Partnership Development Manager at Ikore International Development Limited

Scope of Work
The Partnerships Manager will have the following duties and responsibilities in two main areas:

• Strategic Partnerships and External Relations:
  • Cultivate and maintain relationships among business partners, NGO’s, government officials, and stakeholders to expand the organization’s market reach and meet organizational goals.
  • Liaise with partners to solve issues, communicate needs and create synergy.
  • Strengthen existing relationships and collaborations to ensure the partnerships are profitable and beneficial to all parties.
  • Field visits with partners to meet with clients to determine potential new collaborations and write feasibility studies.
  • Document key findings, lessons learned, challenges and impact of Ikore’s work for a wide-variety of audiences.
  • Stay up-to-date with developments within the industry, target industries and proactively identify new opportunities for alliances or action.
• Fundraising:
  • Develop proposals, pitch potential partnerships and communicate alliance value via skype, phone and in person.
  • Build the organizational network through a targeted approach aligned with our goals.
  • Research strategic partnership opportunities that can lead to new revenue streams and growth of existing partnerships.
  • Attend and organize meetings and events to serve as a representative for the organization.
  • Produce timely and accurate donor and other stakeholder reports.
  • Work closely with leadership to identify key high level targets.
  • Coach relevant Ikore staff on investor and donor engagement and talking points to increase fundraising.

Expertise and Qualifications

• Master's Degree in International Relations, Economics or another relevant field
• Proven ability to develop, write and budget out proposals for private and public sector partners
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to deliver clear, concise information to partners, clients and team
• Ability to work with diverse cultural teams independently with strong initiative and proactive involvement
• Exceptionally detail-oriented and organized, ensuring quality and consistent output
• Ability to work effectively amidst competing priorities and deliver on deadlines
• Excellent grasp of tools like MS word, excel, PowerPoint, with knowledge of tools like R or STATA as a strong plus.