Strategic Alliances Specialist II job at Compassion International

Background

This specialist contributes to successful partnerships with organizations and individuals who support and extend the organization's mission and capabilities for the good of both parties. She or he implements, measures and improves processes and frameworks which Compassion uses to manage strategic alliances. Further, this specialist manages complex partnership arrangements and initiatives to bring about results beneficial to Compassion's ministry and the partner. Initiatives may take the form of, but are not limited to, programmatic interventions, grants, thought leadership, co-owned creation, executive connections, and/or case studies. At this career level, the incumbent generally works independently on moderately complex projects or as a team member on larger projects. He or she may coach other specialists.

Responsibilities

• Maintains a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ, maintains a courteous, Christ-like attitude in dealing with people within and outside of Compassion, and faithfully upholds Compassion’s ministry in prayer.
• Acts as an advocate to raise the awareness of the needs of children. Understands Christ’s mandate to protect children. Commits to and prioritizes child protection considerations in all decision-making, tasks and activities across the ministry. Abides by all behavioral expectations in Compassion’s Statement of Commitment to Child Protection and Code of Conduct. Reports any concerns of abuse, neglect or exploitation of children through Compassion’s internal reporting process and appropriately supports responses to incidents if they occur.
• Supports the organization's strategy for key alliances and partnerships, ensuring its continued growth and success. Works on environmental scans, organizational positioning analyzes and other studies regarding mutually beneficial alliances. Tracks achievements and performance against strategic metrics.
• Builds relationships with a common framework and set of processes resulting in alliances and partnerships. Strives to improve frameworks and processes. Builds and expands strategic partnership with multiple partners while assessing partner capabilities, current projects, and future potential. Maps partner capabilities to ministry need areas and develops partnerships that result in mutual benefit to all stakeholders.
• Builds strong understanding of the strategic partners' perspectives and goals. Understands the specific metrics of the partner, their aspirations and other success factors, as well as their industry/sector. Establishes and tracks initiatives in light of those neighbor insights and consistently builds personal relationships that sustain and advance the partnership. Coordinates documentation and dissemination of key information about initiatives, neighbor insights and personal relationships to appropriate internal constituents.
• Supports and contributes to opportunities in one or more of these areas: contributes to crafting proposals, including feasibility studies, for new ministry opportunities and partnerships; establishes and manages relationships with learning institutions that result in shared curriculum, or measurement of initiative outcomes; supports the creation of innovation centers/programs and forges partnerships to produce internal and other connected resource programs; pursues opportunities to learn from the next generation of sponsors, donors, churches and internal advocates.
• Attends and participates in consortiums, councils and other forums relevant to the current and desired partnerships. Uses these forums to build personal networks, enhance knowledge, and identify prospective projects, funding, and concepts that advance partnerships and Compassion's mission. Invites other Compassion staff to engage in these forums to expose them to relevant topics and leverage Compassion's thought leadership and Christian witness.
• Engages opportunities to spotlight partnerships and initiatives to valued industry groups and other venues to demonstrate Compassion's partnering capabilities and further the organization’s mission on behalf of children in poverty. Creates awareness by using opportunities for others to hear about Compassion and it's mission as well as Compassion's unique voice within the non-profit community.
• Identifies, investigates, analyzes, contributes to negotiations, to form third-party strategic alliances for mutually beneficial ministry partnerships/arrangements. Strives for terms for mutual success that maintain Compassion's brand integrity and value while leveraging alliance partners' resources.
• May provide expertise to other professionals and support staff in this discipline.

Faith

Has a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

Culture

Accountable for supporting, upholding, and engaging in Compassion's core "Cultural Behaviors" in all internal and external communication and relationships.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Business Administration, Project Management, or Resource Mobilization.

Experience

• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience working in this or a related field.

Licenses and Certifications

• None

*Equivalent education, training and/or certification may be substituted for experience and education shown above

Working Environment

• Office – Standard Office Environment

Physical Demands

• Sitting, standing, and/or walking for up to 8 hours per day

Travel Requirements

• May be required to travel up to 10% of normal schedule

• Maintains a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ, maintains a courteous, Christ-like attitude in dealing with people within and outside of Compassion, and faithfully upholds Compassion’s ministry in prayer.
• Acts as an advocate to raise the awareness of the needs of children. Understands Christ’s mandate to protect children. Commits to and prioritizes child protection considerations in all decision-making, tasks and activities across the ministry. Abides by all behavioral expectations in Compassion’s Statement of Commitment to Child Protection and Code of Conduct. Reports any concerns of abuse, neglect or exploitation of children through Compassion’s internal reporting process and appropriately supports responses to incidents if they occur.
• Supports the organization's strategy for key alliances and partnerships, ensuring its continued growth and success. Works on environmental scans, organizational positioning analyzes and other studies regarding mutually beneficial alliances. Tracks achievements and performance against strategic metrics.
• Builds relationships with a common framework and set of processes resulting in alliances and partnerships. Strives to improve frameworks and processes. Builds and expands strategic partnership with multiple partners while assessing partner capabilities, current projects, and future potential. Maps partner capabilities to ministry need areas and develops partnerships that result in mutual benefit to all stakeholders.
• Builds strong understanding of the strategic partners' perspectives and goals. Understands the specific metrics of the partner, their aspirations and other success factors, as well as their industry/sector. Establishes and tracks initiatives in light of those neighbor insights and consistently builds personal relationships that sustain and advance the partnership. Coordinates documentation and dissemination of key information about initiatives, neighbor insights and personal relationships to appropriate internal constituents.
• Supports and contributes to opportunities in one or more of these areas: contributes to crafting proposals, including feasibility studies, for new ministry opportunities and partnerships; establishes and manages relationships with learning institutions that result in shared curriculum, or measurement of initiative outcomes; supports the creation of innovation centers/programs and forges partnerships to produce internal and other connected resource programs; pursues opportunities to learn from the next generation of sponsors, donors, churches and internal advocates.
• Attends and participates in consortiums, councils and other forums relevant to the current and desired partnerships. Uses these forums to build personal networks, enhance knowledge, and identify prospective projects, funding, and concepts that advance partnerships and Compassion's mission. Invites other Compassion staff to engage in these forums to expose them to relevant topics and leverage Compassion's thought leadership and Christian witness.
• Engages opportunities to spotlight partnerships and initiatives to valued industry groups and other venues to demonstrate Compassion's partnering capabilities and further the organization’s mission on behalf of children in poverty. Creates awareness by using opportunities for others to hear about Compassion and it's mission as well as Compassion's unique voice within the non-profit community.
• Identifies, investigates, analyzes, contributes to negotiations, to form third-party strategic alliances for mutually beneficial ministry partnerships/arrangements. Strives for terms for mutual success that maintain Compassion's brand integrity and value while leveraging alliance partners' resources.
• May provide expertise to other professionals and support staff in this discipline.

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Business Administration, Project Management, or Resource Mobilization.