Senior Manager and Lead, Campaign for People, Nature and Climate

This is a hybrid position which requires 8 days per month in the office. You can be based in our office in Washington DC. Existing work authorization is required at the time of application submission as WRI is unable to sponsor any visa work sponsorship for this position. To be eligible for this position, you must be a resident of DC, Maryland or Virginia at the start of employment.

About the Program:

Now is the time to move from commitments to action on climate change—WRI is at the forefront of this urgent transition. WRI has the knowledge, convening power and tools to drive change and its Individual Philanthropy Sector builds relationships with Individuals and Family Foundations to help the Institute deliver results and bring about a more equitable and sustainable world.

The Individual Philanthropy Sector is part of WRI’s broader Global Development Program, which coordinates all fundraising for the organization. As WRI advances its comprehensive capital campaign, the Individual Philanthropy Team is central to strengthening the organization’s fundraising capacity and driving the campaign across the finish line by securing critical general and flexible support.

From principal and major gifts to mid-level and annual contributions, the team ensures WRI has the philanthropic resources needed to power its mission and achieve transformative impact.

Job Highlight:
The Senior Manager and Lead, Campaign for People, Nature and Climate plays a key role in the execution and completion of the multi-year $1.5 billion Campaign for People, Nature and Climate, with a focus on achieving fundraising goals for the $150 million Enterprise Fund.

This role provides strategic support that strengthens donor engagement, advances moves management priorities, and equips leadership, frontline fundraisers and the Campaign Cabinet to make meaningful progress with individual donors and prospects. With the Campaign now successfully at its mid-point, this role will be instrumental in guiding the transition to a fully in-house campaign structure and will serve as the central hub for coordinating internal Campaign activities.

In your day-to-day role, you will prepare written donor strategies, develop tailored cultivation approaches and ensure that donor insights, campaign data, and next steps are clear and actionable. You will partner closely with senior leadership to support their out-the-door donor engagement efforts—anticipating needs, preparing materials, identifying strategic opportunities, and ensuring that leadership and Campaign Cabinet interactions with top prospects are timely, well-informed, and high-impact.

By anticipating needs, surfacing opportunities, and keeping both internal stakeholders and donor strategies aligned, you will help ensure the Campaign remains energized, visible, and on pace to achieve its ambitious fundraising goals.

You will be supported by the Individual Philanthropy team, Global Board, and Development Operations teams.

You will report to the Senior Advisor for Impact Philanthropy.

What you will do:

Strategic Campaign Management (50% time)

• Serve as strategic and administrative support to the Campaign Leadership Team and Cabinet, ensuring leadership and team are fully equipped and supported in their campaign roles.
• Working closely with Senior Advisor for Impact Philanthropy, provide strategic insight and recommendations that help sustain momentum in the campaign’s final phase.
• Provide direction, anticipate needs, surface opportunities, and ensure leadership, staff, and Campaign Cabinet have the information and support required to advance donor strategies; track and advise on progress through each Cabinet member's campaign portfolio.
• Maintain a clear understanding of campaign priorities, progress, and challenges, and help translate these into actionable next steps.
• Plan, coordinate and facilitate Campaign Cabinet meetings, including developing agendas, pre-read materials, and slide content.
• Develop resources for Campaign Leadership Team and Campaign Cabinet to support their outreach efforts, including talking points, template email messages and follow-up tools.
• Prepare campaign updates and supporting materials, including pre-read text, talking points and presentations for reporting to internal and external stakeholders.

Donor Strategy & Moves Management (50% time)

• In coordination with Director of Individual Philanthropy Services, plan, coordinate and facilitate weekly internal campaign prospect tracking meetings, including developing agendas.
• Prepare customized donor strategy briefs and meeting materials to inform and equip WRI leadership and ambassadors for cultivation and solicitation conversations.
• Partner closely with senior leadership to support their out-the-door donor engagement efforts, including preparing briefings, drafting donor correspondence, follow-up messages, and internal notes as needed to advance relationships and document next steps.
• Collaborate with frontline fundraisers on moves management strategy and planning for cultivation and solicitation activities
• Advise on donor communications and stewardship approaches to ensure consistency of messaging and alignment with campaign priorities.
• Ensure all leadership and frontline interactions with donors are timely, well-informed, and aligned with campaign goals.
• Provide guidance regarding ongoing communications on campaign progress to donors and prospects. Support communications for major campaign announcements, as appropriate.
• Track engagement and ensure all moves management activity is documented and actionable.
• Assist in preparing campaign impact and progress reports for internal and external audiences.

What you will need:

• Experience: You have a minimum of 10+ years full-time relevant work in fundraising, major gifts, development strategy, or a related field.
  • Experience supporting a comprehensive or capital campaign, particularly in its active or later phases.
  • Proven track record in front-line fundraising and experience engaging high-net worth individuals.
  • Strong understanding of moves-management principles, donor cultivation practices, and individualized engagement strategies.
  • Demonstrated ability to provide strategic support to senior leaders, fundraisers, and/or volunteer stakeholders.
  • Experience handling multiple projects, setting priorities, problem-solving and meeting deadlines in a fast-paced and complex environment.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams, and effectively and diplomatically with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Experience managing high-level relationships with discretion and professionalism.
  • Experience with both collaborative and independent work.
  • Experience with and knowledge of Salesforce, Microsoft Office 365, Asana, or other project management tools.
• Languages: Proficiency in verbal and written English
• Requirements: Existing work authorization is required where this position is based. WRI is unable to authorize visa work authorization.

Potential Salary:

Salary range for this role is between $140,000 to 155,000 USD. Salary is commensurate with experience and other compensable factors.

Our culture: WRI is committed to advancing gender and social equity for human well-being in our mission and applies this principle to our organizational and programmatic practices. We are committed to providing equal opportunities in employment, we embrace all diversity and encourage women, the LGBTQ+ community, persons with disabilities, Afro-descendants, and Indigenous people to apply. Recognizing our strong commitment to gender equality, WRI has also been awarded EDGE certification.

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How to Apply:

Please submit a resume with a cover letter by April 30, 2026.

WRI has retained Orr Group to conduct this search. Please direct all inquiries, interest, and nominations to the Orr Group search team.

Jesse Bryan

Vice President

Orr Group

jbryan@orrgroup.com

About Orr Group

Orr Group is a strategic partner to nonprofit organizations, offering comprehensive fundraising and executive recruitment support that advances mission, maximizes philanthropic potential, and builds long-term sustainability. We specialize in the business of philanthropy, helping our partners drive results through data-informed strategies, embedded team members, and hands-on implementation.