Senior Manager, Partnerships

Summary

Join GiveDirectly as the Senior Manager, Partnerships in Washington, DC, a newly created role within the Fundraising team. This exciting opportunity involves leading strategic engagement and partnership building, focusing on the World Bank and USAID. You will position GiveDirectly in key policy fora, represent the organization in relevant networks, and build coalitions to advance its mission. Responsibilities include developing and implementing partnership strategies, identifying fundraising opportunities, supporting US programs, refining the Congress-level influencing strategy, and building relationships with key stakeholders. The role requires strong experience in policy advocacy, partnership management, and understanding of the legislative environment for foreign aid and domestic welfare politics. GiveDirectly offers a competitive salary, robust health benefits, flexible paid time off, and allowances for desk setup and learning and development.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in a similar role or function
• A strong understanding of the legislative environment for foreign aid as well as an understanding of domestic welfare politics and debates
• Strong experience managing partnerships end to end, including building networks and coalitions
• Several years of experience in policy advocacy or related fields, ideally within an NGO or governmental context
• Strong understanding of legislative processes, public policy issues relevant to the organization’s mission, and the political landscape in Washington, D.C
• Exceptional alignment with GiveDirectly’s Values and active demonstration of our core competencies: emotional intelligence, problem solving, project management, follow-through, and fostering inclusivity. We welcome and strongly encourage applications from candidates who have personal or professional experience in the low-income and/or historically marginalized communities that we serve

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the development and roll-out of partnerships and influencing strategies for the World Bank, USAID (including BHA), and State Department (for BPRM), ensuring colleagues across GD are informed and aware of major policy and personnel developments, and adapt strategies accordingly
• Identify and lead new DC-led fundraising opportunities with major institutional donors - in particular the World Bank and USAID, and explore potential partnerships with other key implementers
• Support the GD US country team to identify and pursue new funding opportunities for our US domestic work
• Refine and lead GD’s Congress-level influencing strategy, in support of our international and domestic influencing goals. This will include building strong bilateral relationships with members of Congress
• Strategically prioritise GD’s engagement with key DC-based networks and coalitions, represent GD appropriately within these, and build alliances to support our influencing goals
• Continuously track key legislative and policy developments pertaining to our international and domestic influencing goals
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including government officials, coalition partners working on international aid and/or domestic issues - ensuring that GD is appropriately represented in the relevant fora
• Oversee the creation of policy-related communications materials, including position papers, testimony, and public statements - working in close collaboration with GD’s Communications teams
• Provide oversight of key DC-based relationships and events - ensuring GD is appropriately represented at these
• Across all the above, provide regular updates to senior leadership on relevant policy developments

Preferred Qualifications

• Policy and/or technical knowledge of key debates and evidence on cash transfers
• Demonstrated track record of coordinating between multiple teams both internally and externally
• Track record of being able to impact change even without direct formal authority
• Strong, succinct communications: Skilled in speaking, writing, presenting, and negotiating across multiple stakeholders
• Proven ability to manage the urgent alongside driving persistent, continual improvement and quality
• Strong ability to navigate ambiguity, many stakeholders, and competing priorities
• Must be able to travel ~3-4 times per year to one of our countries of operation for team retreats or field visits, or to external conferences and events

Benefits

• A positive and supportive team with opportunities for advancement
• A demonstrated commitment to helping all staff develop and grow
• A competitive salary, including bonus
• A robust health benefits plan (exact details will vary by country)
• Flexible paid time off
• Allowances for desk set-up and learning and development