Transformative Partnership Builder

At Habitat for Humanity International, we're seeking an exceptional professional to join our team as a Senior Director of Program Partnerships.

1. Job Description:

• The Senior Director of Program Partnerships serves as the primary liaison for partnerships with international non-governmental organizations (INGOs), for-profit entities, and multilateral and bilateral organizations.
• This role is responsible for expanding partnerships in both scale and depth, while fostering improved coordination and consistent program partnership practices across the Habitat for Humanity network.

1. Key Responsibilities:

• Program Implementation (25%): Lead and oversee partnerships that deliver joint program design and implementation with INGOs, multilateral agencies, and other external actors, ensuring programmatic alignment with Habitat's strategic priorities.
• Thought Leadership and Learning (25%): Coordinate with program experts to share learning and implement joint initiatives that highlight best practices, generate evidence, and advance housing issues in global, regional, and national forums.
• Fundraising Consortia and Co-Developed Initiatives (15%): In collaboration with the fundraising team, identify opportunities for fundraising consortia to mobilize resources for large-scale, multi-stakeholder programs. Where appropriate, co-lead partnership cultivation and proposal development with the fundraising team.
• Funding Opportunities (15%): In partnership with the fundraising team, identify funding opportunities with institutional partners that align with Habitat's global program priorities.
• Partnership Mapping and Coordination Across the Habitat Network (10%): Lead the mapping of external partnerships across Habitat to strengthen coordination, reduce duplication, and identify opportunities for collaboration. Develop and refine SOPs, standards, and process flows that guide consistent partnership engagement. Facilitate knowledge sharing and collaborative approaches to maximize collective impact from institutional partnerships.
• Partnership Performance and Impact Assessment (10%): Establish and track key performance indicators and reporting systems to assess the impact of partnerships, including influence, program outcomes, and overall community impact. Provide quarterly and annual reporting with recommendations.

• Education: Bachelor's degree in public administration, business, marketing, or a related field. Master's degree in public administration or international development is preferred.
• Years of Related Experience: 7 years of experience in an equivalent role, in the nonprofit, international development and/or housing sector.
• Strong knowledge of programs in international development programs. Knowledge of affordable and adequate housing is a plus.
• Proven experience in managing and scaling partnerships and strategic alliances.
• Strong knowledge of collaboration and IT tools (e.g., Office365, project management platforms, virtual communication tools), and project management.
• Exceptional interpersonal, coordination, communication, and facilitation skills.
• Strategic thinking, analytical, and problem-solving relationship management, negotiation, and deal-making foster and steward internal and external organizational relationships work effectively in a global and multicultural environment interpersonal and communication skills project management and results-oriented communication and presentation skills.

• A competitive, comprehensive benefits package that varies by country and typically includes vacation leave, sick leave, personal days, health insurance options, retirement plan contributions, and life insurance.
• For work locations in the US, the hiring range for this position is $116,030 to $136,500.

• Staff hired on a hybrid basis in the United States near an HFHI office location (Atlanta, Georgia / Washington, DC and Americus, GA) are required to report to the office on Tuesdays.