Corporate and Foundations Partnerships Director

Lead corporate and foundation partnerships to drive funding and opportunities.

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Overview

Lead corporate and foundation partnerships to drive funding and opportunities.

You have:

  • Experience in leading partnerships with corporate and foundation stakeholders.
  • Proven entrepreneurial skills to develop new opportunities.
  • Strong communication skills to engage potential partners.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with different teams and departments.
  • Experience in expanding donor bases and funding opportunities.

RI is looking for a unique Corporate & Foundations Partnership Director with an entrepreneurial spirit and excitement to build a new team, develop new collaborative opportunities with experts across the organization and lead efforts to identify, cultivate and grow Relief International’s engagement with mid to large size private partners. The Corporate & Foundations Partnership Director will be an experienced leader, with excitement to drive new areas of opportunity leading to scalable, global change in the countries and regions where we work.

This role will align closely with the Philanthropy and Communications Department to expand RI’s donor base and unrestricted funding opportunities, primarily across the USA, with support to the UK, Europe and beyond. This role will partner closely with the CDMO, CEO and Program Development Team.

Potential interview questions

Can you describe a time when you successfully secured a partnership with a corporation or foundation? This question assesses your ability to build and maintain partnerships. Detail the situation, your role, and the outcome, focusing on the strategic approach you took.
What strategies do you believe are essential for expanding a donor base? The interviewer wants to gauge your understanding of donor engagement. Pro members can see the explanation.
How do you prioritize and manage multiple partnerships at once? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Can you give an example of when you had to collaborate with multiple departments to achieve a goal? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Describe a significant challenge you faced in fundraising and how you overcame it. Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Added 2 years ago - Updated 1 year ago - Source: ri.org