Director, Partnerships

Summary

Join Evidence Action as their Director of Partnerships to lead a revenue transformation and drive significant growth in institutional fundraising. Reporting to the Chief Growth Officer, you will lead the Institutional Partnerships team, setting fundraising excellence standards. This role blends strategic vision with hands-on execution, from architecting multi-million dollar partnerships to implementing AI-enabled systems. You will oversee the grant lifecycle, establish best practices, and build processes for sustainable results. The ideal candidate is a proven leader with institutional fundraising experience, securing large, multi-year grants, and possessing strong relationship management and communication skills. This position offers the opportunity to shape the financial foundation for scaling evidence-based solutions globally. The role is flexible and fully remote within the United States.

Requirements

• You have a mix of experience with institutional fundraising, strategic partnerships, or business development, and in directly managing teams
• You have expertise in building and managing high-value foundation relationships and securing large, multi-year grants (e.g., $1M–$10M+), with demonstrated ability to drive significant year-over-year growth
• You have a strong understanding of the industry and market trends, with the ability to identify opportunities for growth
• You have experience managing cross-functional teams across multiple time zones, with the ability to motivate and direct team members
• You are strategic and have operational leadership skills, including the ability to define and execute institutional fundraising strategies, build pipelines, and lead cross-functional collaboration
• You spike on relationship management and communication abilities, with the presence and skill to represent the organization externally and inspire funders
• You have experience designing and overseeing pipeline processes, proposal lifecycles, and performance tracking systems (including CRM tools)
• We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of a U.S. employment visa at this time. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. for roles based in the U.S

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead our institutional fundraising strategy—currently focused on foundations, with potential to expand into corporate and government funders, to drive our revenue growth
• Cultivate and manage top institutional funder relationships in close coordination with program leaders, ensuring coordinated engagement across programs and serving as a senior representative in strategic proposals, meetings, and stewardship
• Lead the Institutional Partnerships team , empowering staff reporting to you through coaching and identifying areas for growth
• Set the standard for excellence in institutional fundraising by defining best practices in relationship management, proposal development, and reporting, and coach program leaders (who own their program’s revenue) on crafting compelling cases, presenting to funders, and advancing high-priority opportunities
• Oversee the full grant lifecycle—from pipeline development and proposal writing to reporting and renewals—ensuring quality, timeliness, and alignment with organizational goals
• Establish and maintain clear roles, responsibilities, and collaborative processes across programs, finance, fundraising, operations, and communications
• Implement and optimize AI-enabled tools to streamline proposal drafting, reporting, and funder insights
• Track and analyze institutional fundraising performance using metrics and dashboards, adapting strategies based on results and funder feedback to identify opportunities for growth and improvement

Benefits

For US based roles, Evidence Action provides comprehensive benefits including international health care, HSA/FSA options, life insurance, disability coverage, retirement plans with a matching component, generous and flexible leave options, as well as other employee perks on a reimbursement basis