Development and Partnerships: Senior Manager
Manage and implement donor development and fundraising efforts for ACF, with a focus on the private banking sector: unlocking greater philanthropic giving, connection of donors with nonprofit organisations, and scaling support for meaningful social impact work in Asia.
Asia Community Foundation (ACF) is an independent, trusted giving platform that catalyzes funding at scale with informed, efficient grant-making for donors acting individually or collectively. Singapore-based, this charitable organisation supports individuals, families, and institutions as their trusted partner in purposeful philanthropy.
Established in 2022 by a group of philanthropists from Asia Philanthropy Circle, ACF was born out of the pressing need for a regional platform to facilitate cross-border giving in Asia. Our mission is to promote purposeful giving in Asia by connecting donors and nonprofits to achieve greater results than they could on their own. As a community, we believe that we can create positive change and address some of the most pressing socioeconomic and environmental issues facing Asia today.
Key Responsibilities:
ACF is looking for a candidate with excellent communications and interpersonal skills who is passionate about contributing to the social impact sector, with a focus on engaging private banks, their teams and their clients. This will involve engaging with Mandarin speaking prospects so fluent Mandarin will be a prerequisite. Reporting to the Development Director, the Senior Manager for Development and Partnerships will focus on deepening partnerships and driving engagement efforts as ACF continues to grow and evolve. This includes cultivating partnerships with private banks and other similar intermediaries. Nurturing pipelines, cultivating relationships with individuals, RMs and wealth planners and working in collaboration with colleagues to guide new donors through their giving process at ACF. As a lean, fast-paced start-up organisation, team members should expect to multitask in a flexible environment in order to thrive.
- Contribute to ACF’s annual donor development and fundraising plans and collaborate on execution efforts.
- Identify potential partners and manage communications with the financial institutions, consultancies and other industry intermediaries.
- Foster ongoing relationships with donors by working in consultative manner to understand needs and interests to support with strategic connection to organisations and ACF solutions as appropriate.
- Build pipelines for new donors through participation in events, workshops, and leveraging partnerships with banks, intermediaries, other organisations.
- Communicate ACF’s unique role and value in the philanthropy and social impact ecosystems.
- Contribute to managing and maintaining system for tracking proposals and progress status for new prospects and ongoing donor relationships.
- Contribute to planning and organisation of special events to support prospect development, partner education and relationship building.
- Create and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues, board members and APC team members.
Requirements:
- 5+ years’ work experience in the financial services sector: wealth management, private banking, or related client development and relationship management work.
- Demonstrated success in client development, fundraising or related work.
- Excellent English and Mandarin language communications—written, oral and listening; interpersonal, and relationship-building skills.
- Strong organisational skills and ability to self-start, make decisions and adjust to evolving situations.
- BA required, MA a plus.
