Senior Portfolio Manager, Global Initiatives

NRDC is a non-profit environmental advocacy organization. We use law, science, and the support of 3.1 million members and online activists to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure the rights of all people to clean air, clean water, and healthy communities. NRDC was founded in 1970 and our people helped write some of America's bedrock environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act and many of the implementing regulations. Today, our team of more than 700 lawyers, scientists, economists, policy advocates, communications experts, and others work across the United States and the globe from our offices in Bozeman, Montana; Chicago; New York; San Francisco; Santa Monica; Washington, D.C.; and Beijing.

NRDC is seeking a Senior Portfolio Manager, Global Initiatives to work with the Foundation Relations team.

Position Summary
The Senior Portfolio Manager, Global Initiatives (PM) will manage a group of foundations and will work strategically to significantly fund NRDC’s global priorities. The PM will work with foundations based in the U.S. and in Europe, managing some existing relationships and building new ones. Reporting to the National Director, Foundation Relations, the Global PM will work closely with foundation program officers; the Senior PM, Europe and other PMs who also manage foundations that support NRDC’s global work; and the project staff working globally. This position also will partner with the Deputy Director of Strategy, Foundation Relations to develop fundraising proposals and budgets for strategic areas of institutional growth. The Global PM will be a key part of the Foundation Relations team within the Development Department and will be expected to be a resource for colleagues. Given the global focus of this position, flexible time schedules will be expected approximately twice a month for international video meetings.

• Relationship manager for a portfolio of foundation donors, focused on global work
  • Representing NRDC’s fundraising and programmatic priorities to Foundation funders
  • Developing fundraising strategy for proposals and reports
  • Responding in a timely manner and meeting all deadlines
  • Identifying expanded opportunities for engagement
  • Staying current on foundation news, priorities and informing key staff as needed 
• Liaison between program/department staff and the donor
  • Advising on managing the relationships with program officers
  • Keeping NRDC staff focused on institutional priorities and needs
  • Participating in program/department retreats and working groups
  • Looking for opportunities to grow funding and promoting institutional collaboration
  • Working collaboratively to develop projects and limit target increases
  • Working collaboratively with counterparts at other iNGOs as needed
• Development team member
  • Serving as a resource for colleagues
  • Maintaining clear, timely records
  • Sharing ideas
  • Setting clear goals and providing regular updates towards meeting goals

Required

Education/Training:

• Bachelor’s degree required, master’s degree preferred
• 8+ years’ experience in raising funds from foundations, with significant experience with foundations funding work outside of the U.S.
• Knowledge of environmental issues and environmental foundations
• Experience with Salesforce a plus

Knowledge/Skill Requirements:

• Strong analytical skills and ability to develop fundraising strategies working in conjunction with program experts and Development leadership
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to maintain enduring relationships with foundation program officers and coworkers
• Superior writing skills and demonstrated ability to develop proposals, reports and other materials, including budgets and financial reports
• Organizational skills; ability to prioritize, delegate, and simultaneously oversee multiple streams of work to meet overlapping deadlines
• Detail-oriented with high standards of excellence
• Fluency in Mandarin is a plus
• Commitment to principles of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

NRDC is committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion, both in our work and in our workplace. We believe that celebrating and actively welcoming diverse voices and perspectives is essential to solving the planet's most pressing environmental problems, and we encourage applications from candidates whose identities have been historically under-represented in the environmental movement.

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

We offer competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and a supportive working environment. Salary is based on a nonprofit scale and is commensurate with skills and experience. For this position, the salary is $110,000 to $125,000. Internal equity considerations will be reviewed before making a final offer.

Since March 2020, NRDC’s offices have been closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. You will be associated with one of our offices, but until circumstances allow us to re-open, we will continue to support NRDCers with remote working arrangements.

As a science-based organization, NRDC aims to do our part to help contain the COVID-19 public health crisis. For the sake of health, safety, and equity, we ask that people be vaccinated unless they have an approved medical or religious accommodation or other exemption in accordance with state and local law. We consider a person to be vaccinated two weeks after receiving one full course of a CDC-approved vaccine. In accordance with state or local law, new hires will be asked to attest to vaccination, those wishing to do so may request medical or religious accommodations or other exemptions via NRDC Employee Relations. NRDC treats all vaccine-related data confidentially, in keeping with local, state, and federal laws.

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