Senior Manager - Partnerships & Outreach - NGO

Senior Manager - Partnerships and Outreach - NGO

As Senior Manager, Regional Partnerships, responsibilities include:

Deepening Government Relationships:

- Support the professional development and execution of initiatives that are led by the Government Relations Managers who is a direct reportee.

- Build sustainable programmatic relationships with senior Government officials with support from the Government Relations Manager.

- Source large-scale external partnerships for us and our Alumni organizations that advance educational equity in the region.

- Advocate for alleviating key structural and/or policy barriers that impede progress towards the regional vision.

Fostering Alumni collectives:

- Support the Alumni Manager in the city with developing a strategy, contextualizing goals, quarterly milestones, action planning, execution and professional development.

- Design and curate learning & action spaces for regional Alumni to act collectively towards the regional vision.

- Nurture the growth of and collaboration between Alumni organizations in the region.

- Build strong relationships with Alumni Entrepreneurs and the Regional Alumni Chapter committee to facilitate their progress.

Sourcing career opportunities for Fellows & Alumni:

- Identify and engage with organisations that serve children from low-income. communities in the region, by providing opportunities for them to interact with and hire from our Fellows & Alumni.

- Cultivate a pipeline of key alumni in the region and match them to roles aligned to the regional vision and their personal aspirations.

- Build an ecosystem of donors and other relevant partners that accelerate our work in the region, especially where barriers to entry are high.

Building a larger movement for educational equity:

- Build the regional brand - Advancing regional priorities through Communications and Recruitment efforts.

- Establish and leverage the regional board, in partnership with the City Director.

- Advance key policy and implementation shifts that accelerate progress for children by

- Developing a community that consistently mobilizes others.

- Forging coalitions of organizations and individuals working towards educational equity.

- Cultivating a network of well-known advocates that span business, government, politics, and entertainment.

Functional Details:

Minimum Qualifications, Experiences and Expectations:

- Graduate/Postgraduate in any field

- 5-8+ years of relevant work experience in external-facing roles (e.g., public relations, government relations, management consulting, business development)

- Experience in managing, executing, and taking complete ownership of multiple projects at the same time

- Ability to work independently and make strategic decisions in a fast-paced environment

- Experience of having built strong relationships and having influenced others without authority

- Ability to motivate a team and develop individuals over time

- Strong verbal and written communication skills

- Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills to solve complex community-related challenges

Preferred Qualifications, Experiences and Expectations:

- Previous experience working in the development/education sector

- Experience in building and managing high-functioning teams to targeted outcomes

- Experience of having created, deep, meaningful learning experiences and resources for adults through strong design-thinking capabilities, addressing both dynamic and diverse learning needs of individuals

- Experience in building and managing high-functioning teams to targeted outcomes

- Regional language proficiency preferred