Vice President, Philanthropic Advising

Accountabilities:

• Provide strategic day-to-day leadership for the Philanthropic Advising department, creating a cohesive, connected, high-performing, and supportive team environment.
• Build department culture, operating structures, processes, and resources that encourage collaboration, learning, shared accountability, and effective delivery.
• Directly supervise and develop team members, including senior professionals, through coaching, feedback, mentorship, and professional growth opportunities.
• Serve as a trusted resource for team members navigating complex client relationships, project challenges, and strategic decisions.
• Guide staffing, resource allocation, and team structures to align client needs with organizational priorities and available capacity.
• Identify emerging needs and opportunities across the philanthropic landscape and help evolve advising approaches, processes, and capabilities accordingly.
• Partner with other senior leaders to coordinate priorities, staffing, culture, and operations across the broader philanthropy and nonprofit practice.
• Develop and advance a clear vision for the philanthropic advising practice while contributing to broader organizational strategy.
• Bring sophisticated knowledge of philanthropy, emerging trends, community needs, research, and effective approaches to client work.
• Foster shared learning and continuous improvement by keeping teams informed about developments, research, and promising practices in philanthropy.
• Contribute to thought leadership, speaking engagements, publications, and other external opportunities that strengthen the practice's visibility and expertise.
• Manage a select portfolio of philanthropic clients, building trusted relationships with individuals, families, foundations, and other institutions.
• Lead selected client engagements and provide strategic counsel on philanthropic strategy, program development, and opportunities for impact.
• Proactively identify client needs and opportunities, ensuring the appropriate internal expertise and resources are brought to each engagement.
• Develop relationships beyond individual engagements to strengthen long-term client partnerships and identify opportunities for deeper collaboration.
• Identify, cultivate, and develop relationships with prospective clients, philanthropic institutions, community leaders, and referral partners.
• Contribute to business growth by developing and advancing a strong pipeline of prospective engagements.
• Partner with business development and senior leadership teams to pursue opportunities, develop proposals, and lead prospective client conversations.
• Identify emerging needs in philanthropy and help translate them into new services, partnerships, products, or areas of expertise.
• Represent the organization externally through professional networks, industry convenings, speaking opportunities, and other relationship-building activities.

Requirements:

• 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in philanthropy, including significant experience in a senior leadership position.
• Demonstrated success leading and developing high-performing teams, including experience managing senior-level professionals.
• Significant experience advising philanthropists, family foundations, and other philanthropic institutions on complex strategic questions.
• Strong relationship-building, interpersonal, communication, and client management skills.
• Experience contributing to or leading business development initiatives, including relationship cultivation, proposal development, and converting opportunities into engagements.
• Strong understanding of the philanthropic landscape and the ability to translate emerging trends, research, and ideas into practical guidance for clients and colleagues.
• Strong operational and financial acumen, including experience with budgets, staffing, and resource allocation.
• Ability to balance strategic leadership with hands-on involvement in client engagements and organizational priorities.
• Demonstrated commitment to social impact and alignment with a mission-driven, collaborative approach to work.
• Strong judgment, adaptability, curiosity, and the ability to navigate complex and evolving environments.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field preferred; an advanced degree or relevant professional certifications is a plus.

Benefits:

• Base salary of $260,000 annually, depending on experience and skills.
• Remote-first work approach.
• Flexible and generous paid time off.
• 100% employer-paid options for employee medical, dental, and vision coverage, with employer contributions toward dependent coverage.
• Employer-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance.
• Employer contribution of up to $850 toward a Health Savings Account.
• Flexible Spending Accounts, including FSA, DCFSA, and commuter benefits.
• Initial $550 home office stipend, followed by $250 annually.
• $1,000 annual professional development stipend.
• $110 monthly cell phone and home internet stipend.
• 13 weeks of paid parental and medical leave.
• Annual discretionary bonus based on organizational and individual performance.
• Up to $500 annually for mental, emotional, and physical well-being.
• Access to curated learning opportunities and team-based professional development experiences.