Manager/Senior Manager, Philanthropy
Manager/Senior Manager, Philanthropy
Prevail is a new organization that helps field organizations and philanthropists to pursue ambitious global goals together. We believe there are opportunities to make focused ‘big pushes’ that can achieve globally‑meaningful goals.
We’re looking for a stellar communicator, creative thinker, and all-around doer to help us move more money into bold, high-impact social change. If you love writing, making compelling materials, and building strong relationships with donors, this might be the job for you.
About Prevail Fund
Prevail is a new organization that helps field implementers and philanthropists pursue ambitious social change. We work with private philanthropists to fund specific initiatives. Rather than diversifying across multiple causes, we prioritize deep, strategic investments in proven solutions with the potential to reshape global norms.
Prevail provides patient capital to implementers – primarily in the form of grants that grow over time as our partner organizations scale. In addition to funding, Prevail also offers a suite of systems and talent development services designed to address common growth barriers and prepare partner organizations for accelerated scale.
For example, our first fund aims to improve foundational education for over 25 million children across 10 national governments in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
In our first two years, we've:
Secured our ambitious fundraising target
Partnered with 25 organizations across South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa
Hired 30+ mission-driven team members globally
Run dozens of execution projects to strengthen key functions for our partners, including hiring key roles
The role
We want to deliver an exceptional experience for every donor who joins us – and you’ll help make that happen. This is a hands-on role where you’ll write sharp, clear donor materials, manage field trips and events, build beautiful content, and keep our systems humming.
You’ll work closely with our Co-Founders, Philanthropy Director, and program teams to make sure our donors feel informed, connected, and inspired. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a new, small team that is ultimately seeking to reshape how global philanthropy works – working closely with some of the world’s most successful social entrepreneurs.
Deliver an unparalleled experience for the education program donors
Champion and expand our donor stewardship program to ensure philanthropists enjoy an outstanding, joyful donor experience.
Manage Prevail’s donor stewardship calendar, ensuring frequent, thoughtful, and bespoke communications with each donor.
Plan and execute our first in-person Prevail Education Group donor meeting in 2026, convening a small group of philanthropists to connect and engage deeply with our mission.
Design and coordinate inspiring donor field trips in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
Create compelling donor materials and communications
Draft, high-quality persuasive memos, reports, and emails for donors and prospective donors – communicating complex ideas simply and clearly.
Design high-quality presentations and pitch decks using PowerPoint, Canva, and other tools.
Work with photographers and videographers to craft engaging stories of the people we serve.
Act as deputy to the Philanthropy Director
Operate as a thought partner to our Co-Founders and Director of Philanthropy on all fundraising and donor stewardship topics.
Provide seamless execution support to leadership, helping them stay organized.
Take initiative, prioritize effectively, and proactively identify opportunities to improve systems, processes, and donor engagement.
Keep internal systems organized and up to date to ensure every donor receives timely, meaningful communications.
Track reporting requirements and ensure full compliance with all grant conditions.
Work alongside partner organizations to ensure success
Support our partner organizations in crafting their own fundraising, donor stewardship, and communications strategies.
Build and maintain a curated database of trusted fundraising consultants, photographers, videographers, and designers to scale partner capacity.
About you
You’ll thrive in fast-pace environments and bring:
Work experience.You have 8+ years of relevant experience (ideally in a Chief of Staff role, management consulting, or a similar strategic function) and are interested to learn more about philanthropy. Experience in the development space is an asset but not required.
Great communicator.You love writing clear, compelling communications and crafting presentations that deliver complex messaging effectively to diverse audiences.
Excellent research and presentation skills. You love digging up new information, synthesizing, and presenting them in a visually compelling way. You have a great eye for detial.
Problem-solving mindset. You proactively find ways to achieve the goal, and don’t wait for other people to solve problems. You spot opportunities for improvement and make practical operational changes.
Fast and adaptable. You move fast, and thrive in high-pace environments. You are effective at managing competing priorities and tight deadlines. You can quickly pivot based on new information.
Organized and systematic. You are extremely organized. You are the type of person who loves building and maintaining systems to bring order to complicated workflows and projects.
Humility. You bring humor, patience, and a humble approach to service. You are ready to grow by acting on frequent, intensive feedback from your colleagues.
Why you’ll love working at Prevail
Drive real impact. Your work will directly enable large-scale social change.
Build something meaningful. Help mobilize philanthropic capital that will impact millions of lives.
Join a supportive, world class team. We’re a team of professionals who have successfully scaled operations across the world, and value humility, ownership, and collaboration.
Professional growth. We invest in your development through regular feedback, career progression frameworks, and a learning budget.
Flexibility: Work remotely from anywhere in a timezone between -5 UTC (EST) and +5.30 UTC (IST), with opportunities to travel and connect in person.
What we offer
Fully remote position, with opportunity to travel 2-4 times per year.
Full time, permanent contract.
Competitive salary based on experience, skills and location. We share salary bands with candidates; final offers are based on interview performance.
Meaningful benefits. Health insurance and wellness benefits, home workspace or co-working stipend, plus a generous learning and development budget.
Growth opportunities. We deeply care about investing in our team’s professional development. You’ll receive strong manager support, targeted feedback, performance support, clear pay progression, upwards or lateral mobility.
Flexible leave policy. Including 25 days PTO, plus public holidays.
Location & start date
This is a fully remote position. For timezone purposes, candidates must be based within -5 UTC (EST) and +5.30 UTC (IST) and legally eligible to work in their country. We’re particularly interested in candidates from the Global South. Preferred start date: as soon as possible.
Application process
Our hiring process is thorough but efficient. Successful candidates will go through;
30-45 minute initial conversation
Writing skills assessment (3 hours)
Take-home exercise (4-5 hours)
Hiring manager interview (45-60 minutes)
Panel interview (~90 minutes), 1on1s to meet others in the team, and an in-person meeting with a teammember.
Ready to join us?
If you’re excited to help us scale, apply using the link below. We review every application and aim to invite successful candidates for an informational call within 3 weeks.
For more information
Feel free to check out the job FAQ. We encourage you to read this in advance of the first informational call! You can find a bit more information about Prevail Fund and what to expect from our recruitment process here.
*Note: If you currently work for one of Prevail’s partner organizations, we’d love to consider you for this role as long as you can provide their express permission. If this applies to you, please ask them to confirm this with us. Thank you!
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