Fundraising Executive (Part-time / project-based)

Mate academy is an EdTech startup with a gamified, AI-powered LMS platform where people learn IT specialties.

🌎 We’ve successfully launched in Poland and Brazil, and we’re just getting started.

🤘 5000+ graduates have landed their first IT jobs after only 4 months of training.

We want to help even more Ukrainian veterans build a new professional path; that’s why we’re now scaling our free IT Program for Veterans.

We’re looking for an experienced Fundraising Executive who can take our impact to the next level.

This is a senior, high-impact role where you’ll work directly with our co-founder and have full freedom to build your fundraising strategy.

Own the end-to-end fundraising process
Identify and build relationships with donors, philanthropists, and corporate sponsors
Collaborate with the team to refine the program and make it even more fundable and scalable
Build a pipeline of donors and close the first deals within the first few months
Create a clear, repeatable system for sustainable fundraising

Experienced in fundraising, partnerships, or bizdev (especially in nonprofits or international social impact orgs)
Know how to get in the room with the right people, and how to make those meetings matter
An exceptional networker and natural connector, with strong existing relationships and the ability to build new ones in new markets
Proactive, independent, and confident in owning the full process
Care about real impact just as much as metrics, and you can truly believe in our mission
Ideally based in Ukraine and able to drop by our Kyiv office

Full trust, freedom, and responsibility from day one
A chance to work directly with the founding team
No red tape — fast decisions, direct access, no bureaucracy
Work that has real meaning, your efforts will change lives
Your impact defines your earnings
Flexible hours and remote-first work
Direct collaboration with Maх Lysak, our co-founder

Does this offer match your career goals? Then let’s get acquainted!