Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, April 12, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Partnerships Manager
Role Overview
As Partnerships Manager, you will help drive new and innovative funding partnerships with locally-based foundations, institutions, and corporations in collaboration with the Country Director. You will develop and maintain a pipeline of funding opportunities, including research, identifying funding opportunities, preparing concept notes, full proposals, and other core external content; updating tracking systems, and managing partnerships. You will work closely with the global partnerships team on the overall country funding pipeline to drive towards coordinated revenue targets. The ideal candidate will be a strong verbal and written communicator, able to work independently and reliably to hit deadlines, and adept at collaborating with several fast moving teams around the world.

Core Functions Will Include
• Proposal Preparation and Writing:
• Drafting of introductory materials, pitches, concept notes, funding proposals, grantee reports, and more, for a variety of audiences in line with global processes.
• Support Country Director in designing core program parameters for proposals
• Coordinating proposal development process from identification to submission of complete proposal packages, in collaboration with the global partnerships team, including seeking the appropriate sign offs from different teams
• Preparing reports to funders on the status of ongoing programs, in collaboration with the implementation team
• Partnerships and Communications:
• Supporting the Country Director in managing key in-country partnerships, including through day to day formal and informal communications and presentations and coordinating meetings
• Handling meetings with assigned partners, as needed
• Tracking priorities and strategies of key partners
• Content Development and Research:
• Developing high quality, brand-accurate content for the country office, including one pagers, proposal FAQs, standard pitch decks, templates etc. that leverage global templates and global core content, for example to support partner visits
• Conduct country-specific research and analysis on country context, stakeholder landscape, and program-specific domain areas
• Lead Generation:
• Providing pitch materials for management outreach to potential funders.
• Identifying relevant funding opportunities to pursue and surfacing key details for Go/No Go decision-making on whether to pursue
• Attending in-country meetings, as appropriate, to identify possible partners for future collaboration
• Pipeline Management and Analytics:
• Tracking partnerships activities and metrics in line with global processes in relevant systems and supporting the CD in doing the same
• Internal Coordination:
• Working closely with global Partnerships Managers to ensure complementarity and maximise synergies between locally and globally driven funding opportunities.
• Collaborating with the global partnerships team to drive at overarching country revenue targets.

Required
What we're looking for:
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including strong writing skills
• Excellent organizational and project management skills
• Self starter who is able to figure things out and hit deadlines
• An excitement and energy for the work we do
• Demonstrated experience working well across distributed, multi-cultural teams
• Experience working in Kigali and understanding of the country context
• Interest in maximizing GiveDirectly’s impact by building, managing, and scaling relationships and projects with GiveDirectly’s partners
• A minimum of 3 years experience in partnership development and/or fundraising or 4+ years of relevant experience
• Fluent in English and working proficiency in Kinyarwanda. Working proficiency in French is an added bonus.

Nice to have
• Prior experience securing funding from major funders of social protection programs: USAID, World Bank, FCDO, United Nations agencies, etc.
• Knowledge of relevant software systems: Salesforce, Slack, GSuite, Asana
• Able to create high polished presentations in PowerPoint and/or Google Slides
• Comfort with building budgets
• Experience working with the government of Rwanda
• Strong network in the aid sector in Rwanda
In addition to the specific skills required for each role, we’re looking for candidates who are aligned with our Values , and who actively demonstrate our core competencies: emotional intelligence, problem solving, project management, follow-through, and fostering inclusivity.

Why work at GiveDirectly?
Role
At GiveDirectly, we work to ensure that you have everything you need to excel in your role and on your team, including
• A positive and supportive team with opportunities for advancement
• A demonstrated commitment to helping all staff develop and grow
• A competitive salary
• Generous fully covered health insurance
**GD is committed to observing all local, national and international laws that protect children, vulnerable adults, and basic human rights of all. GD is committed to a policy of “zero tolerance for sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (SEAH)” and expects anyone who works for GD to uphold the protection and safeguarding of our recipients as a priority.**

About GiveDirectly
GiveDirectly (GD) aims to reshape international giving - and millions of lives - by allowing donors to provide capital grants directly to the world’s poorest. The Brookings Institution estimates that $70B of cash transfers would be required to eliminate the poverty gap; the aid sector currently spends $135B each year, much of which is allocated to evidence-free interventions. GiveDirectly wants to change that, establishing a benchmark, and in the process accelerate the end of extreme poverty. GiveDirectly has raised over $700M in revenue (>$300M in 2020 alone), while being recognized as one of the most innovative non-profit companies by Fast Company. GiveDirectly’s role in the growing movement toward cash transfers has been featured in This American Life, Foreign Affairs, The Economist, and Business Insider.

Cash transfers are at an important inflection point: COVID-19 has amplified the challenges of bulkier in-kind aid models, and governments are deploying cash as their most common tool of assistance to vulnerable populations. GiveDirectly has an opportunity to leverage its strong track record (which includes operations across 9 countries, >$400M transferred to over 1M individuals, and 15 randomized control trials completed or ongoing), to both deliver immense impact and position itself as the premiere cash implementation vehicle in the world.

We’re looking for exceptional talent to grow our collaborative, global team. Joining GiveDirectly means the opportunity to work alongside individuals from 21 countries who speak 69 different languages. Across our global offices, our culture is candid, analytical, non-hierarchical, and fast-paced. We value ability, adaptability, and a willingness to learn. We’re actively working towards an equitable and inclusive environment for all team members, and seek candidates who will bring diverse perspectives and experiences to our organization. We recruit from organizations across all industries: our team has backgrounds in start-ups, government, consultancies, investment banks, nonprofits, and more.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 48

Level of Education: Professional Certificate

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