Head of Fundraising / Resource Mobilisation

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Gold Standard

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Berlin, Germany

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Head of Fundraising / Resource Mobilisation

Closing Date: 12pm GMT / 1pm CET Tuesday 6th January 2026

Location: remote working model from Germany or the United Kingdom


Are you a visionary fundraising leader with a passion for partnering with philanthropic organisations and foundations? Gold Standard is seeking an entrepreneurial Head of Resource Mobilisation to architect and launch our foundation-first fundraising function from the ground up. This is your chance to shape strategy, build systems, and forge high-value partnerships with leading philanthropic actors to unlock transformative funding for climate action and sustainable development.


You’ll have the freedom to design and implement a modern fundraising engine, setting the direction, establishing best-in-class processes, and leading high-impact donor engagement with major foundations and trusts. If you thrive on building new functions, influencing at the highest levels, and driving results in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment, this is your opportunity to create lasting change and leave a legacy.


If this sounds like you we would love to hear from you.

*Please note we reserve the right to close this role early*


WHO WE ARE:


Gold Standard is a not-for-profit organization that helps companies understand the role they should play in creating a net-zero, sustainable nature future and provides tangible ways for them to contribute. This includes investments in their value chains, carbon credits, and other mechanisms for high-integrity climate action that delivers real impact for people and nature.


The Gold Standard Foundation was established in 2003 by WWF and other international NGOs as a best practice standard to ensure projects that reduced carbon emissions under the UN’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) also delivered sustainable development benefits. Today, our standard, ‘Gold Standard for the Global Goals’, allows climate and development initiatives within carbon markets, corporate supply chains, and sustainable finance to manage, measure and maximise their impacts toward the Net Zero ambition of the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals.


WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:


  • Build the function: Design and implement a 12–24 month roadmap to establish a modern, scalable resource mobilisation function, with a primary focus on philanthropic organisations and foundations.
  • Stand up core systems: Define pipeline stages, implement CRM discipline, institute forecasting and portfolio reviews, and embed clear handovers with Market Development and Corporate Engagement.
  • Foundation-first portfolio: Lead a foundation-first strategy identifying, cultivating, and stewarding relationships with major philanthropic foundations and trusts, while laying the groundwork for future government and multilateral opportunities.
  • Compelling cases & proposals: Shape compelling cases for support and oversee high-quality funding proposals tailored to the interests and priorities of leading foundations, convening cross-functional contributors (technical, finance, communications).
  • Market positioning: Increase visibility with the right philanthropic audiences, co-creating partnerships and positioning Gold Standard at influential forums (e.g., Skoll World Forum, London Climate Action Week, New York Climate Week).
  • Readiness for procurement: Strengthen compliance, due diligence and contracting readiness f with Finance, Legal and Operations.
  • Build capability: Coach, mentor and, where required, recruit specialist capacity; foster a culture of accountability, data quality and continuous improvement.


WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR:


  • Expert fundraiser: You have a proven track record of securing significant, multi-year funding partnerships with leading philanthropic foundations, trusts, and major grant-making organisations.
  • Foundation-first strategist: You are adept at designing and executing fundraising strategies that prioritise engagement with philanthropic organisations and foundations, building trust-based relationships and delivering compelling cases for support.
  • Relationship builder: You excel at identifying, cultivating, and stewarding high-value partnerships with foundation and trust decision-makers, leveraging sector networks and positioning Gold Standard as a partner of choice.
  • Proposal leader: You have hands-on experience developing and assuring high-quality funding proposals tailored to the interests and priorities of philanthropic organisations and foundations.
  • Influencer & integrator: You are skilled at stakeholder influence and cross-functional leadership, collaborating across technical, finance, and delivery teams to maximise fundraising impact.
  • Data-driven operator: You are an expert user of CRM and pipeline management, with a strong focus on data quality, forecasting accuracy, and reporting to foundation partners.
  • Compliance aware: You understand the compliance, due diligence, and reporting requirements of philanthropic organisations and are ready to raise the organisational bar for readiness.


WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU:


  • All Employees are entitled to 30 days of holiday, pro-rated for part-time Employees.
  • Remote Working Contribution for remote workers
  • Home office set up allowance
  • A mission-driven organisation working at the leading edge of climate and sustainability.
  • Rewarding work in a dynamic non-profit environment.
  • A collaborative workplace within a multicultural team.
  • An ambitious, agile and flexible environment.
  • We are unable to sponsor VISAs and only candidates with the correct right to work documents will be considered.


OUR VALUES:


Pioneering - We focus on those that have the most promise to contribute to our vision and mission, bringing them to market with the requisite planning and resources.

Rigorous - We build on our reputation for quality and rigor with more robust measurement of outcomes, stronger safeguards and greater impact across the Sustainable Development Goals. Our objective is to make rigor simpler and more achievable at scale.

Collaborative - We work with key partners who share our goals and complement our strengths. Our partnership strategy aims to move beyond working opportunistically as a delivery partner in favor of collaborating in long-term strategic synergy.

Transparent - We were established to bring confidence, trust, and accountability to carbon markets. We will continue to take strides to improve transparency in our own processes, in the broader market and in non-market mechanisms


EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES


Gold Standard provides equal opportunity for all job applicants and employees and is committed to providing a work environment free of discrimination. We are dedicated to an inclusive culture, and we strive to create a workplace where teams of people with diverse backgrounds, characteristics, perspectives, ideas and experiences work together.