[Hiring] Philanthropy Team Captain @Prevail Fund

Role Description

Prevail raises capital in partnership with a small number of visionary philanthropists. For example, our first education fund is supported by only six givers at any given time, and this project is on track to raise and deploy $1.2B over 13 years. Andrew leads donor relationships and the Philanthropy team directly, while also playing a programmatic role in Prevail’s field execution.

The philanthropy team currently has six members, and will continue to grow - by 2030, we hope to be able to support ~3 new Prevail project launches per year, plus provide support to other people’s social change projects. To do that, we will hire several types of roles:

• Additional Philanthropy Advisors like Andrew, to act as thought partners with philanthropists, helping them think through potential opportunities in Big Goal social change.
• Grow our group of writers/reporters, who will assist with research, concept notes, proposals, reports - and will also help to expand the mission of Big Goal philanthropy more broadly.
• Communications professional(s) for more public-facing thought pieces and photo/video assets.

The Philanthropy Team Captain will serve as thought partner to colleagues, career mentor to direct reports, and play a direct advisory role on high-priority projects. They will act as a team “force multiplier.”

The initial scope will broadly look like this:

• Team coordination: Coordinate all team activities, to keep lines of communication clear and efficient throughout the team.
• Leadership with a capital L: Motivate the team and multiply energy and human connection among colleagues, with a constant focus on our mission.
• Career steward: Help team members to build skills and create a supportive feedback culture.
• Direct reports: You will eventually have at least 4-5 direct reports, plus likely skip-reports.
• Strategy and planning: Own the strategy-setting process (in close collaboration with Andrew), translate into goals and OKRs, and communicate frequently within the team.
• Team design and resourcing: Structure the team for scale: own budget, headcount, roles and profiles we need to hit our strategic goals.
• New hiring: Spend considerable time doing informational interviews, drafting interview exercises, managing hiring processes with our recruitment team with Andrew, and finding new candidates.
• Advise/work on high-priority projects: Serve as a thought partner on high-priority projects.
• Communication hub: Be the “go to” resource for any team member, and from Philanthropy team outwards to the rest of Prevail (and externally).

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant experience, with multiple years in a management and/or leadership role.
• Interest in big-bet philanthropy and/or global development.
• Deeply organized and able to hold multiple high-stakes streams of work.
• Great communicator who loves writing and speaking to the listener’s perspective.
• Genuine care about the people you work with, wanting to help everyone achieve their best self at work.
• Passionate about our social mission.
• Humility, bringing humor, patience, and a humble approach to service.

Requirements

• Senior judgment and follow-through: Deeply listen to and internalize the priorities of other stakeholders.
• Organized, systematic, and logical.
• Structured and succinct communication, with a focus on over-communicating.
• Willingness to grow by acting on frequent feedback from colleagues.

Benefits

• Fully remote position, flexible location with ideal being between US east coast to GMT +1.
• Full time, permanent contract.
• Growth opportunities with strong manager support, targeted feedback, and clear pay progression.
• Competitive salary based on experience, skills, and location.
• Meaningful benefits including health insurance, wellness benefits, and a generous learning and development budget.
• Flexible leave policy, including 25 days PTO, plus public holidays.