As Assistant Manager - Global Partnerships, you will help drive The Citizen’s Foundation partnerships with foundations, institutions, and corporations in collaboration with our education, operations and research teams. You will manage major grants and related reporting for new and recurring partners; develop and maintain a pipeline of funding opportunities; build and scale internal tracking, reporting, and opportunity sourcing processes; and manage the completion of concept notes and full proposals. You are highly organized, a strong verbal and written communicator, and solutions-oriented, and you thrive when working at the nexus of several fast-moving teams. Plus, you have an excitement and energy for the work we do and for collaborating with others.

Core functions will include:

Writing:

• Owning the end-to-end drafting of funding proposals, pitches, concept notes, grantee reports, and more, for a variety of audiences.
• Partnering with funders and operations teams to design core program parameters for proposals and communicate them effectively.

Project & Knowledge Management:

• Owning the proposal development process from identification to submission, including managing colleagues across teams in contributing high-quality material as needed.
• Developing high-quality, brand-accurate core content for the organization, including one-pagers, proposal FAQs, standard pitch decks, templates, etc.

Relationship Management and Communications:

• Building and scaling systems for gold standard relationship management and grants administration (including regular update calls, customized proposals, and reports).
• Managing relationships with assigned funders, including day-to-day informal and formal communications and presentations.
• Managing ongoing grant agreements (reporting and compliance requirements) in collaboration with the compliance team.

Donor Acquisition and Retention:

• Running full sales cycles, building a coalition of funders passionate about The Citizens Foundation's mission.
• Providing pitch materials for management team outreach to potential funders.
• Maintaining relationships with current partners and tracking their strategic priorities.

Pipeline Management and Analytics:

• Contributing to The Citizens Foundation's growing fundraising pipeline and tracking performance against ambitious fundraising goals.
• Identifying opportunities for improved analytics (via dashboards, processes, trackers, etc.) proactively and implementing ideas.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, especially of complex work.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills.
• A strong interest in and proven aptitude for being solutions-oriented.
• A proclivity for giving and gracefully receiving direct, honest, and constructive feedback.

Bachelor’s/ Master’s in Humanities/ Social Sciences or a related discipline

2-3 years of relevant work experience