Senior Manager – WASH Partnerships

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Serve as the primary relationship manager for a portfolio of institutional funding partners and prospects.

• Identify, qualify, cultivate, and maintain the institutional funding pipeline.

• Oversee the development of grant proposals in collaboration with various departments.

• Participate in the creation of donor engagement strategies and stewardship plans.

• Ensure accurate tracking of grant opportunities, commitments, and anticipated revenue for effective forecasting and planning.

• Conduct research on donors and prospects to uncover partnership opportunities.

• Review grant reports to ensure compliance with donor requirements.

• Collaborate with program, finance, leadership, communications, and technical teams on proposals, agreements, evidence, learning, and impact assessments.

• Establish and nurture relationships with peer organizations, research institutions, foundations, and sector networks.

• Represent Water for Good at WASH sector events, webinars, conferences, and collaborative initiatives.

• Assist in developing strategic partnerships that further programmatic and fundraising goals.

• Contribute to the creation of publications, presentations, blogs, external content, and thought leadership pieces.

• Support the preparation of presentations and materials for sector events and donor engagements.

• Promote the dissemination of research findings, learning outcomes, and best practices.

• Engage in knowledge management and organizational learning initiatives.

• Assist in enhancing grants management and partnership development processes.

• Participate in organizational planning, fundraising discussions, and departmental projects.

• Mentor junior team members or interns as needed.

• Perform additional duties as required.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience in managing institutional funding partners and prospects.

• Demonstrated ability in coordinating grant proposal development and managing grant processes.

• Experience in conducting donor and prospect research.

• Background in donor engagement, stewardship, and relationship management.

• Strong collaboration skills with program, finance, communications, leadership, and technical teams.

• Ability to represent the organization at WASH sector events, webinars, conferences, and collaborative initiatives.

• Proficient in maintaining grant and donor information within CRM and project management systems.

• Capable of contributing to publications, presentations, blogs, and other external materials.

• Knowledge of compliance with donor requirements throughout the grant lifecycle.

• Willingness to mentor junior team members or interns as necessary.

• Availability for travel up to 6 weeks per year.

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunity for up to 6 weeks of travel per year for donor engagement, sector representation, partnership development, and internal planning meetings.