Officer, Strategic Foundation Partnerships (P3)

Summary 

The Officer, Strategic Foundation Partnerships (SFP), will cultivate and steward a portfolio of existing awards and new funding opportunities with the Gates Foundation. Under the leadership of the Senior Director who leads our global partnership with the Gates Foundation, you will lead multiple funding opportunities as well as play a key role in Save the Children’s holistic partnership development processes for the Gates Foundation at large.  Part of a small Gates-focused team, you will liaise broadly across internal program and international Save the Children teams as well as with Gates Foundation staff and external partners, enabling Save the Children to grow its existing relationship with the Gates Foundation to create greater impact for children.  Reporting to the Senior Director, SFP, you will also collaborate with a dynamic, welcoming and values-driven SFP team during an exciting period.  Over the next three years, we aim to significantly grow the size of our portfolio and impact for children. Strategic partnership with the Gates Foundation is a central pillar of this growth ambition, and we are seeking a driven, results-oriented Officer to join our Gates team. 

What You’ll Be Doing (Essential Duties)  

Independently lead portfolio of existing Gates Foundation opportunities (60%) 

• Independently develop strategies to help grow and enrich Save the Children’s partnership with the Gates Foundation. 
• Serve as the primary contact with foundation program officers. 
•  Coordinate closely with Save the Children colleagues in programs, finance, grants & contracts, and marketing & communications. 
• Liaise with the Impact Communications team to draft concept notes, LOIs, grant proposals and reports. 
• Establish and maintain a quick and steady pace of communications and track progress utilizing our customer relationship management system (BBEC). 
• Provide quality management of existing donor commitments. Submit accurate and timely reports to donors. 

Collaborate with Gates-focused colleagues to help steward this strategic partner (20%) 

• Support senior members of SFP and program teams in the cultivation and stewardship of large-scale foundation opportunities (i.e., gathering and developing materials to submit to donors, assisting in proposal development or reporting, joining donor calls or serving as secondary solicitor as assigned). 

Independently lead on new business opportunities (15%) 

• Identify new Gates Foundation prospects and develop strategies to grow impact for children via support for Save the Children’s programs.   

Special projects (5%) 

• Perform special projects and represent the SFP team on topics related to the strategic efforts of the unit. 

Required Qualifications  

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, plus at least 5 years of relevant experience 
• Project management experience with proven ability to work across a large, multi-faceted team 
• Demonstrated ability to develop and steward strong partnerships with significant client-facing experience 
• Demonstrated organization skills with keen attention to detail; proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously 
• Adaptive to change  
• Self-starter with problem solving mentality 
• Professional proficiency in MS Office suite, Zoom and Teams 
• Professional proficiency in spoken and written English 

Preferred Qualifications  

• Experience working with foundations and/or in a non-profit fundraising role 
• Experience managing product donations and knowledge of key players and industry trends 
• Demonstrated ability to write and communicate persuasively, clearly, and concisely, to synthesize information from multiple sources into a single, effective fundraising document 
• Experience using Blackbaud CRM and/or Salesforce 
• Knowledge of poverty issues within the United States and globally 

Compensation 

Save the Children is offering the following salary ranges for this position, dependent on candidate location: 

• Geo 1 - NY Metro, DC, and other locations with labor costs significantly above national average: Target Salary for this position is $84,150 – $94,050 base salary 
• Geo 2 - Locations around the US National Labor Cost Average: Target Salary for this position is $76,500 – $85,500 base salary 
• Geo 3 - Lo