Strategic Partnership Development Manager

3 weeks ago


New York, New York, United States Acumen's team Full time

About the Role

The Associate Director for Institutional Partnerships will play a key leadership role in Acumen's Development and Partnerships team, focusing on corporations and foundations. This role requires a strategic thinker with a passion for building funding partnerships for lasting impact.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop a funding pipeline for priority initiatives, lead ideation and pitch meetings, and formalize best practices for developing partnerships.
  • Identify and develop new institutional partnerships, collaborating with other functions as needed.
  • Manage internal processes related to partner evaluation, internal communication, and tracking metrics.
  • Conduct annual assessments of institutional partnerships, providing recommendations for engagement and internal synergies.
  • Cultivate opportunities at events, conferences, and forums for Acumen to share its work with corporate audiences.
  • Join and contribute to alliances within the social impact sector focused on corporate-social enterprise partnerships.

Qualifications and Skills

  • Minimum 10 years of experience in fundraising and relationship management.
  • Experience with program development and implementation, working across teams and creating budgets.
  • Strategic view and ability to work through complexity, grasping the entirety of the Acumen ecosystem.
  • Experience designing strategies to cultivate new prospects, with a track record of building and maintaining strategic funding relationships with corporations.
  • Ability to bridge the gap between the nonprofit and for-profit worlds, with exceptional interpersonal skills and a willingness to take risks.

About Acumen

Acumen is a different kind of investor, investing in people and companies working to solve problems faced by people living in poverty. We've positively impacted 648 million lives by investing ~$200M in 215 innovative, early-stage companies.

Location

New York, USA



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