Fundraising & Development Manager Job Description

Description:

Are you looking for an opportunity to make a big impact on reversing climate change while also helping achieve many other UN Sustainable Development Goals? Biochar is one of the oldest climate change solutions that few people know about. We need your help to change that!

The International Biochar Initiative (IBI) is a growing non-profit organization seeking an experienced Fundraising & Development Manager (FDM) to help IBI achieve our mission through cultivating sustainable funding relationships. Though we are a small team, we are a mission-drive, creative and dynamic group of people working in briskly growing area of climate change solutions. We value grit, hard work, creative thinking, a commitment to optimism, and a strong sense of humor.

This position reports directly to the IBI Executive Director and coordinates with the IBI Board of Directors.

Job Type: Full Time

Location: Remote. Flexible, with preference for candidates in North American or European time zones. Candidates must be authorized to work in the country in which they live. IBI will not be able to provide sponsorship for work permits or visas.

Candidates outside of North American or European time zones will be expected to spend a portion of their workdays overlapping with these time zones as needed to perform their job duties.

Remuneration: Depending on experience, the salary range is $65,000 – $80,000 for those located in North America. If the successful candidate is outside of North America, the salary will be adjusted based on local market equivalencies. Benefits include an allowance for office equipment, health insurance, retirement, and life insurance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain regular contact with existing major donors and identifies, cultivates and solicits new major donors, coordinates fundraising special events as needed.
• Identify and share information about potential collaborators, funding agencies and new funding opportunities for international biochar community.
• Build fundraising and donor strategies to launch and grow major gift and planned giving programs.
• Create and maintain a CRM platform to track members, donors, and prospects.
• Develop and drive member stewardship programs.
• Develop and drive peer to peer fundraising programs as well as seeking out sponsors for various events (e.g., webinars, study tours, annual symposium).
• Recruit and cultivate high-level volunteer committee members.
• Design and implement an annual fundraising program, including donor relations, stewardship and cultivation activities, and online and mailed solicitations.
• Develop fundraising materials including appeals, donation acknowledgements, solicitation case statements and compelling donor stewardship communications (ex: annual reports and quarterly accomplishment updates).
• In coordination with the Communications Director, create a fundraising communications and marketing strategy that will include the production of targeted content, for ex., project briefs, case studies or highlights of academic research.

Development Manager Skills & Qualifications:

• Minimum five years’ experience in development role.
• Minimum of three years of international work experience.

• Successful grant writing experience.
• Successful experience using online fundraising platforms (e.g., classy, mightycause, etc.)
• Strong verbal and written communication, and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to design and manage fundraising campaigns or the equivalent, and knowledge of fundraising techniques including donor relations, stewardship and cultivation activities and solicitations.
• Ability to manage multiple important priorities and meet deadlines while maintaining a high level of effective, high touch contact for donor, volunteer and staff constituencies, and an unwavering customer service orientation.
• Ability to work collaboratively across geographies, cultures and political divides.
• Experience building working relationships with volunteer leaders and navigating non-profit structure.

• Being a self-starter capable of both strategy and implementation, as well as the ability to manage diverse projects simultaneously.              
• Ability to interface and engage with diverse members, volunteers and donor groups.
• Knowledge of biochar preferred, or related industry such as regenerative agriculture or climate solutions.
• Strong grasp of Microsoft office suite, social media platforms, survey management systems, etc.
• Skill in using discretion, tact and diplomacy in dealing with confidential, controversial, or sensitive matters.
• Native or near native English language skills strongly preferred. Knowledge of additional languages is a plus.

How to Apply:
Send a cover letter showcasing your work experience relevant to this role and resume or CV to jobs@biochar-international.org. We are reviewing applications on a rolling basis, so encourage early applications. It is anticipated that we will make a hiring decision by the end of September 2022.

About IBI

The International Biochar Initiative (IBI) is a registered non-profit organization that serves as an international platform for the exchange of information and activities in support of biochar research, development, demonstration and commercialization. With over 500 members based in 63 countries, IBI is a consortium of researchers, commercial entities, policy makers, development agents, farmers and gardeners and others committed to supporting sustainable biochar production and utilization systems that remove carbon from the atmosphere and enhance the earth's soils. Learn more:  www.biochar-international.org

About Biochar

Biochar is one of the most exciting climate change solutions currently available. It is safe, scalable and shovel-ready. Since the IPCC’s 2018 Special Report called out biochar and a select few other negative emissions technologies, the interest in biochar has increased exponentially. Carbon markets have recently begun to trade carbon removal products such as biochar which is fundamentally impacting biochar’s growth trajectory.