Associate Director, Impact Partnerships

London, UK: GBP 60,760.00 - 70,770.00 Annually

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Work Arrangement: Open to Remote

Job Description

Job Background/Overview

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is looking for a front-line partnerships lead to capitalize on its winning record of large-scale, big-bet philanthropy and impact partnerships in support of our mission to help refugees survive, recover and gain control of their future.

Since its inception in 1933, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. This role is part of the International Philanthropy and Partnerships (IPP) unit, which leads on the IRC's engagement with corporations, foundations, international philanthropists, and new global funding streams.

This position will successfully steward and manage select big-bet opportunities within the IPP team and contribute cross functional expertise on influential foundation partnerships.

The right candidate will support and deepen engagement with impact partners through strategic management and leadership across external donors and internal high-level team members, thereby continuing IRC's position as a go-to partner in the humanitarian sector, particularly in regard to winning large-scale awards from the global private sector.

This position provides dedicated strategic oversight to prime private-sector foundation partnerships, working closely with donors to build proactive, durable and impactful long-term partnership strategies. Simultaneously, this position ensures success of internal cross-team management of concurrent large-scale grants, leading collaborative engagement with a diverse spectrum of non-U.S.-based colleagues and leaders.

The Associate Director, Foundations – Impact Partnerships serves a meaningful role in leading and modeling development of impact partnerships, supporting IRC’s global new business strategy as well as supporting the formalization of processes and procedures. They will understand the needs and performance of donors and prospects, communicate and collaborate superbly with colleagues, business partners and supporters, think strategically, make recommendations, offer creative solutions and manage systems to continually grow and improve the IRC’s donor relationships and influencing the organization’s strategy for engagement in new and existing markets.

This role will manage one Officer, guiding them to support the advancement of select large-scale partnerships while encouraging a productive learning environment.

Major Responsibilities:

• Provide practical support and thought leadership in identifying, carrying out and supervising strategies for private sector partnerships that contribute to IPP’s revenue target;

• Lead existing partnerships, including direct strategic, long-term planning with the donor, as well as collaboration with internal partners for effective grants management;

• Design and implement creative and comprehensive outreach, solicitation and management strategies for partners within the portfolio, leading on partnership discussions, proposal submissions, and pitches;

• Engage with project and organizational leadership to ensure shared vision and strategy for partnership management;

• Monitor and analyze foundation partnership trends as they relate to Impact Partnership and big-bet opportunities, ensuring that the IRC’s partnership proposition remains compelling and competitive;

• Ensure open and relevant communication is maintained between the IRC and our private sector partners while serving as a respected authority internally and externally on the management and strategic development of select partnership engagement strategies;

• Represent IPP effectively in related fora;

• Line manage one Officer, including performance monitoring and mentoring, performance appraisals and professional development plan oversight

• In partnership with the Director, Foundations - Impact Partnerships, contribute to a growing knowledge base of resources, processes, lessons learned and workflow for the organization to respond to big-bet opportunities;

• Synthesize the IRC’s programs into clear, compelling presentations, proposals, and reports for private sector audiences which position IRC as the go-to partner in the humanitarian sector; and

• Maintain clear CRM records for the portfolio that contribute to comprehensive tracking/reporting on IPP’s client universe.

Key Working Relationships:

Position Reports to: Director, Foundations – Impact Partnerships

Position supervises: Officer, Foundations – Impact Partnerships

Essential Qualifications:

Work Experience: Minimum7-8 years of non-profit fundraising experience and demonstrated experience in large-scale complex leadership gifts, big-bet fundraising.

Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills including: speaking to and writing for donors; crafting compelling partnership proposals and pitch materials;

• Proven knowledge of foundation/private sector philanthropy planning processes, and the particular issues affecting the field;

• Experience of working to, and meeting, ambitious revenue goals and performance indicators, as well as participating in financial projections, reporting, and scenario planning;

• Demonstrated ability to maintain positive, collaborative, productive relationships with staff at all levels, particularly senior leaders;

• Good judgment in maintaining confidentiality of donor information;

• Ability to translate an organization’s strategy and objectives into operational delivery and, at times, respond quickly to changes in short-term priorities;

• Understanding of the critical support processes required to deliver effective institutional funder relationships;

• Well-developed analytical and problem-solving skills, with an ability to devise creative solutions to sophisticated problems and issues;

• Ability to analyze and interpret financial data with the facility to understand budget models;

• Ability to identify and build processes required to support effective partnerships;

• Passion for the IRC’s mission and dedication to private sector partnerships; and

• Dedication to fundraising for international development, human rights, social justice and global refugee and immigrant communities.

Desired Qualifications:

• Proficiency in another of the working languages of the IRC (Spanish, French and/or Arabic)

• CRM experience – Salesforce preferred;

Working Environment:

This role may require working hybrid. Applicants must have a home or alternate workspace they can effectively complete their work from during regularly scheduled hours.

DEI Commitment:

At the IRC, we seek to build a welcoming, inclusive environment not only for our refugee clients, but for all of our employees. As an equal opportunity employer, we value the strength found in the diversity of voices, experiences, and backgrounds who join us in our work. Fostering an inclusive culture with equitable practices is everyone's responsibility, and we regularly offer trainings and opportunities to learn more and find ways to do better. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, socioeconomic status, or disability status. We are dedicated to ensuring that disabled individuals are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. In your application, please feel free to indicate your pronouns.

Studies have demonstrated that women and BIPOC applicants are less likely to apply to jobs where they may not meet 100% of the requirements. We recognize that few applicants may "check all the boxes," but that each person has their own unique strengths that they would bring to the table. In our commitment to building a diverse and authentic work culture, we invite you to apply anyway. You belong here.

The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Equality, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.

Compensation:

Posted pay ranges apply to US-based candidates. Ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job type, internal equity, and budget. Exact offers are calibrated by work location, individual candidate experience and skills relative to the defined job requirements.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusivity:

IRC is committed to building a diverse organization and a climate of inclusivity. We strongly encourage applications from candidates who can demonstrate that they can contribute to this goal.

Gender Equality: IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances.

IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic.

Professional Standards: The IRC and IRC staff must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way – Global Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Equality and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti-Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

US Benefits:

We offer a comprehensive and highly competitive set of benefits. In the US, these include: 10 sick days, 10 US holidays, 20-25 paid time off days (depending on role and tenure), medical insurance starting at $145 per month, dental starting at $7 per month, and vision starting at $5 per month, FSA for healthcare, childcare, and commuter costs, a 403b retirement savings plans with up to 4.5% immediately vested matching contribution, plus a 3-7% base IRC contribution (3 year vesting), disability & life insurance, and an Employee Assistance Program which is available to our staff and their families to support counseling and care in times of crisis and mental health struggles.

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