Director of Philanthropic Partnerships

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Thousand Currents

Remote (local)
  • Career category: Fundraising/ Grant management
  • Job type: Job
  • Humanitarian or Development: Development
  • Experience level: 10+ years
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: Remote (local)
  • Right to work requirements: Anyone can apply
  • Remuneration: $141,450 USD / monthly
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Permanent
  • Deadline: 09/01/2026
  • Location: North and Central America
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WHO WE ARE
For forty years, Thousand Currents has learned from and invested in grassroots groups and movements in Africa; Latin America and the Caribbean; and Asia and the Pacific. These movement formations– working for solutions in food, climate, and the economy–have shaped our path and demonstrated what transformation truly looks like. We support our movement partners with core, flexible, long-term grants and value-added services, and we’ve invested over $60 million in more than 650 grassroots groups and movements across 85 countries.

OUR VALUES
At Thousand Currents, we envision a world in which self-determined and connected peoples share and uphold the abundance of life. To realize this vision, we embrace and practice a clear set of values: 

  • Courage - We confront injustice and inequality with love, strength, conviction, and integrity.
  • Humility - We are part of a greater whole. We are one among many currents. We recognize our place among many forces for good and change that exist in the world.
  • Experimentation - In order to take principled actions together, we prioritize learning, commit to self-reflection, embrace trial and error, and honor multiple ways of knowing.
  • Creative collaboration - We share power, practices, and resources to reimagine new ways of living.
  • Interdependence - With our futures intertwined, we respect all beings and build authentic relationships to move forward together.

WHAT YOU’LL DO
Thousand Currents seeks a Director of Philanthropic Partnerships to lead our work with institutional funders and select individual supporters. As an integral member of the Philanthropic Partnerships & Influence (PPI) team, this role mobilizes resources to fuel movements advancing food sovereignty, climate justice and economic justice. Guided by our five‑year strategy, which calls on us to mobilize $175 million and cultivate a robust ecosystem of committed philanthropic partners, the Director will create pathways for new funders to join our community, and current ones to deepen their engagement. This is a senior philanthropic partnerships position that organizes philanthropy around the solutions of movements, expands imaginations and invites partners into deep relationships. 

Reporting to the Vice President of PPI, the Director will steward primarily foundations, cultivating long-term and/or transformative commitments. They will manage the Institutional Partnerships Manager and collaborate closely across the PPI team and other teams at Thousand Currents to align narrative, programmatic and philanthropic strategies. This role requires a seasoned fundraiser who understands both the processes of funding cultivation (grant writing, foundational relationships) and the values of solidarity‑based philanthropy, has experience with moves management and CRM systems, and thrives in a remote, globally diverse environment. Travel and occasional evening or weekend work may be required.

Deadline to Apply: By 5pm ET on Friday, January 9, 2026 

Full description and application available at: https://thousandcurrents.bamboohr.com/careers/54?source=aWQ9MzU%3D

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