Flexible location within the UK, with the expectation of attending our central London office on Mondays. The Centre for Long-Term Resilience (CLTR) is a UK-based, non-profit and independent think tank with a mission to transform global resilience to extreme AI and biological risks. We achieve this by working with governments and institutions, offering targeted, evidence-based advice designed to enhance understanding, decision-making and governance. The Centre for Long-Term Resilience is looking for a full-time Strategic Partnerships and Philanthropy Manager with knowledge of CLTR's areas of policy focus (AI safety and biosecurity) and with strong fluency in the conventions, expectations, and writing styles of philanthropic funders focused on extreme risks. The Strategic Partnerships and Philanthropy Manager will play a central role in CLTR’s Fundraising Unit, holding day-to-day responsibility for a portfolio of significant funder partnerships and prospects, and supporting the organisation's long-term fundraising strategy. This is a hands-on role requiring excellent relationship management and project management skills, outstanding written communication skills, and the ability to work effectively across teams in a fast-paced environment. The role works closely with CLTR's policy unit leads, who are responsible for accuracy of programme content in fundraising materials and, where needed, providing direction on content and structure based on their own knowledge of specific donor preferences. Hold day-to-day responsibility for a portfolio of funder relationships, maintaining an up-to-date picture of each funder's priorities, renewal timelines, and grant spend down for discussion with CLTR’s Strategic Partnerships and Philanthropy Lead, CEO and policy unit leads. Project manage the delivery of donor-facing materials, including complex proposals, reports, and updates. This involves working in close partnership with policy units to agree on a structure, gathering relevant content, ensuring the framing of policy work is reflected appropriately (and contributing to this framing through donor-specific intelligence and relationship insight), coordinating with external contractors for strategic writing support, and enabling policy unit involvement throughout this process. Conduct research on donors and prospects and help to build a pipeline of donors interested in funding work in the extreme risks space, working with senior stakeholders to identify relationship entry points and brief policy units to prepare for meetings. Oversee due diligence for your caseload, coordinating with external contractors as needed. Work with senior colleagues, including policy unit leads, to engage funders on the organisation's work and coordinate communications when navigating multi-stakeholder relationships. Support effective grant management and compliance in coordination with the Operations Unit. Maintain accurate and up-to-date records in CLTR's CRM system. Actively feed into income forecast projections, monitor progress against forecast, document changes and risks. Stay abreast of developments in the extreme risks funding landscape, feeding relevant intelligence into strategic planning. Attend relevant events and conferences to represent CLTR, expand our network and raise the profile of the organisation. Exceptional project management skills, highly organised and able to manage multiple deadlines across a complex portfolio. Strong knowledge of CLTR's areas of policy focus, particularly AI safety and biosecurity. Strong familiarity with extreme risk philanthropy, including its key funders and the norms and expectations of this funding ecosystem. Excellent proposal and report writing and editing skills, with the ability to translate complex policy content into clear and compelling donor-facing materials. Confidence working with financial information, including grant budgets and financial reports. Strong listening and relational intelligence - able to pick up on what funders care about from calls, meetings and informal interactions, and translate this into clear, actionable input to inform proposal development and stewardship strategy. A calm and solution-focused approach under pressure, with flexibility and agility when priorities shift. Experience of managing high-net-worth donor relationships. Experience of working in a policy, research, or advocacy context. Familiarity with CRM systems such as Copper or similar. Strong ability to use frontier AI tools to enhance the efficiency and quality of your work. Experience of using Asana or similar project management tools. Experience of managing contractors or freelancers. 65,000-£75,000, depending on experience. In addition to your salary, CLTR offers a generous benefits package which includes: ~30 days annual leave, plus public holidays; ~£5,000 (before tax) annual wellbeing budget, for you to spend at your discretion on items such as gym membership, therapy, meditation, etc.; ~£A pension contribution scheme (up to 7% employer-matched contribution); ~ Private health insurance; ~ Group life insurance; ~ Generous parental leave benefits; Paid office lunches twice a week, including on Mondays. Working with CLTR also comes with a commitment to caring deeply about your wellbeing, career development and overall experience working with our team, and to respecting your preferred working patterns, including flexible working hours as agreed with your line manager, wherever possible. Location and Travel Requirements Flexible location within the UK, with the expectation of attending our central London office once a week, on Mondays. We may be open to exploring fully remote working arrangements in exceptional circumstances for a limited period of time. First stage interview and written assessment - Online, on either Monday 29th June or Wednesday 1st July. Second stage interview - In person (at our office in Westminster, London) on Tuesday 7th July Diversity and Inclusion As an employer, we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply and do not discriminate based on age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. Adjustments may include, but are not limited to: compensation for travel expenses to attend interviews, additional time or accessibility support for tasks in the selection process, or other adjustments to the way the hiring process is run.
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