparable senior fundraising and business development roles in the climate and social impact sectors.
The package will reflect the candidate's experience, geographic location, and track record in securing multi-year and strategic funding partnerships.
In addition to base compensation and benefits, the role offers the opportunity to shape and scale a global fundraising strategy that directly supports locally led clean energy ecosystems and entrepreneurs across emerging markets.
Company
New Energy Nexus
New Energy Nexus is an international organization that supports clean energy entrepreneurs with funds.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Christina Borsum
Chief Financial Officer
Elizabeth Andrews
Chief Development Officer
Recent News
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