Strategic Partnerships & Fundraising Manager (12-month Fixed Term Contract)

Principles for Responsible Investment

Employment Type - Full time. Please note, where PRI has an office there is an expectation to work a minimum of 2 days per week

Location - Hybrid · London, City of, UK

Salary - £55,000 - £60,000 (GBP)

Team - Fundraising

Closing - 11:59pm, 23rd Nov 2026 GMT

About the PRI

The PRI is the world’s leading proponent of responsible investment. It works to understand the investment implications of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors and to support its international network of investor signatories in incorporating these factors into their investment and ownership decisions.

The PRI’s three distinct capabilities relate to the core elements of the PRI’s approach to achieving a sustainable financial system.

• Translate RI (Responsible Investment) thought leadership into insights and practical support that is tailored to what signatories need to progress their RI practice
• Convene our vast network to create opportunities for collaborative action
• Harness our global scale to influence policymakers and regulators to effect system change

Job Description

The Strategic Partnerships & Fundraising Manager is a 12-month fixed-term role that will maximise income and support for PRI through building and managing relationships with institutions, trusts, foundations, government agencies, multilaterals and other mission-aligned funders. Key to the postholder’s success will be the ability to proactively identify, cultivate, convert and steward partnerships with institutional partners and/or trusts and foundations at the six and seven-figure level across key workstreams. The postholder will be a proactive fundraiser who can work at pace and is confident at building networks, developing new partnership opportunities and strengthen pipeline management and internal fundraising coordination.

Core Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Head of Fundraising, the postholder will be responsible for:

• Prospect development and pipeline management: Research, engage and develop relationships with key donors and prospects – proactively coordinating outreach, including meetings and requests for financial support at the right time. Maintain a strong and accurate fundraising pipeline, systematically tracking opportunities, relationship development, and engagement across PRI to ensure coordinated funder outreach and effective prioritisation.
• Internal opportunity development: Lead the identification, assessment and prioritisation of funding opportunities and coordinate cross-functional development of high-quality proposals, concept notes and budgets that align with PRI strategy, programme readiness, delivery requirements and funder expectations.
• Account management: Manage a personal portfolio of existing partners giving primarily at the six and seven-figure level. Retain and grow your caseload of existing partners by providing a consistently high level of donor stewardship, building strong relationships with partner focal points, and proactively exploring opportunities to grow and diversify partnerships.
• Grant management and stewardship: Provide excellent grant management with responsibility for ensuring donors receive high-quality reports (narrative and financial), monitoring compliance with contracts, and effectively managing and communicating change to internal and external stakeholders.
• Systems and process improvement: Maintain accurate CRM and pipeline records to support income forecasting, and identify practical improvements to fundraising resources and workflows.
• Play an active role in the Fundraising team, contributing to wider team and organisational initiatives as required.
• Support the Head of Fundraising in delivering against the team’s business plan, budget and income targets.
• Provide regular reporting to the Head of Fundraising on pipeline progress, proposal activity, risks and funding outcomes.

Person Specification & Selection Criteria

• Strategic partnerships and relationship management: Demonstrable experience of developing and managing high-value institutional and/or trust and foundation partnerships, including new business development, donor cultivation and building productive relationships with partners and senior stakeholders.
• Proposal and funding development: Demonstrable experience of developing complex, bespoke six- and seven-figure funding proposals, concept notes and other high-quality donor communications, translating complex programme content into clear and compelling funding propositions.
• Grant programme management: Strong experience of managing substantial grants and partnerships, including budgets, donor compliance, grant agreements, risk management, monitoring and evaluation, and donor reporting.
• Pipeline and project management: Excellent fundraising pipeline and project management skills, with experience of maintaining accurate oversight of multiple funding opportunities, donor engagements, relationship ownership and next steps, while coordinating complex bids and cross-functional contributors to deadline.
• Strategic and commercial judgement: Strong analytical and commercial judgement, with the ability to assess opportunities against strategic fit, funding potential, programme readiness, delivery requirements, risk and likelihood of success, and to prioritise activity for greatest impact.
• Communication and influencing: Excellent written, verbal, presentation and interpersonal skills, with the confidence to engage, influence and build effective relationships with donors, partners and senior stakeholders.
• Collaboration and resilience: A collaborative and consultative approach, with the ability to navigate competing priorities, respond constructively to setbacks and adapt approaches to achieve agreed objectives, while contributing to an inclusive working environment.
• Professional development and leadership: A growth mindset and commitment to continuous professional development and supporting the development of others.
• Sector knowledge: Knowledge of responsible investment, sustainable finance, climate, nature, human rights and/or international development, and experience working with more than one funder type, is desirable.
• Systems and tools: Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, CRM/fundraising pipeline systems; experience of Salesforce is desirable.
• Global role requirements: Ability to undertake occasional international travel; language skills in addition to English are desirable.

We particularly welcome candidates from under-represented groups, including Black, Asian, and other People of Colour, those with visible or non-visible disabilities, LGBTQ+ candidates and those who are neurodivergent.

N.B. We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date in the event of an overwhelming response or a change in business priorities.