Key Responsibilities

• Take overall responsibility for the partnership strategy, ensuring high-quality partnerships whilst working within the SLT to deliver on IFOW’s strategic objectives.
• Build strong relationships by engaging with key stakeholders.
• Oversee and maintain thriving stakeholder relationships.
• Develop a strong pipeline of prospects.
• Identify funding opportunities and sources of funding for IFOW.
• Ensure partnerships within the charity can be delivered to a high standard.

Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes

• Experience in networking and relationship building with senior executives and academics.
• Experience of engaging with UKRI or other public research funders, with a good understanding of UK research funding landscape.
• Ability to think critically about models and forms of partnership with different types of organisations.
• A track record of engaging with corporates and members, with experience of raising income through these engagements.
• Very comfortable in creating/executing an end-to-end partnership strategy.
• Experience of utilising project management software and CRM systems.
• Experience working in the technology, policy or social justice environment.
• Adept at quickly understanding organisational challenges and opportunities.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to be at ease with people from a wide range of backgrounds.
• The ability to work both collaboratively and independently, comfortable with making decisions at pace and sometimes in a changing and uncertain environment.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to stay on top of many large and small tasks.
• A strong commitment to the goals and ethos of IFOW.

Please visit https://www.ifow.org/ for full information.