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About the Role

The Head of Philanthropy will lead PATH's individual and family giving, building trusted relationships with donors who share PATH's commitment to health equity. This role shapes a philanthropy function that is relationship-centered, strategic, and closely connected to PATH's priorities, reporting to the Chief Global Health Programs Officer.

Responsibilities

Lead the next phase of individual and family giving.
Build trusted relationships with donors.
Shape a philanthropy function that is relationship-centered, strategic, and closely connected to PATH's priorities.
Align philanthropic investment with PATH's evolving strategic priorities and the organization's most important impactful opportunities.
Lead a team of approximately six.
Shape the team's structure, priorities, and ways of working to deliver the philanthropy strategy.
Lead transformational asks and close multiple seven-figure gifts.
Build or significantly strengthen a development function, including team leadership, systems improvement, and culture-setting.
Translate complex R&D, product development, and health systems work into rigorous investment cases.
Represent PATH credibly with sophisticated donors.
Navigate relationships, priorities, and institutional dynamics with diplomacy.
Represent PATH’s mission and strategy with authenticity.
Lead anniversary campaigns, special initiatives, pooled funds, flexible funding vehicles, or other campaign-like fundraising efforts.

Requirements

10+ years of progressive experience in major gifts, principal gifts, or high-net-worth fundraising.
A strong record of building or significantly strengthening a development function, including team leadership, systems improvement, and culture-setting.
Fluency in the individual and family philanthropy landscape, including family offices, donor-advised funds, legacy giving structures, and impact-oriented giving.
Command of the data side of modern fundraising: prospect research and wealth screening, moves management, CRM discipline, and the analytics needed to build and defend a pipeline forecast.
Demonstrated ability to partner with technical and scientific colleagues.
Scientific or technical literacy – the judgment to know which expertise to bring into a donor conversation and when – is essential.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Experience working in complex, matrixed organizations.
A genuine commitment to global health equity.
Experience in global health, international development, science, public health, or another field where donor trust depends on evidence, transparency, and strong technical credibility.
Existing relationships in Seattle, New York, the Bay Area, or other philanthropic networks relevant to PATH’s current and future donor base.

Skills

Major gifts fundraising
Principal gifts fundraising
High-net-worth fundraising
Team leadership
Systems improvement
Culture-setting
Individual and family philanthropy
Family offices
Donor-advised funds
Legacy giving structures
Impact-oriented giving
Prospect research
Wealth screening
Moves management
CRM discipline
Analytics
Pipeline forecasting
Partnership with technical and scientific colleagues
Translating complex work into investment cases
Scientific literacy
Technical literacy
Written communication
Verbal communication
Diplomacy
Global health equity advocacy
Anniversary campaigns
Special initiatives
Pooled funds
Flexible funding vehicles
Campaign-like fundraising efforts

Location

U.S. locations

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

10+ years of progressive experience

Salary/Compensations

$230,000- $260,000

Benefits

Competitive salary
Generous benefits
15 vacation days per year
10 holiday days per year
2 personal days per year
12 sick days per year
Medical plans
Dental plans
Life insurance
Disability benefits
Retirement benefits

About the Company

PATH is a global nonprofit dedicated to achieving health equity.
With more than 40 years of experience forging multisector partnerships and with expertise in science, economics, technology, advocacy, and dozens of other specialties, PATH develops and scales up innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing health challenges.
PATH is entering an important new chapter.
As the organization approaches its 50th anniversary, the PATH 2030 strategy is sharpening a focus on the places where PATH's partnerships, technical expertise, and country platforms can make the greatest difference.
Philanthropy will be central to that next chapter – helping PATH mobilize more catalytic and flexible resources for practical, high-impact solutions to urgent global health challenges.