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About the Role

This role is an opportunity to shape the future sustainability and growth of a leading democracy hub. The Resource Mobilization Director will lead the development and implementation of a new fundraising strategy to diversify funding, strengthen funder relationships, and build partnerships that advance financial sustainability and the organization's mission.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of People Powered's global fundraising strategy.
• Diversify the organization's funding portfolio across foundations, governments, multilateral institutions, philanthropy, and strategic partners.
• Establish fundraising priorities, targets, KPIs, and systems to support sustainable organizational growth.
• Monitor trends in global and regional philanthropy and identify emerging funding opportunities.
• Identify opportunities for collaborative fundraising, joint initiatives, and consortium bids.
• Represent People Powered in strategic external engagements, conferences, and funder spaces.
• Build strategic relationships that increase organizational visibility and long-term funding opportunities.
• Align fundraising with organizational strategy in collaboration with senior leadership.
• Build and steward long-term relationships with major institutional funders and philanthropic partners.
• Lead cultivation strategies for significant multi-year grants and strategic partnerships.
• Oversee the development of competitive funding proposals, concept notes, and donor reports.
• Lead the design of fundable programs and initiatives, ensuring proposals align with donor priorities and remain mission-driven.
• Strengthen systems for grant management, pipeline development, and donor stewardship.
• Support People Powered members to access fundraising opportunities and develop joint funding initiatives.
• Develop practical tools and processes to strengthen fundraising across staff and membership.
• Deliver fundraising learning and workshops.
• Build fundraising capacity across the organization by coaching colleagues and fostering a culture of shared responsibility.
• Develop and manage fundraising budgets, forecasts, and performance reporting.
• Develop and manage improved processes for collaborative fundraising.
• Monitor fundraising performance against organizational goals and recommend strategic adjustments.
• Improve grant management processes and reporting/tracking systems.
• Manage fundraising staff, systems, consultants, and external partnerships.
• Contribute to organizational planning, decision-making, and culture as a member of the senior leadership team.

Requirements

• At least 5-7 years of experience leading institutional fundraising and resource mobilization for international nonprofit organizations, global social movements, alliances, or international network-based/member-led organizations.
• Demonstrated experience fundraising for democracy, governance, civic participation, human rights, or social justice initiatives.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders through alliances, consortia, or other strategic initiatives and joint funding partnerships.
• Demonstrated success securing and managing six to seven-figure (USD/EUR) multi-year institutional grants from US and international foundations, governments, or multilateral donors.
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing multi-year organizational fundraising strategies.
• Strong network of relationships with US and international funders and ability to cultivate new funding partnerships.
• Strong financial planning, budgeting, and project management skills.
• Experience building organizational fundraising capacity, coaching peers and partners.
• Experience with line management/supervision of staff or teams.
• Excellent relationship management, negotiation, and communication skills.
• Professional fluency in English.
• Commitment to People Powered’s mission and vision.

Skills

• Fundraising strategy development and implementation
• Diversifying funding portfolios
• Funder relationship management
• Partnership building
• Grant proposal writing
• Financial planning and budgeting
• Project management
• Capacity building
• Team management
• Negotiation
• Communication
• Understanding of EU funding landscape (desirable)
• Professional proficiency in Spanish, French, or Portuguese (desirable)
• Experience in Global Majority regions (desirable)

Location

• Remote (Global)

Work Type

• Full-time
• Remote

Experience Level

• Senior level

Salary/Compensations

• $92,000 - $109,000 (annual salary adjusted for local cost of living)

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance (medical, vision, dental)
• Pension contribution of 3%
• 3 weeks of organization-wide breaks per year
• 27 days of paid time off
• 7 days of professional development leave per year
• 16 weeks fully paid maternity leave
• 1 month fully paid sabbatical leave after every 5 years of service
• Opportunity to travel and collaborate with members and partners at annual in-person events

About the Company

• People Powered is a global hub of organizations, governments, and community leaders working to strengthen participatory democracy worldwide.
• They support people to have a direct voice in public decisions, helping governments become more responsive, communities more powerful, and democracy more inclusive.
• Operates through two non-profit entities registered in the US and Ireland.
• Works across more than 80 countries with over 300 members.
• Brings together practitioners, researchers, advocates, and public institutions to advance participatory democracy through peer learning, capacity-building, advocacy, and collective action.
• Values include collaboration, equity, inclusion, learning, and problem-solving.
• Prioritizes well-being and growth, with an emphasis on learning and development and democratic participation.

Equal Opportunity

• People Powered is an Equal Opportunity Employer, strongly committed to building a team that represents the diversity of the communities they support.
• Encourages applications from women and gender non-conforming individuals; people from ethnic, national, or racial minorities; LGBTQIA+ individuals; people with disabilities and those who identify as neurodiverse; and those with lived experience of the issues they are trying to address.
• Happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed for a fair and equitable recruitment process.