What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director, Corporate Partnerships-Consumer Brands position at World Food Program USA?
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Description
JOB DESCRIPTION: World Food Program USA seeks a dynamic and creative Director of Corporate Partnerships with in-depth fundraising and leadership experience.
This position reports to the Senior Director of Corporate Partnerships and manages a team and portfolio of new and existing corporations in the following industry sectors: Agriculture, Food and beverage, Consumer Brands, Media and Entertainment.
This position and the Corporate Partnerships team play a key role in supporting World Food Program USA's ambitious growth goals for greater impact to support the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) mission and programs.
Fundraising and Partner Management
- Responsible for the planning and execution of corporate engagement and fundraising strategies for new and existing corporate partners in the Agriculture, Food & Beverage, Consumer Brands, Media and Entertainment sectors who are aligned with the mission of the United Nations World Food Programme.
- New business cultivation and solicitation strategies to secure seven-figure partnership opportunities within 12 – 18 months.
- Manage and support the corporate partnership team in developing, growing and executing fundraising strategies for current partners, focusing on transformational, multi-million-dollar holistic partnerships.
- Surprise and delight new and current partners with best-in-class account management to build multi-year partnerships aligned with WFPUSA funding opportunities.
- Working with World Food Program Country Offices, and technical units to identify funding gaps and develop partnership proposals.
- Project manage the entire cycle of grants, including proposal writing, outcome measurement, budget tracking, reporting and partner communications.
- Cross-functional collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders across the World Food Program USA and the United Nations World Food Programme in support of day-to-day account management activities.
Leadership Responsibility
- Support, lead and challenge a small team of gifted fundraising professionals to reach their highest potential, developing professional development opportunities, ambitious goals and job happiness.
- Partner with the Senior Director to continue to build a supportive, winning team culture aligned with our company's values of collaboration, accountability, responsibility, inclusivity and optimism.
Qualifications
A well-qualified candidate will possess the following:
- Bachelor's degree or higher.
- Minimum ten years of experience executing successful corporate partnerships or other relevant fundraising/ sales experience. Minimum four years of leadership experience.
- Visionary and strategic fundraiser with a proven track record of securing seven-figure corporate partnerships, including philanthropy, in-kind, and technical collaborations.
- Proven track record of successful strategy planning and implementation.
- Strong understanding of the nonprofit sector and familiarity with best practices, current trends and techniques of corporate fundraising and partnership management.
- Industry familiarity and relationship-building with corporations in Agriculture, Food & Beverage, Consumer Brands, Media and Entertainment.
- Preferred experience with fundraising for international nonprofit programs.
- Strategic, creative, motivated, collaborative and innovative individual.
- Ability to operate, thrive, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced and entrepreneurial organizational environment.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience with Microsoft Office suite.
