Fundraising Manager
ALLFED
📍Remote (Global) 🕔 Part Time 🔄 Rolling Applications
ALLFED’s Fundraising Manager will connect the dots between fundraising work that is currently done by various ALLFED teams (research team, finance team, communications team, operations team, events team). They will be a go-to port of call for any matters related to fundraising and will be charged with maintaining a holistic view of all fundraising activities happening in the organization.
Our Fundraising Manager will need to be both a thinker (planning and strategising) and a doer (happy to manage others but also to step in and crack on with things). They will likely be a fundraising generalist, with a mixture of research, analytical, project management and communications skills and someone comfortable with both databases and long writing pieces.
Please note this role is not purely managerial, it's equally hands-on. The ideal candidate should be just as comfortable rolling up their sleeves to deliver key tasks themselves as they are in guiding and managing others to do so.
Background
Developing a strong fundraising function in the next year is critical for ALLFED. You would be joining us at a pivotal time - while our runway remains healthy, we have had to make significant changes to the organization (which included a likely reduction in the overall size of our team in June 2025). It’s important that you have a full understanding of this context before proceeding.
That said, we believe this moment of transition holds real possibility, and we’re excited to welcome someone who sees not just the challenge, but the opportunity to help shape what comes next. We are looking for someone exceptional and ready to pick up this challenge. The potential for impact in this newly created role is significant.
Reporting:
Overall, this role will initially report to ALLFED Directors (as a collective body). On collaborative activities the lines of reporting will generally follow already established ones, e.g. on donor newsletter/communications, you will report to the Senior Communications Advisor. The postholder will have direct line management responsibilities of:
Others as needed.
Key Responsibilities
Fundraising Team
Manage, support and provide oversight of ALLFED’s Donor Relations Coordinator in their role.
Support and provide oversight of ALLFED’s grant-writing functions.
Identify any skills gaps and recruitment needs.
Support team members with their fundraising efforts.
Provide fundraising as needed.
Fundraising Strategy
Co-ordinate and project lead the development of ALLFED’s fundraising strategy (together with ALLFED Directors).
Fundraising Systems & Procedures
Ensure ALLFED’s internal lines of fundraising responsibility and accountability (between teams/people) are clearly delineated and upheld.
Ensure optimization and smooth running of ALLFED’s donation platforms and systems to boost donation values and optimize donor experience.
Assist the finance committee with relevant compliance (such as the gifts acceptance policy, donor reporting, or charitable solicitation licences in the USA).
Donor Care & Communications
Ensure all aspects of the ALLFED’s Donor Relations Coordinator responsibilities are in hand and well taken care of.
In particular, verify and ensure all donor records are in good order at all times and core donor care activities and communications are happening in a timely manner.
Periodically report on this to ALLFED directors.
Contribute to gathering evidence of impact and external quotes and testimonials; able to subsequently use them in our fundraising work.
Contribute to Annual Reports (and other relevant communications).
Grants Coordination
Ensure all aspects of the ALLFED’s Grants Coordinator responsibilities are in hand and well taken care of.
In particular, verify and ensure all grants activities are happening efficiently, grant records are in good order and core deadlines are communicated and kept.
Ensure that all aspects of grant management are considered, such as grants compliance, due diligence, and reporting obligations.
Periodically report on this to ALLFED directors.
Major Donors Cultivation & Reporting
Ensure we deliver first class stewardship and relationship management to our VIP and major donors.
Help identify gatekeepers and donor acquisition pathways.
Research prospective donors and fundraising opportunities.
Coordinate and lead approaches to philanthropists, high net worth individuals, grant making trusts and foundations.
Qualifications
Essential:
For all ALLFED roles
A mature, open-minded attitude - we are trying to help feed the world!
Self-motivated, reliable, hard-working, able to get along with people.
Awareness of ALLFED’s work and mission.
Comfortable with working remotely.
Access to high speed Internet, headset + webcam.
Good English language skills, both spoken and written.
Role-Specific
Strategic outlook - always looking at the bigger picture and how the decisions we make now will impact ALLFED in the years to come.
Imaginative and able to spot fundraising and engagement opportunities, and general engagement and alliance-building.
Evidence of a solid fundraising background.
Nonprofit fundraising experience (including grant writing and campaigns).
Excellent line management skills (experience of remote teams a bonus).
Excellent prospect research, analytical and communications skills.
Excellent project management skills (and ability to rigorously stick to deadlines).
Highly organized, and able to track multiple fundraising pathways, activities and actions due in a timely manner.
Highly competent at using and maintaining CRMs, with an excellent understanding of opportunities pipelines and relationship databases; capable of getting the best out of them and CRM system optimisation for fundraising purposes.
Excel power user, able to work efficiently with substantial data sets and train team members on it.
Imaginative and able to spot fundraising and engagement opportunities, and general engagement and alliance-building.
Financially literate, with an excellent understanding of P&Ls and budgets, able to set and effectively implement any relevant controls.
Happy and open-minded attitude about wealth and able to interact with grantors and high net worth individuals in an appropriate manner.
Ability to produce reports and summaries in a timely, concise, data-driven and also understandable manner.
Desirable
A degree or fundraising qualification, or studying for one.
Membership of a professional fundraising organisation (such as UK’s Chartered Institute of Fundraising or similar).
Understanding wealth assessment and data sources per country (especially USA and UK).
Familiarity with 501(c)(3) financial reporting and funding requirements.
Familiarity with Google Workspace, GreenRope CRM and Trello.
Familiarity with Effective Altruism and its core principles.
Experience working with high net worth individuals.
Experience with foundation grants.
Multilingual, with an experience of living and/or interacting with various cultures.
To express your interest in this role, please kindly complete our Expression of Interest form. We will follow up shortly.
