Partnerships Senior Manager - International Nonprofit

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Atlas Corps seeks an energetic and organized people-person with 5+ years of experience in partnership-building and business development to join our team. The purpose of this role is to ensure that the Partnerships Team achieves its placement and mission fulfillment goals by providing strategic and operational oversight of the team and placing Fellows. The Partnerships Senior Manager leads the Partnerships Team composed of a Partnerships Manager who is responsible for new lead generation and stewardship and a Talent Acquisition Manager who is responsible for Fellow recruitment and vetting. Both the Senior Manager and the Partnerships Manager are responsible for placements and ensuring that Host Organizations have successful hosting experiences that foster Fellows’ professional development. The primary focus of this position is developing strategy to execute new long term partnerships while sustaining and growing current partnerships with leading mission-driven organizations across the United States like CARE International, Girl Up, SAP, American Red Cross, and Making Cents International. The Partnerships Senior Manager works collaboratively to cultivate new relationships, steward current partners, and helps shape the national Host Organization recruitment strategy in collaboration with the Partnerships Manager and CEO. 

About Atlas Corps 

Atlas Corps is a leadership development organization that leverages international exchange to inspire social change leaders on a global scale. We were founded on the idea that talent exists everywhere in the world, but opportunity does not. Atlas Corps celebrated our 15-year anniversary in 2021 and seeks individuals eager to be part of our next phase of global growth. Profiled as a “best practice” in international exchange by the Brookings Institution and World Economic Forum, featured in the Washington Post and Forbes as a model social entrepreneurship program, and recognized as a Top 10 International Voluntary Exchange Program by the U.S. Center for Citizen Diplomacy, Atlas Corps engages global social change leaders in 12-month, professional fellowships at organizations (like American Express, Ashoka, American Red Cross, and Voice of America) or in a virtual training to learn best practices, build organizational capacity, and return home to create a network of global changemakers. Fellows supplement this real-world training through participation in the Atlas Corps Global Leadership Lab, a training series on the basics of developing self, developing others, and leading movements. The Atlas Corps global community includes more than 1,100 leaders from 110 countries and 300 Host Organizations. The result is a network of social change leaders empowered by professional development and cross-cultural exchange in the United States that is prepared to support ongoing growth in their home countries. Learn more about Atlas Corps at www.atlascorps.org.

Roles and Responsibilities

Atlas Corps is in an ambitious growth period to expand our organization as well as to establish our long-term growth strategy. In the near-term, Atlas Corps seeks to recruit around 60-100 Host Organizations per year for placements beginning in January, March, July, and October. In the mid-term, Atlas Corps seeks to launch a growth strategy to solidify our sustainability. The Partnerships Senior Manager will play a key role in implementing these activities by engaging existing and potential Host Organizations across the country while also bringing a strategic vision to the role. The following areas highlight the key roles and responsibilities of this dynamic position.

Host Organization Recruitment, Placement, Retention (60): 

• Use Salesforce to maintain accurate records of leads, activities and interactions with Host Organizations
• Create tools to facilitate Host Organization recruitment in collaboration with the partnerships team, including coordinating and supporting content-based events that feature current Fellows.
• Identify and build relationships with prospective Host Organizations across the U.S., expand Fellow placement with current Hosts for multiple Fellow placements and partnership retention, manage and fulfill grant-funded placements by working closely with Development and Recruitment teams on timelines, pitching to Hosts, and candidate recruitment.
• Understand the talent needs of prospective Host Organizations in order to evaluate potential Fellow matches from our pool of more than 500 candidates from 130 countries.
• Ensure that current Host Organizations have successful hosting experiences by delivering an effective orientation; maintaining regular communications; conducting site visits and evaluations; and providing on-going coaching and support to supervisors and Fellows.
• Shepherd prospective Host Organizations through the selection process to ensure a strong Fellow match.
• Provide exceptional customer service to current and prospective Host Organizations by effectively and promptly communicating, thinking creatively about new ways to deepen engagement, and responding to challenges with what can be done (not what can’t be done).

Sets Growth Strategy (30%): 

• Develop marketing and sales strategies for new and existing Host Organizations in coordination with the Partnerships Manager & Communications team.
• Inform Fellow recruitment goals and target areas based on placement data and Host Organization feedback to ensure a strong candidate pool for future placement goals.

Manages Team (10%):

• Supervises both the Partnerships and Talent Acquisition Managers and fosters learning, providing leading indicators and actionable intelligence for other departments. 

Who You Are

• You have 5+ years of experience including partnership-building, sales, and business development!
• You provide exceptional customer service and excellent communication!
• You are a creative self-starter who can strategize outreach techniques based on data and feedback!
• You enjoy meeting people and interact effectively with people of diverse cultures and backgrounds!
• You have a proven record of exceeding goals and producing results!
• You are a manager of people and professional development!
• You are tech-savvy and knowledgable or able to quickly adopt Google applications, Salesforce, LinkedIn, Zoominfo, Canva, and more!
• You have amazing organizational skills and attention to detail!
• You want to work with a fun and collaborative team - we are small but mighty!

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

As an equal opportunity employer, Atlas Corps is dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in every facet of employment. We will always strive to choose the best-qualified individuals based on job-related qualifications, regardless of race, color, age, sex, national origin, citizenship status, handicap, religion, marital status, personal appearance, political affiliation, sexual orientation, family responsibilities, or matriculation.

Statement of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Acceptance

Atlas Corps seeks candidates for this role who contribute to a variety of backgrounds and experiences within the organization. The ideal candidate will increase our ability to connect and develop strong working relationships with the diverse community of Fellows and the staff who report up to this position. We actively seek a diverse pool of applicants from or who have worked closely with historically underrepresented groups, including but not limited to people with disabilities, people of color, LGBTQ people, first- or second-generation immigrants, people of faith-based or religious communities, and all socioeconomic backgrounds. When applying, please include information about your unique background. Tell us your story. We love a good story and we invite you to come as you are.

To Apply

Interested applicants should submit their resume and cover letter via this form: (https://bit.ly/ApplyPSM) Materials and questions can also be submitted to jobs@atlascorps.org. 

The anticipated start date for this position is August 1. We encourage applicants to apply as soon as possible and will give priority review to applications received by June 11, 2022.