Free the Children Associate Director of US Partnerships

Job
description

Are you a
results-oriented marketing and business development expert experienced in
corporate partnership management alongside people and project management?

Free The
Children

empowers youth to fulfill their potential to be agents of change. Through our
organization’s unique youth-driven approach, more than one million young people
have been involved in our innovative programs in more than 45 countries.
Founded by international child rights activist Craig Kielburger, Free The
Children has an established track-record of success, with three nominations for
the Nobel Peace Prize and partnerships with the United Nations, and Oprah’s
Angel Network. In 2011 Free The Chi

ldren, was awarded Canada’s Top Employer for
Young People for our amazing opportunities for young employees!

Free the
Children

is looking for an Associate
Director of U.S. Partnerships
to join the leadership team of
our Partner Relations team under our Development Department. The Associate
Director of U.S. Partnerships provides strategic guidance and oversight to a
team of 4 full-time staff comprised of program managers and coordinators, whom
in turn are responsible for the stewardship and management of over 80 diverse
corporate and major gift foundation partnerships. The Partner Relations team is
responsible for growing and maintaining the organization’s position as the charity of
choice amongst 100 per cent of its partners. The Associate Director of U.S.
Partnerships will work together with the Associate Director, Canadian
Partnerships under the leadership of the Director of Global Partnerships. This
is a permanent full-time position. The candidate should have a minimum of 3 to
5 years of progressive corporate stewardship experience, including experience
working in a cross-departmental collaborative environment.

The position is
based out of Free The Children’s International office in Toronto (233 Carlton
Street). A minimum three-year commitment is expected. Salary is to be
discussed. There is a three (3) month probationary period, upon reaching the
three (3) month period, all staff members are offered a health plan including
dental and Employee Assistant Program.

Please apply at http://www.freethechildren.com/about-us/careers/.

While résumés are
important, we want to know what makes you a great fit for our team and culture.
We will consider resumes on a rolling basis and would like the right person to
join us as soon as possible.

Responsibilities:

Team Management

  • Reports
    to and takes direction from the Director of Global Partnerships
  • Provides
    direction and oversight to a team of four program managers and two
    coordinators who each hold a portfolio of corporate and major gift
    foundation partners who support Free The Children’s local and global
    mandate
  • Authors
    job descriptions for new and open positions within the team and conducts
    first and second round interviews for all new hires on the Partner
    Relations team
  • Responsible
    for team management including on-boarding and training of new staff,
    conducting performance evaluations, and conducting recurring check-ins,
    ensuring all staff are set up for success
  • Responsible
    for approving and tracking vacation requests, expense reimbursements
    (excluding travel),and responsible for the successful internal on-boarding
    of cross-functional teams upon acquisition of a new partner including
    assignment of a dedicated program manager
  • Ensure
    the successful launch of new corporate partnerships through onboarding and
    robust project management, and on occasion event planning activities
  • Initiate
    cross-departmental information sharing for partner-funded programs to
    track against deliverables associated to both domestic programs and
    international programs (including fulfillment of sponsored speaking tours,
    sponsored youth scholarship programs, sponsored campaigns and
    partner-funded Adopt a Village activities)
  • Represent
    the organization’s interests and priorities amongst partners and in turn
    represent the partners’ interests internally at the organization
  • Represent
    the organization at donor and partner events in a public-speaking capacity
  • Responsible
    for the project management of corporate stewardship activities, tracking
    partnership health, assessing partnership risk and identifying growth
    opportunities
  • Responsible
    for the authoring and reviewing of partnership agreements and contracts
  • Responsible
    for the quality control of external communications including
    correspondence, major impact reports and presentations
  • Ensure
    the proper reflection of partnerships on public-facing materials such as
    the Free The Children website, and the organization’s annual report
  • Development
    of materials and resources to facilitate turnkey employee engagement
    activities

Internal
Reporting and Internal Accountabilities

  • Support
    the preparation of monthly financial reports to the Associate Director,
    Canadian Partnerships, detailing funds forecasted and accounts receivable
    for funds under management by Partner Relations and regional offices’
    institutional funders
  • Ensure
    the accurate and thorough record-keeping and filing of all partnership
    contracts, invoices, letters of agreement and other sensitive documents
  • Refine
    the team’s performance reporting tools through its CRM system, Salesforce,
    to adhere with organizational standards
  • Preparation
    of partnership updates for the Executive Director to in turn share with
    the Board of Directors annually
  • Delivery
    of monthly new staff on-boarding presentation on behalf of the Development
    Department
  • Documentation
    and knowledge sharing of trends regarding major partners, including:
    Generation of stakeholder analyses and partner briefing documents
  • Reporting
    on employee engagement activities

Skills and
Qualifications:

  • Postsecondary
    Degree in related field: International Development, Business or Marketing
  • Demonstrate
    sound knowledge of international development and trends in corporate
    social responsibility, corporate philanthropy and cause marketing
  • Strong
    organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple responsibilities
    within tight deadlines
  • Very
    keen eye for detail
  • A
    strong understanding of and experience working in the U.S. market
    specifically in the nonprofit sector
  • Ability
    to motivate a diverse team of independent thinkers and foster their
    professional growth and development
  • Excellent
    problem-solving skills and ability to navigate difficult conversations
    with internal and external Demonstrated ability to work well both
    independently and within a team setting
  • Excellent
    comprehension and ease with the application of Microsoft Office programs,
    particularly PowerPoint, Word and Excel
  • Familiarity
    with creating new documents using Adobe InDesign
  • Familiarity
    with using a CRM system; experience using Salesforce is an asset
  • Outstanding
    work ethic and proven ability to take initiative and remain organized and
    solution driven

What makes
Free The Children unique…

A Top Employer for
Young People, Free The Children is filled with passionate, driven, hardworking,
entrepreneurial, shameless idealists, this means we work late, set high goals
and exceed them, and then push hard the following year to beat and exceed last
year’s goals of empowering youth to change the world.

If you are looking
for a predictable 9-5 work environment, this won’t be the right fit.

If you are inspired
and excited by collaboration, making friendships with the most incredible
people, unique additional responsibilities like working on our We Days and your
personal values align with our core values, we would love to hear from you.

Free The Children
sincerely thanks all those who apply, however only those considered for an
interview will be contacted.

How
to apply

Please apply online
at: http://www.freethechildren.com/about-us/careers/

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