Spark Climate Solutions is hiring!

Spark Climate Solutions is seeking an experienced and highly organized professional to join its growing team as Associate Manager, Development.

Job Title: Associate Manager, Development
Organization: Spark Climate Solutions
Location: 100% Remote (United States; international applicants considered with approval)
Work Schedule Requirement: Must overlap with Pacific Time for at least 4 hours per day
Contract Type: Full-Time
Travel Requirement: 3–4 times per year (offsites, trainings, team gatherings)
Salary Range: $100,000 – $120,000
Closing Date: Open Until Filled

This is a unique opportunity to contribute to high-impact climate work by strengthening the philanthropic partnerships that power critical field-building initiatives.

About Spark Climate Solutions

Spark Climate Solutions is a science-driven, philanthropically funded nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating progress on unsolved climate challenges. The organization’s mission is to enable a safer climate by identifying and filling critical gaps in global climate action.

Rather than focusing solely on individual technologies or isolated innovations, Spark works to build entire fields—creating the scientific, policy, market, and talent ecosystems necessary for transformative climate progress. By strengthening the broader systems in which solutions develop, Spark ensures that the most effective science and scalable innovations can emerge and thrive.

Current focus areas include:

Super pollutants from agriculture
Warming-induced greenhouse gas emissions
Methane removal

Spark operates with a startup-style mindset—nimble, collaborative, and impact-driven—bringing together scientists, strategists, and systems thinkers committed to addressing overlooked climate risks and opportunities.

Position Overview

The Associate Manager, Development plays a central operational role within Spark’s fundraising and strategic partnerships function. Reporting to the Chief of Strategic Partnerships, this position ensures that fundraising strategy is translated into structured, disciplined, and timely execution.

This is not a frontline fundraising role. The Associate Manager will not own donor relationships or overall fundraising strategy. Instead, the position focuses on operational excellence—managing proposal development, donor materials, prospect pipelines, internal coordination, and execution timelines.

The successful candidate will thrive in a fast-moving environment, bring clarity to complexity, and ensure that Spark’s philanthropic engagement efforts run smoothly and efficiently across multiple programs.

Key Responsibilities

Fundraising Execution & Coordination

Manage day-to-day fundraising workflows across Spark’s portfolio of programs
Coordinate the development of proposals, concept notes, budgets, and donor-facing materials
Track prospect pipelines, timelines, and follow-up actions
Ensure disciplined follow-through across fundraising initiatives

Cross-Functional Alignment

Build strong working relationships with program, communications, and operations teams
Align fundraising timelines with program readiness and operational requirements
Facilitate coordination to ensure donor engagement materials are accurate and compelling
Support senior leadership by reducing executional and administrative burden

Systems & Process Strengthening

Improve clarity and consistency in donor-facing materials
Strengthen systems for tracking prospects, deliverables, and deadlines
Bring structure to evolving processes within a startup or early-stage nonprofit environment
Continuously refine execution workflows for efficiency and reliability

Six-Month Performance Objectives

Within six months of appointment, the Associate Manager, Development will have:

Taken full ownership of fundraising execution workflows
Established effective collaboration rhythms across programs and support functions
Improved alignment between fundraising activities and programmatic priorities

Strengthened systems for tracking donor materials and deliverables
Enhanced consistency and clarity in donor communications
Reduced coordination and operational burdens on senior leadership

Candidate Profile

Spark Climate Solutions is seeking a professional with:

A minimum of 5+ years of experience in nonprofit strategic partnerships, fundraising operations, or donor engagement
Demonstrated ability to independently manage complex processes and exercise sound judgment
Experience supporting multi-program or multi-initiative fundraising efforts

Strong writing and editing skills, particularly in drafting proposals, budgets, and concept notes
Excellent project management capabilities, including managing cross-team inputs and deadlines

Comfort using CRMs and fundraising systems
Experience working in startup or early-stage environments
A collaborative mindset and a passion for enabling others to succeed

The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, solutions-focused, and motivated by the opportunity to support high-impact climate work through disciplined execution and coordination.

Why Join Spark Climate Solutions

Spark Climate Solutions offers the opportunity to contribute directly to shaping the future of climate mitigation. By mobilizing philanthropic resources toward underinvested climate challenges, the organization plays a critical role in accelerating systemic change.

Team members at Spark work alongside experts in science, policy, and strategy who are committed to tackling some of the most potent and overlooked emissions sources.

The Associate Manager, Development will contribute meaningfully to this mission by ensuring that the fundraising engine supporting this work operates with precision and excellence.

This role provides the opportunity to:

Support transformative climate field-building initiatives
Work within a collaborative, intellectually rigorous environment
Contribute to solutions targeting urgent global climate risks
Build operational systems that strengthen long-term climate action

Location & Working Model

This position is fully remote. Employees may work from anywhere within the United States. International candidates may be considered with prior approval.

All employees must maintain a work schedule that overlaps with Pacific Time for at least four hours per day.
Travel is expected approximately 3–4 times per year for annual offsites, trainings, or team gatherings.

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Compensation & Benefits

Spark Climate Solutions offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including:

Salary Range: $100,000 – $120,000
90% employer-paid health coverage
75% coverage for dependents
401(k) matching

Generous paid time off and sick leave
End-of-year organizational closure
Parental leave
Annual National Park pass
Additional team benefits

How to Apply

Interested candidates are encouraged to submit their application via the official careers page:

CLICK HERE TO APPLY

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Early application is encouraged.

Spark Climate Solutions is hiring: Associate Manager, Development (Remote)

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