Sr. Manager External Engagement

2 weeks ago


Washington, United States Food For The Hungry Inc Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description

Sr. Manager External Engagement


LOCATION: Washington, DC (Preferred)


Why we are different…

Talent. Faith. Thrive.

When you join Food for the Hungry (FH), you embrace God’s calling for your life and engage in work that combines your talents and faith. In the same way that FH is committed to unlocking resilience and flourishing in communities around the globe, we are dedicated to creating a workplace where our team members can thrive and grow. We believe every imaginable problem has a solution and that our contributions make a difference. FH continues to re-imagine impactful solutions to respond to the devastation of poverty globally. FH serves millions of the world’s most vulnerable people, helping them overcome poverty and injustice by collaborating with country offices to build resources, capacity, and resilience. Food for the Hungry turns Adversity into Impact. FH has harnessed the power of faith for more than 50 years. Our Heartbeat Christian values permeate throughout the organization.


A successful candidate will have the following:

FH is seeking an experienced Sr. Manager External Engagement who will provide dynamic leadership on FH’s partnerships with public sector donors, foundations, innovators, and the private sector to externally promote our new resilience-based program model. Will help to shape and influence the decision-making, policies, and practice of the US government, international institutions, and other key actors, in support of the people and communities we serve, as well as curate insights from within the industry to inform FH’s policies, programs, and operations.

  • A vibrant personal relationship with Jesus Christ, a Christian commitment to serving the poor, and in full agreement with FH’s Christian beliefs.

  • Senior and varied existing relationships with USG, think tanks, peers, corporate, foundation, and multilateral grant donors preferred.

  • Track record of successful business development activities in support of growing technical portfolios.

  • Knowledge of international development, with a focus on resilience preferred.

  • Leadership abilities in developing, managing and working within matrixed teams.

  • Excellent capacity building, team building/management, and coordination skills.

  • Proven capacity to innovate and inspire innovation in colleagues.

  • Exceptional communication and representational skills, including oral, written, and public speaking.


What you’ll do…

  • Oversee and grow our institutional affiliations and memberships, identifying strategic opportunities for engagement by leadership at HQ, regional and country level, as well as technical experts.

  • Lead on the creation and implementation of external engagement strategies that prioritize brand building and support resource acquisition efforts with bilateral and multilateral donors, governments, foundations, and corporate funders.

  • Represent the organization in industry conferences, meetings and events to promote our resilience-based program model and share our learnings and impact within the broader aid community.

  • Develop, implement and maintain an institutional partnership framework and strategy to support funding diversification goals, including generating leads for strategic partnerships with the USG, multilateral institutions, think tanks, universities, and private sector entities, to build our brand, support competitive bid consortia and position for resources.

  • Oversee FH’s guest lecture series and market insights briefings to ensure that industry trends, issues and developments are channeled into the organization to inform our own policy, programs, learning, and operations.

  • Cultivate a wide-ranging network on resilience comprised of senior officials and staff, technical experts, donors, investors, practitioners, and local reformers from which to collect, synthesize and share insights, learnings, and recommendations within the organization to improve our approach to resilience within the program model, business model and/or shareholder-specific governance model.


What you’ll get…

Along with competitive pay, FH offers medical, dental, and vision insurance with 100% premiums paid for employees and 50% of premiums paid for dependent coverage. We also provide a great 401k plan with a 6% employer match, vacation and wellness leave, Short-Term and Long-term Disability Insurance, 12 paid company holidays, a corporate incentive plan, and paid time off between Christmas and New Year's.


WOW us

If you’ve got the experience we are looking for - and want to join our mission - apply today We get a lot of resumes; help us get to know you better by following these suggestions: submit a resume and cover letter. In your cover letter, answer the following questions:

  • Why do you want to work for Food for the Hungry?

  • Based on what we are looking for, how will you meet the expectations for the role?


Safeguarding Policy

FH strives to provide an environment free from sexual exploitation and abuse and harassment in all places where relief and development programs are implemented. FH holds a zero-tolerance policy against sexual exploitation and abuse and harassment. FH expects its employees to maintain high ethical standards, protect organizational integrity and reputation, and ensure that FH work is carried out in honest and fair methods, in alignment with the Heartbeat Values and safeguarding and associated policies. Violations to stated policies will be subject to corrective action up to and including termination of employment.



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