[Hiring] Director of Strategic Partnerships @Prosper Global

Role Description

The Director of Strategic Partnerships (Foundations, Europe) serves as the focal point for all activity relating to Europe-based Foundations and Trusts. This minimum 7-month (December 2026-June 2027) maternity-cover role will work proactively with teams and colleagues across Prosper Global to generate revenue and impact for the organisation by building new and upscaling existing partnerships with major foundations based in the UK and Europe (predominantly).

Working with 6-7+ figure grants, this position’s predominant focus will be:

• Keenly stewarding and expanding a handful of crucial existing partnerships with catalytic donors.
• Developing strong trust with more recently onboarded partners.
• Steering new funding opportunities with donors identified as being most strategic while the Director is on maternity leave.

This role will also oversee/provide line-management to the Senior Partnerships Officer - Foundations (based in London).

The objective of this role in this timeframe is to grow stronger, long-term foundation partnerships, leveraging influence, expertise, and connections across various Prosper Global teams to maintain and create more successful, coordinated, trusting, and durable relationships.

Qualifications

• At least 7 years’ experience in global development, philanthropy, or partnership/coalition development, in a fundraising position.
• Demonstrated track record of fundraising success with major Foundations or building strategic partnerships.
• Deep knowledge of the international relief and development and philanthropic sectors.
• Experience mobilising executives and senior stakeholders for strategic donor engagement.
• Strong written & oral communication skills for effective collaboration internally and successful proposals to donors.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to create and follow timelines for complex relationship management, research, writing, and editing.
• Line management experience.
• Experience of using/managing relationship databases, ideally Raiser's Edge, would be advantageous.

Requirements

• Strategic, proactive, and forward-thinking.
• Highly organised.
• Ability to develop and lead foundation strategy within a complex environment.
• Empathetic, humble leader with strong emotional intelligence.
• Persuasive, articulate, and confident.
• Familiarity with global development issues that affect our work and partners.
• Strong understanding of how to navigate cross-cultural relationships.

Benefits

• 5% of time dedicated to learning activities for personal and/or professional growth and development.

Company Description

Prosper Global is a humanitarian organization working alongside communities facing conflict, climate change, and economic hardship to meet urgent needs and create the conditions for lasting progress. We pair local knowledge with global resources to help communities build what's needed, test what's possible, and scale what's proven so that people everywhere can pursue a full life on their own terms.