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About the Role
The Senior Vice President, Strategic Partnerships will lead the development, execution, and evaluation of ambitious fundraising and partnership strategies to advance the U.S. Energy Foundation's mission and strengthen the clean energy field. This role serves as the most senior fundraising and external partnerships leader, reporting directly to the CEO and acting as a key member of the Management Team. A distinguishing feature of this role is the opportunity to increase and coordinate philanthropic capital for the clean energy sector.
Responsibilities
- Shape and execute a long-term development framework aligned with USEF’s strategic ambitions and goals.
- Design and implement comprehensive organizational fundraising strategies.
- Identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward ultra-high net worth individuals, foundations, and institutional partners.
- Secure transformational, large-scale philanthropic investments.
- Guide resources to the highest-leverage opportunities.
- Act as a thought partner to current and prospective funding partners.
- Collaborate with funders on strategy development, including engaging with funder collaboratives.
- Strengthen USEF’s visibility, credibility, and brand with key external audiences.
- Serve as a senior representative of USEF with funders, partners, and field leaders.
- Ensure strong integration of fundraising with programmatic and operational work.
- Promote a “One USEF” mindset that aligns people, systems, and culture.
- Align fundraising strategies with budgets, planning, and reporting.
- Serve on the Management Team and contribute to organization-wide policy and strategic decisions.
- Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing Strategic Partnerships team.
- Build and sustain a thriving, inclusive team culture.
- Support professional growth through coaching, feedback, and clear development pathways.
- Oversee corporate communications related to fundraising and external positioning.
- Oversee fundraising operations and research functions.
- Advance USEF’s internal equity and organizational culture commitments through fundraising strategy, management practices, and organizational leadership.
- Model USEF’s values of Service, Community, Equity, Learning, and Transformational Impact.
Requirements
- Executive-level experience leading fundraising and strategic partnerships for organizations operating with 9-figure budgets.
- Demonstrated success with donors at the eight- and nine-figure levels.
- Unparalleled relationship-building, communication and storytelling, and collaboration skills.
- Experience developing innovative fundraising strategies and large-scale campaigns.
- Demonstrated executive leadership and team management experience.
- Comfort operating in complex, multi-site, remote-first, and multicultural environments.
- An unwavering commitment to equity.
- The ability to adapt, listen to others, and learn from their best ideas.
- Personal qualities of trustworthiness, patience, diplomacy, humility, and unquestioned integrity.
- Meaningful intention to working in the clean energy sector.
- Strong commitment to USEF’s mission and values.
Skills
- Fundraising
- Strategic Partnerships
- Relationship Building
- Communication
- Storytelling
- Collaboration
- Executive Leadership
- Team Management
- Project Management
- Fundraising Operations
- Research
- Equity
- Adaptability
- Learning Agility
- Diplomacy
- Integrity
Location
- Remote within the United States
Work Type
- Full-time
- Remote
Experience Level
- Senior
- Executive
Salary/Compensations
- $380,000 - $460,000
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Disability
- Retirement benefits
- Paid time off
About the Company
- U.S. Energy Foundation’s (USEF) mission is to secure a clean and equitable energy future to tackle the climate crisis.
- USEF supports education and analysis to promote nonpartisan policy solutions that advance renewable energy and energy efficiency.
- For over 30 years, USEF has supported grantees to help educate policymakers and the general public about the benefits of a clean energy economy.
- USEF is working daily to create equitable systems that support people to flourish.
- USEF believes that a diverse workforce makes us a more effective organization and is essential for achieving a clean and equitable energy future.
Equal Opportunity
- USEF believes that a diverse workforce makes us a more effective organization and is essential for achieving a clean and equitable energy future. We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.
- The U.S. Energy Foundation values, celebrates, and supports a diverse and inclusive environment. All qualified candidates who contribute to the organization’s broad commitment to inclusion are strongly encouraged to submit their materials for consideration.