The position is fully remote and open to all locations, but the United States and Europe are preferred. Occasional travel (less than 10%) required.

ORGANIZATION OVERVIEW

Apparel Impact Institute (Aii) is a nonprofit collective founded in 2017 by four industry leaders: the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), the Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH), Natural Resource Defense Council (NRDC) and Target Corporation. The organization emerged organically as a result of a real need that apparel brands and retailers self-identified. Gap Inc., PVH Corp., Arvind Mills, HSBC, GIZ, Stichting DOEN and The Schmidt Family Foundation joined the founders in the first three years of start-up and organizational development. Today we work with over 50 brands/retailers and their suppliers internationally.
Aii identifies, funds and measures proven quality solutions to accelerate positive impact in the apparel and footwear industry. Aii programs focus on areas that result in positive environmental impact from the production of apparel and footwear products to improve the industry. Our current strategic focus in climate action is helping the industry reach their Science Based Targets commitment.
In June 2022, we announced the initial lead partners (H&M Group, Lululemon, H&M Foundation and The Schmidt Family Foundation) for a $250M Fashion Climate Fund (https://www.fashionclimatefund.org/), a catalytic grantmaking engine, to help the textile, apparel and footwear industries reach their science based targets commitment of reducing the supply chain's CO2 emissions in half by 2030 and total decarbonization by 2050.
Our work has been recognized in Vogue, Business of Fashion, Forbes and many other globally recognized publications. We are a fast-paced, entrepreneurial organization in growth-mode. We need talented people who are willing to take initiative and roll up their sleeves from day one. Ideal persons for our organization and specifically this position will operate with confidence, maturity and tons of drive to get the job done in an efficient and timely manner. For this role, the ideal person will be capable of moving quickly, dual-tracking timelines and pivoting when things change.
To learn more about Aii, visit https://apparelimpact.org (https://apparelimpact.org/) and http://fashionclimatefund.org
POSITION DESCRIPTION
The Manager of Philanthropic Partnerships will work closely with the Chief of Staff and President to manage Aii's philanthropic fundraising operations, including grant applications, reporting, and managing partnership tracking systems.
The position is critical to the fulfillment of Aii's mission as we execute our strategic plan to help the apparel ecosystem address the climate crisis and other critical environmental impacts.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Identify and research new philanthropic grant opportunities to identify potential partners that align with Aii's areas of focus
• Create concept notes, LOIs and complete applications
• Project manage annual fundraising timeline to ensure on-time completion of overall grant writing and submission process
• Create and write reports to meet philanthropic grant requirements
• Implement and manage effective partnership tracking systems and tools (e.g., leveraging Hubspot, Asana, Google suite, etc.)

REQUIREMENTS

• 3 years experience in fundraising, grant writing, or project management roles
• Experience in climate or sustainability non-profit is a plus
• Highly organized and demonstrated ability to manage projects and meet deadlines
• Comfort with complexity, ambiguity and a fast, start-up pace
• Occasional travel ( < 10%) required

Salary will be commensurate with level of experience. Aii offers a generous employee benefits program that includes vacation, sick and holiday leave; health, dental and vision insurance; contributions to retirement plans; competitive salary; and a host of additional benefits.
At Apparel Impact Institute, we believe that people are the path to delivering data-driven solutions and impact. As a global organization, our team is made up of diverse backgrounds, concepts, and solution sets, building a framework together that is strengthened by the unique perspectives that each individual brings. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law. The greatest impact comes when we all work together.

Job Type: Full-time

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