World Wildlife Fund, Inc.

World Wildlife Fund, Inc.

Senior Philanthropy Writer, Donor Communications - R4403

Washington D.C., , United States · Senior

No sponsorshipDetected 23 days ago
Project ManagementScientific WritingResearchLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingCritical ThinkingPublic SpeakingAdaptabilityOrganizational SkillsMicrosoft Office

About the role

  • As a global conservation organization, WWF operates in more than 100 countries, partnering with communities, companies, and governments to protect wildlife, conserve vital habitats, and advance sustainable solutions.
  • Grounded in science and driven by collaboration, WWF works to help nature by conserving biodiversity, supporting resilient communities, and addressing climate change.
  • Nearly 1 million people in the United States and more than 5 million globally are WWF members.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborates across multiple teams and stakeholders to develop compelling proposals, reports, and other donor communications collateral for WWF's highest-level individual donors and priority programs.
  • Writes and designs both generic and highly personalized narratives for WWF's highest-level individual donors that accurately translate complex material into readable, informative, and compelling cases for support of WWF priorities.
  • Manages a dynamic portfolio of requested projects and owns the development of the assigned written materials from concept to completion.
  • Partners closely with gift officers and key program staff to proactively seek program opportunities and results that connect donor interests to WWF priorities to effectively develop written materials for donor cultivation and acquisition.
  • Updates donor assignment databases and ensures appropriate documents are filed in the knowledge management library help build robust resources for the team, relationship managers, and other WWF staff.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.
  • Builds positive working relationships, actively listens, shares information effectively, and collaborates to achieve shared goals and strengthen team performance.
  • Solution-Oriented Partner: The ability to work cross-functionally to identify practical solutions that align with organizational objectives and long-term strategy.
  • Innovative Problem-Solving: The ability to analyze complex issues, identify root causes, and develop creative, effective, and forward- thinking solutions.
  • Developing proposals, concepts, reports, and presentations for high-net-worth individuals and/or foundations or corporations; frontline fundraising

Requirements

  • The ability to take proactive action without requiring constant direction or supervision.
  • The ability to adjust effectively to changing priorities, environments, technologies, expectations, or organizational needs while maintaining performance, professionalism, and productivity.
  • The ability to communicate clearly, professionally, and respectfully with individuals and teams across all levels of an organization.
  • The ability to work cross-functionally to identify practical solutions that align with organizational objectives and long-term strategy.
  • Demonstrates critical thinking, resourcefulness, and the ability to improve processes, systems, or outcomes through innovation and continuous improvement.
  • RESPECT - We honor the voices and knowledge of people and communities that we serve, and we work to secure their rights to a sustainable future.

Nice to have

  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write in a range of voices and styles for varied projects with diverse audiences.
  • Experienced and dependable proofreader and editor.
  • Fluency with style guides.
  • Demonstrated research skills.
  • Able to translate complex and technical information into clear, jargon-free language that conveys key messages.
  • Excellent visual sense for presenting written and visual content (photographs, data, graphics) in a compelling way for individual donors.
  • 4+ years of work
  • frontline fundraising

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Please note: Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U
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