Director of Partnerships
Director of Partnerships
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Salary: (UK) 62355 plus benefits (Our pay philosophy ensures consistency across locations and salaries. The starting salary for this opportunity plus benefits depends on location of the candidate).
We are recruiting for an innovative values-driven leader to join Marys Meals International (MMI) as Director of Partnerships. Reporting to our Chief Growth Officer (CGO) you will be responsible for developing and supporting global strategic funding relationships to ensure the long-term financial sustainability and growth of our movement.
As Director of Partnerships you will be responsible for developing and overseeing the implementation of a strategy that ensures a reliable and diverse funding stream to radically grow the movement and the number of children we can consequently feed.
You will:
- Develop and oversee the implementation of a global fundraising strategy that fits in with our overall Growth strategic plan to maximise income growth through a range of philanthropic funding sources.
- Work closely with the CGO and the CEO to identify and advance funding priorities and relationship opportunities at times supporting the key relationships and at times being the lead on a key relationship.
- Work collaboratively with the Marys Meals International Programmes team on opportunities for government and institutional funding.
- Build relationships with the National Affiliate Executive Directors to ensure that global relationships are well defined.
- Lead the Partnerships team who are focused on increasing support from trusts foundations corporations governments and major individual donors.
About you:
With a strong background in growing income streams you will bring a proven track record in securing multi-year funding at the level of six figures. You will have experience raising funds from a diverse range of fundraising streams including major donors institutional funders foundations multi-lateral funders and corporations. You will have strong understanding and experience of how donors make decisions to ensure maximum fundraising success. Experience within a non-profit organisation that is international would be very beneficial.
Our mission vision and values are at the very heart of everything we do and this is more than a role its an extraordinary opportunity to play a part in changing the story for children in some of the worlds poorest countries. You will be a true ambassador for our work and will demonstrate commitment to our movement mission and vision.
About us:
Marys Meals is a global movement supported by people from all walks of life and we are focused on one goal that every child receives a nutritious daily meal in a place of education. We continue to change the lives of over 2.6 million children who today will receive Marys Meals.
We believe in the innate goodness of people respect the dignity of every human being and family life and believe in good stewardship of the resources entrusted to us. In line with our values Marys Meals is fully committed to a culture of safeguarding preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work and we expect all the Marys Meals familyto share this commitment and work in the best interest of the communities we serve.
Salary advertised is for UK based candidates our salary philosophy ensures consistency across locations where Marys Meals operates please reach out to for more information about salaries in other locations.
Our Benefits:
- 34 days annual leave (pro-rated for part time working patterns) including bank holidays increasing by 1 day each completed calendar year to a maximum of 39 days ( option to buy another week)
- Flexible working
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Life assurance
- Medical insurance for candidates located in Kenya Liberia Malawi and Zambia
- Pension - depending on the location of the candidate. For international candidates - any pension contribution paid as part of salary will be subject to normal statutory deductions/ taxation
To apply:
If you are inspired to join our movement and our vision mission and values resonate with you we would love to hear from you. To apply please click below to send your CV and a succinct covering letter of no more than 1 page telling us why you are a great fit for this role and why you want to work for Marys Meals International.
Closing date for applications isSunday 15th June 2025.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible
Director of Partnerships - Recruitment Pack
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
