Position Overview
Girl Up is a girl-centered leadership development initiative, focusing on equity for girls and women in spaces where they are unheard or underrepresented. We believe when girls and women are in positions of influence, they work to create a more just and equitable world for everyone.
Girl Up operates a global network of regional affiliates and serves 150,000 girls in 150 countries. We deliver evidence-based leadership development training through our girl-led Clubs, programs, and events. As members of a global movement, girls are a force for social good โ connected to a community of their peers who are advocating for policy change and advancing gender justice.
Founded in 2010 and hosted by the United Nations Foundation, Girl Up welcomes girls and youth of all gender identities to start a Club and join our movement to advance gender justice worldwide. Together, we are expanding girlsโ skills, rights, and opportunities to lead, and changing the face of leadership for generations to come. Learn more at GirlUp.org.
The core values on which Girl Up exists guide our team and our work. Girl Up is a youth- centered leadership development initiative working to achieve gender equity worldwide. We commit to supporting our young leaders in their passionate action for social change and seek feedback from our global community to ensure accountability in maintaining our values.
The UN Foundation is an independent charitable organization created to be a strategic partner for the United Nations to address humanityโs greatest challenges, build initiatives across sectors to solve problems at scale, and drive global progress.
The Sr. Manager, Institutional Giving reports to the Sr. Director, Global Philanthropy, Girl Up and is responsible for the development and execution of the overall strategy and plan for Girl Upโs institutional gift development effort, focused on maximizing and growing revenue from private foundations, public trusts, corporate and family foundations to realize the mission, vision, and strategic imperatives of Girl Up.
This position is remote.
Essential Functions
Responsible for new business development, stewardship and growth of a portfolio of partnerships, from private foundations, public trusts, corporate and family foundations in strategic global markets with a focus on six-figure+ multi-year gifts.Create and execute unique, engaging fundraising strategies to raise $750,000 annually in new funds from institutional funders with annual year over year growth while maintaining current portfolio of existing funders.Expand Girl Upโs network of potential funders and strategically develop new prospects by building a network of substantial external partnerships, proactive outreach, ensuring pipeline of prospects meets funding needs and goals.Plan, execute, and engage in institutional donor and prospect cultivation meetings and events.Prepare fact sheets, proposals, decks, solicitations and other collateral for potential funders.Measure, evaluate, analyze and refine current fundraising strategies to enhance and grow sustainable revenue.Manage relationships by providing customized communication and frequent opportunities for engagement. Oversee stewardship activities; ensure a high-touch response rate and a high level of customer service to partners.Collaborate across departments to maximize funding opportunities, relay opportunities and expectations to/from prospects and Girl Up internal stakeholders.Manage a team of 1-2 development team members, motivating, advising, and establishing annual benchmarks and sustainable donor portfolios.Maintain a strong knowledge of Salesforce database ensure all prospects and contributions are processed and tracked within the UNF operating procedures, extract information and prepare reports.Other duties as assigned.Selection Criteria
Benefits & Compensation
For full-time, benefit eligible employees, UNF offers an excellent range of benefits, including:
a choice between two health plans through UnitedHealthcare (PPO or HDHP with HSA)dental insurancevision insuranceflexible spending accounts403b retirement savings plan with a generous matching contributiongroup term and supplemental life insuranceshort-term disabilitylong-term disabilityhealth club discountscommuter subsidyback-up careemployee assistance programAdditionally, all benefit eligible employees have 12 paid holidays, 20 vacation days, 10 sick days, 3 personal days, and 8 weeks of family leave care.
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