What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manager, Special Projects (Institutional Partnerships) position at World Food Program USA?
Job Details
Position Type: Full Time
Salary Range: Undisclosed
Description
Job Description: World Food Program USA is hoping to bring on a dynamic and seasoned Manager of Special projects to focus on Institutional Partnerships to focus on the authentic development of our pipeline of relationships with these faith-based, mission-driven partners.
Highlighted Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with direct supervisor and the Director, Faith Based Partnerships to continually improve the donor/account management process and roll-out of the Faith Based strategy.
- Supporting overall fundraising strategies for the key donors assigned to this position and collaborating closely with key teams such as Marketing and Communications to achieve key performance indicators.
- Assisting the Institutional Partnerships team as well as the Finance and Operations teams in maintaining a seamless financial overview of submitted proposals, approved grants, No-Cost Extensions and approved proposals related to key accounts.
- Liaise closely with UN WFP staff and provide team support to them on key donor account(s) as needed.
- Provide high-level and quality support and execution for donor-facing partner events, activities and trips, as needed.
- Organize and attend meetings; take minutes as needed
- Experience with Salesforce preferred
- Able to juggle multiple projects at once and respond to changing priorities.
- Excellent attention to detail and strong organization and project management skills
- Excel while working independently and collaboratively in a team; proactively propose recommendations or solutions to the teams involved in stewarding and creating visibility for key donors and the special project associated with these donors
Qualifications
A well-qualified candidate will possess the following:
- A Bachelor’s degree required, master’s degree in education preferred[NM1] .
- 5-7 years of account/relationship management/fundraising or project management experience. Experience.
- Experience in creating successful communications and stewardship strategies.
- Strong communication skills
- Essential time management skills
- Collaborative and team oriented
- Strong affinity to WFP USA’s mission and program priorities
Knowledge and Experience
- Strong familiarity with the donor development cycle, fundraising operations and creating successful, authentic visibility for organizations and their key donors.
- Exceptional written, verbal communication skills and project management experience
- Strong analytical, editorial and proofreading skills
- Demonstrated ability to manage workflow processes and schedules
- Ability to coordinate input from multiple stakeholders
- Prior experience working with external consultants
- Experience with Microsoft Office with significant, demonstrated knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint
- Strong experience with Salesforce or other Constituent Relationship Management software
Personal Characteristics and Work Style
- Collaborative and team-oriented individual
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Tact and diplomacy and ability appreciate different perspectives
- Empathy and aptitude to relate to and work with diverse groups of individuals
- Demonstrated ability to take initiative, work independently and anticipate needs
- Ability to remain calm under pressure
- Strong affinity for WFP USA’s mission and priorities
