PrideReady Growth & Partnerships Manager

About GenPride

GenPride collaborates widely to strengthen the wellbeing power and belonging of LGBTQIA2S elders in Seattle/King County. We work to create welcoming spaces programs and connections that honor lived experience promote equity and celebrate aging with pride.

PrideReady is GenPrides training organizational development and consulting effort equipping senior-serving organizations to build cultures policies and practices that affirm and support LGBTQIA2S older adults.

The Role

The PrideReady Growth & Partnerships Manager is a strategic relationship-driven leader responsible for growing and sustaining PrideReady through partnerships contracts and fee-for-service revenue. This role blends business development community partnership and mission-centered leadership to expand PrideReadys reach impact and long-term sustainability.

Working collaboratively across GenPride the PrideReady Growth & Partnerships Manager ensures PrideReady is recognized as a trusted training and consulting resource across aging services housing healthcare nonprofit and related sectors. All work is grounded in racial aging and LGBTQIA2S equity.

This is a full-time exempt hybrid position. Some early morning evening and weekend hours are required. The role supervises one full-time hourly employee and works closely with staff contractors consultants board members and community partners.

Primary Responsibilities

Business Development & Strategic Partnerships

• Lead and grow PrideReadys partnerships trainings and consulting engagements including fee-for-service and contract-based revenue.
• Identify cultivate and secure contracts with senior-serving organizations public entities healthcare providers housing organizations nonprofits and corporate partners.
• Develop and manage a pipeline of prospective partners with clear cultivation proposal contracting and stewardship strategies.
• Collaborate with GenPride leadership to develop service models packaging and any related pricing that align mission accessibility and financial sustainability.
• Build and maintain long-term partnerships that advance systems-level change for King County LGBTQIA2S elders.
• Develop and refine PrideReady systems for certification evaluation and continuous improvement.

PrideReady Program Growth & Visibility

• Position PrideReady as a trusted regional resource for LGBTQIA2S cultural humility training and organizational change.
• Collaborate with staff volunteers and consultants to develop proposals reports presentations and marketing materials.
• Pursue speaking media and partnership opportunities that expand PrideReadys reach and credibility.
• Ensure PrideReady offerings reflect lived experience best practices and evolving community needs.

Leadership Supervision & Internal Collaboration

• Supervise and support PrideReady staff facilitators and contractors fostering accountability growth and alignment with GenPrides values.
• Track evaluate and report on PrideReadys financial performance program outcomes and partnership impact.
• Apply racial aging and LGBTQIA2S equity frameworks across all partnerships contracts and internal practices.
• Partner with GenPride leadership to align PrideReady strategy with organizational goals and sustainability planning.
• Participate actively in team meetings organizational learning and culture-building practices.
  
  

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in business development partnerships fundraising or revenue-generating programs in nonprofit consulting or mission-driven settings.
• Proven success securing contracts partnerships and fee-for-service revenue.
• Authentic connection to GenPrides mission and the experiences of LGBTQIA2S older adults.
• Deep commitment to racial aging and LGBTQIA2S equity in daily work.
• Knowledge of LGBTQIA2S communities aging services and intersectional equity issues.
• Proven success in designing implementing evaluating and adapting initiatives to meet goals and metrics.
• Strong relationship-building communication and negotiation skills with experience representing organizations externally.
• Experience supervising coordinator level staff and skilled volunteers.
• Proficiency with CRM and data systems (Salesforce preferred).
• Skilled writer and public speaker comfortable representing an organization externally.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders.

Desired Attributes

• Entrepreneurial collaborative and energized by building and growing new initiatives.
• Skilled relationship builder across diverse communities sectors and institutions.
• Reflective adaptable and accountable; skilled in giving and receiving feedback.
• Grounded curious and able to navigate complexity with care and clarity.

Physical Requirements

Ability to perform work involving sitting presenting stooping bending and lifting up to 25 pounds. Ability to travel throughout the Puget Sound region and work in community settings with frequent interruptions as well as occasional early morning evening or weekend hours.

Benefits Include

• Generous and flexible paid time off
• Paid family and medical leave
• Health insurance coverage
• Ongoing professional development support

Required Experience:

Senior Manager