Vice President, Philanthropic Advising

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Vice President, Philanthropic Advising based in United States.

Lead and evolve a high-performing philanthropic advising function focused on helping clients create meaningful, lasting social impact.
You will provide strategic leadership to an experienced team while strengthening culture, collaboration, accountability, and professional development.
The role combines senior people leadership with hands-on philanthropic advising, client relationship management, and business development.
You will counsel philanthropists, families, foundations, and other institutions on complex strategic questions, program development, and opportunities for impact.
You will also help shape practice development by bringing insight into emerging philanthropic trends, research, and evolving community needs.
As a senior leader, you will collaborate across the organization to strengthen operations, develop new opportunities, and deliver exceptional client experiences.
This is an opportunity to influence the future of philanthropic practice while contributing to a mission-driven environment focused on lasting social change.

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,