Director of Corporate Philanthropy & Partnerships
Director of Corporate Philanthropy & Partnerships
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$ 160000 - 190000
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Job Description
In 2025 GEAPP launched a dedicated Philanthropy and Partnerships Division to expand and diversify our funding base. We are pioneering new fundraising pathways engaging nontraditional funders and building deep trust-based partnerships to mobilize resources and drive systemic impact.
ABOUT THE ROLE
To help advance this mission GEAPP is seeking a skilled and strategic Director of Corporate Philanthropy & Partnerships to lead GEAPPs corporate engagement strategy manage a high-value portfolio of partners and develop innovative initiatives that drive financial results and amplify GEAPPs mission. This individual will combine strong relationship management and marketing acumen with strategic thinking and business insight to deliver transformational partnerships for people and planet. This role carries direct revenue accountability. The ideal candidate is a dynamic team player and coach with proven success building multi-dimensional partnerships in energy access.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
Leadership Team Management and Cross-functional Collaboration
- Lead the Corporate Partnerships team to meet aggressive fundraising goals ($5$10M annually) and manage a clearly articulated multi-year corporate revenue growth strategy.
- Foster a high-performance culture by coaching team members encouraging innovation and embedding accountability and continuous learning.
- Collaborate closely with colleagues across regional technical communications and operations teams to align corporate partnership strategies with broader GEAPP objectives.
Corporate Partner Development Stewardship & Innovation
- Apply market intelligence and corporate sustainability trends to design partnership proposals that align business value with GEAPPs impact goals.
- Personally manage and grow a portfolio of high-value corporate partners driving multi-year commitments through philanthropy sponsorship cause marketing or shared-value initiatives.
- Oversee prospecting cultivation and proposal development to secure new corporate partnerships aligned with GEAPPs mission.
- Ensure high-quality stewardship and renewal of corporate relationships through consistent engagement joint planning and reporting on outcomes and impact.
- Lead development and oversight of compelling proposals investment cases presentations and stewardship materials.
- Identify and execute opportunities for thought leadership visibility and event collaboration with corporate partners.
- Conduct and guide robust due diligence ensuring alignment with GEAPPs brand values reputational standards and partnership policies.
Strategic Initiatives & Network Engagement
- Serve as a strategic lead on corporate contributions to major convenings including the GEAPP Leadership Council.
- Lead design and implementation of scalable mission-aligned corporate initiatives that drive awareness and impact.
- Develop strategies to strengthen GEAPPs corporate engagement infrastructure including systems for partner tracking analytics due diligence and reporting.
- Refresh policies frameworks and partner segmentation strategies to guide ethical and strategic corporate engagement.
Operational Oversight & Accountability
- Drive revenue forecasting work planning and budgeting for the Corporate Partnerships portfolio.
- Ensure strong contract management and compliance practices including review of MOUs licensing agreements and gift terms.
- Monitor and report on partnership performance using data and feedback to inform annual reporting drive continuous improvement and share insights with senior leadership and GEAPPs network.
REQUIREMENTS
- 7 years of experience leading corporate partnerships with at least 5 years in a senior role managing teams and driving revenue.
- Demonstrated success managing a multi-million-dollar fundraising portfolio and building long-term corporate alliances particularly in the environment climate or clean energy space.
- Extensive experience in sponsorship cause marketing corporate philanthropy and shared-value initiatives.
- Knowledge of CSR ESG and business sustainability trends with a strong understanding of reputational risk and brand alignment.
- Exceptional relationship management negotiation and communication skills with a strong business network.
- Ability to synthesize complex ideas and translate them into clear compelling value propositions for both internal stakeholders and external partners.
- Experience working in or with global organizations focused on clean energy climate or international development is highly desirable.
- High digital fluency including CRM platforms (e.g. Salesforce) and performance analytics Business Nonprofit Management International Affairs or relatedfield.
BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES
- Partnership and Relationship Building: Strong professional presence established networks andviewed as a key representative of the alliance; has intercultural knowledge and appreciation; andpossesses strong strategic partnership building skills; demonstrated ability to build and driveresults-oriented partnerships with other complex organizations
- Communication: Excellent interpersonal abilities including strong listening writing and verbalskills; demonstrates assertiveness and effectiveness in presenting their ideas to a variety ofinternal and external audiences and for multiple and diverse purposes; and shows commitment tothe mission of the Alliance and to inclusion equity and diversity in every aspect of your work.
- Decision-Making: Ability to evaluate risks and opportunities; uses analytical and problem-solvingskills; takes initiative and drives for results; can prioritize their own work and the work of othersand understands how their work fits into the overall mission strategy and objectives of thealliance.
- Execution: Commendable project management skills; manages their own time well and providesthe necessary guidance and direction to others that allows them to successfully meet deadlines;has a sense of urgency and takes responsibility for their work.
- Integration: Accesses functional and substantive expertise organizationally and accomplishestheir work with inclusiveness and collaboration.
- Leadership: Thinks innovatively and creatively about their work has strong negotiation skillswhich enable them to work effectively and efficiently across a large amount of work people andall internal and external constituencies and demonstrates accountability for their work.
- Strategic Ability: Anticipates future opportunities and consequences demonstrates aninnovative and flexible approach to work and can organize chaos into a coherent plan andimplement it well.
- Cross-Team Management: Superior skills to collaborate within and across teams and employs autility infielder approach to matrixed team execution.
COMPENSATION & LOCATION
This is a full-time exempt position with an annualized starting salary of $160000-$190000 commensurate with experience. GEAPP provides a comprehensive benefits package including a robust paid time off plan of 28 days annual leave in addition to org-wide end-of-year-office closure 401(k) retirement plan with 10% employer contribution $1000 annually for work-from-home expenses and $100 monthly for use for transit. GEAPP prides itself on being a flexible employer and employees typically operate on a hybrid schedule that typically includes 2 days in the office per week.
This position requires residence in New York New Jersey or Conneticet.
GEAPP is unable to sponsor work visas of any kind. Candidates must already be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.
THE APPLICATION PROCESS
GEAPP has engaged Equitable Hiring Group to support this hiring process. To apply please complete the short form below. The application deadline for this role is Wednesday August 27th. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis so we encourage you to submit yours soon.
The overall evaluation process is anticipated to follow this timeline:
- Late August: Selected candidates will be asked to complete a short-answer questionnaire.
- Early September: Multi-team member panel video interview with GEAPP staff.
- Early September: Finalist candidates will be asked to complete a timed trial assignment.
- Mid-September: Final interview with GEAPPs Chief Partnerships & Philanthropy Officer.
- Late September: Offer extended.
If you have any questions about the opportunity please feel free to email
We operate from a strong commitment to equity diversity and inclusion in everything we do. It is not only the right thing to do we could not make an impact without our team members diverse perspectives and experiences. We expect all GEAPP employees to contribute by developing their unique perspectives and talent challenging conventional wisdom through evidence and reason and amplifying marginalized voices.
GEAPP LLC is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and compliance with all federal state and local laws concerning employment discrimination including the Americans with Disabilities Act. To this end the organization ensures equal opportunity to all employees and applicants regardless of race color age gender sexual orientation religion marital status national origin or ancestry citizenship lawful alien status physical mental and medical disability veteran status or liability for service in the United States Armed Forces.
GEAPP LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
