The Water Foundation is a nonprofit philanthropy working to support lasting water solutions for communities, economies, and the environment. The Foundation complements strategic grantmaking with creative field-building and engagement with high-level decision makers and community leaders, and helps funders identify and act on opportunities to better manage water.

 

The Water Foundation works in key watersheds across the West, as well as on federal policy, recognizing that water crosses political boundaries and natural places face similar challenges across the country. As a singularly focused water funder, the Water Foundation serves the entire water field, deploying staff expertise to move resources to the groups that can most effectively improve water systems that affect people and nature. The Water Foundation’s partners span a broad spectrum: conservation organizations, environmental justice groups, agricultural associations, water providers, business groups, and local, tribal, state, and federal agencies.

 

 

The Water Foundation seeks a creative development professional to join a vibrant and dynamic institution with a compelling mission to ensure reliable, clean water for people and nature.

 

Reporting to the Strategic Partnerships Director and working in close partnership with teams across the entirety of the Foundation, the Strategic Partnerships Officer is responsible for helping to raise $20M - $25M annually to support the Water Foundation’s programming and overall operations. The Strategic Partnerships Officer position offers the opportunity to engage in and build experience across a variety of fundraising activities, including donor cultivation, grant writing, event planning, board relations, and project management, while supporting the organization and its partners in advancing solutions to address some of the most critical water issues of our time.

 

 

 

Above all else, the ideal candidate will bring a strong interest in the issue, a sense of purpose and optimism, and a drive to significantly increase funding to support lasting clean water solutions that advance freshwater ecosystems, social justice, and human health. With excitement about joining a team committed to making systems level, sector-wide change, the incoming Strategic Partnerships Officer will have the intellectual curiosity and passion for water to learn sector-specific knowledge.

The Strategic Partnerships Officer will bring a deep understanding of how to create complex and persuasive grant proposals, reports, and other donor collateral. With a high level of competency in writing, editing, and donor research, they will be highly detail-oriented and an organized communicator. Ideally, they have experience translating complex topics into relatable, compelling content for a range of funder audiences. The Strategic Partnerships Officer will also bring experience managing and maintaining data. Experience with Salesforce (or other similar CRMs) is a plus.

 

 

The starting salary for the position is $109K to $125K depending on experience. The Strategic Partnerships Officer will ideally be based near Sacramento, the San Francisco Bay Area, or Los Angeles; however, remote work for those with easy access to a major airport in the western US will be considered.

 

To learn more and apply, please follow this link: https://www.goodcitizen.com/executive-search/water-foundation-strategic-partnerships-officer/