Africa Principal Gifts Officer

What We Can Achieve Together: The Africa Principal Gifts Officer (PGO) is responsible for developing and implementing fundraising strategies to secure philanthropic support for Africa and other organizational conservation priorities from a select portfolio of individuals and foundations capable of making gifts of $5 million or more. Reporting to the Director of Development for Africa, the PGO leads and participates in complex donor strategy teams, oversees donor giving groups, drives strategic discovery efforts to identify new principal gift prospects, and helps ensure a strong pipeline of transformational donors. The PGO collaborates closely with fundraising colleagues across TNC, as well as leaders within the Africa team and conservation programs throughout the organization, to advance shared fundraising and conservation goals. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS The Africa Principal Gifts Officer (PGO) develops and implements sophisticated donor strategies and manages a portfolio of principal gift donors and prospects, leading all aspects of the fundraising cycle, including research, qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship. Working closely with conservation and development staff, the PGO creates complex philanthropic opportunities using a variety of giving vehicles to advance TNC’s priorities and ensures exceptional donor stewardship through reports, meetings, events, and field experiences. The PGO possesses a deep understanding of Africa’s conservation strategy and its