About FieldKit

FieldKit is expanding the ways we create impact through a diverse mix of philanthropic support, strategic partnerships, and earned revenue. We are seeking an experienced, relationship-driven Development & Partnerships Consultant to help identify, cultivate, and advance high-value funding and strategic partnership opportunities that can expand FieldKit’s work in conservation technology and community-based environmental monitoring.

This is an independent contractor engagement for an experienced development and partnerships professional who can operate strategically while also rolling up their sleeves to research prospects, develop compelling proposals, manage a pipeline, cultivate relationships, and move opportunities forward.

The ideal consultant will be equally comfortable navigating nonprofit fundraising and commercial partnership environments. You’ll work closely with FieldKit leadership and project teams to identify opportunities across foundations, institutions, corporations, NGOs, universities, government agencies, and other organizations, while helping connect philanthropic support, technology deployments, sponsorships, and strategic partnerships.

Scope of Consulting Services

The consultant will provide development, fundraising, strategic partnership, business development, and related advisory services. Core areas of work are expected to include:

Philanthropic Development

• Identify, research, qualify, and prioritize prospective foundations, institutional funders, corporations, individual donors, and other philanthropic partners
• Cultivate and manage relationships with priority funding prospects
• Develop letters of inquiry, concept notes, grant proposals, sponsorship materials, reports, and other fundraising materials in collaboration with FieldKit leadership and project teams
• Identify funding opportunities aligned with FieldKit’s mission, programs, technology, and growth priorities
• Help strengthen and advance FieldKit’s overall philanthropic development pipeline

Strategic & Commercial Partnerships

• Identify organizations and businesses that could benefit from, deploy, support, distribute, or otherwise partner around FieldKit’s technology and services
• Develop and cultivate relationships with potential strategic and commercial partners
• Advance priority opportunities from initial conversations through proposals, scopes of work, negotiations, and agreements, in collaboration with FieldKit’s product, project, and leadership teams
• Identify opportunities where philanthropic funding, product deployment, sponsorship, and strategic partnerships can reinforce one another and contribute to FieldKit’s mission and long-term sustainability
• Support business development and partnership strategies for FieldKit’s technology and services

Development Strategy & Pipeline Management

• Maintain an organized pipeline across philanthropic, institutional, commercial, and strategic partnership opportunities
• Research and prioritize opportunities based on potential impact, strategic fit, likelihood of success, and required investment
• Provide regular updates to FieldKit leadership regarding pipeline activity, opportunities, risks, and recommended next steps
• Help establish simple, effective systems and processes for managing prospects, relationships, proposals, and opportunities
• Advise FieldKit leadership on development and partnership priorities and strategy

Storytelling & Communications

• Translate FieldKit’s mission, technology, projects, and impact into compelling stories for funders, partners, customers, and other audiences
• Develop presentations, pitch materials, proposals, case studies, sponsorship materials, and other communications in collaboration with the FieldKit team
• Clearly articulate the different ways organizations can engage with FieldKit, from philanthropic support and sponsorship to product adoption and strategic partnership
• Help communicate the value and potential impact of FieldKit’s work in a credible, compelling, and accessible way

Additional Consulting Support

As opportunities arise, the consultant may also:

• Support priority funder, partner, customer, and industry meetings, events, demonstrations, and sponsorship opportunities
• Help develop new funding, revenue, and partnership opportunities, including budgets, scopes of work, and agreements
• Provide strategic input on fundraising, communications, marketing, sales, and partnership initiatives
• Advise FieldKit on development and partnership opportunities, processes, and positioning

Desired Experience & Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in nonprofit development, fundraising, business development, strategic partnerships, or related fields
• Demonstrated ability to independently build and manage relationships, identify opportunities, and move prospects through a pipeline
• Excellent writing, communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills
• Experience developing compelling proposals, pitches, sponsorship materials, or other business/fundraising communications
• Strong organizational and strategic skills, with the ability to independently manage multiple opportunities and priorities
• Comfortable working autonomously and exercising independent judgment regarding how best to accomplish agreed-upon objectives
• Digitally savvy and proficient with Google Workspace, CRM systems, project management tools, and other relevant technology
• Passion for environmental conservation, open technology, community empowerment, or related social-impact work

Preferred Experience

• Experience working across both nonprofit and for-profit environments
• Experience securing foundation, corporate, government, or institutional funding
• Experience with business development, B2B sales, strategic partnerships, or technology partnerships
• Experience working with environmental, conservation, climate, science, technology, or social-impact organizations
• Experience with hardware, software, environmental monitoring, or other technical products
• Experience developing partnerships that combine philanthropic and commercial elements
• Existing relationships with foundations, NGOs, corporations, universities, government agencies, or other organizations relevant to FieldKit’s work

Engagement Details

• Independent Contractor (1099), remote
• Estimated commitment: Approximately 2 days per week, with flexibility in how and when consulting services are performed based on agreed-upon priorities and deliverables
• Starting rate: $70/hour (additional dependent on experience)
• Start as soon as mutually agreed

What Success Looks Like

The successful consultant will help FieldKit build a focused, high-quality pipeline of funding and partnership opportunities and turn the most promising opportunities into meaningful relationships, proposals, funding, deployments, and partnerships.

We’re looking for a dependable strategic thinker who can work independently, communicate clearly, build trust quickly, and move opportunities from idea to action. If you bring strong development or partnership experience and are excited about applying those skills to environmental conservation and technology, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply

To apply for this position, please send a cover letter and resume to [email protected] with the subject line “Development & Partnerships Consultant”.