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Partnership & Ecosystem Development Lead
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Experience Required:
5years
Experience Required:
Posted:
16 October 2026 (8 hours ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
13 January 2027
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
About Our Client
Our Client is a creator-focused organization working to strengthen Nigerias storytelling ecosystem through training access and narrative infrastructure. The organization operates at the intersection of narrative development creative capacity building and ecosystem coordination with a focus on ensuring that creative talent is visible and viable.
Now entering a new phase of institutional growth evolving from individual interventions into a platform and ecosystem builder capable of delivering sustained national impact. Its strategy is anchored on four interconnected priorities: Narrative Leadership & National Storytelling; Creative Capacity & Skills Development; Creator Ecosystem & Opportunity Enablement; and Institutional Sustainability & Strategic Partnerships.
Role Overview
The Head of Partnerships & Ecosystem Development will lead Our Clients partnership strategy and ecosystem engagement building relationships that strengthen the organization expand its programs and unlock meaningful opportunities for creators.
The role will develop and manage relationships across the private sector public institutions development organizations foundations creative organizations and other strategic partners translating these relationships into funding resources program collaborations creator opportunities and long-term institutional partnerships.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and execute LFGs partnership and ecosystem development strategy in alignment with the organizations strategic priorities.
Identify cultivate and manage strategic relationships across the private public development and creative sectors.
Build and manage a strong pipeline of prospective partners from initial engagement
through proposal negotiation activation and stewardship.
Develop high-quality partnership proposals concept notes presentations and other
engagement materials.
Secure partnerships that unlock funding sponsorship infrastructure technical
support and other resources for LFG and its programs.
Build relationships with employers agencies platforms and commissioning
organizations to create jobs contracts placements and other economic
opportunities for creators.
Work closely with the Programmes team to ensure partnerships translate into
measurable program and creator outcomes.
Identify and develop regional and international collaborations that strengthen LFGs
reach credibility and access to opportunities.
Maintain an effective partnership pipeline and provide regular reporting on
engagements opportunities commitments and outcomes.
What Success Looks Like
Success in this role will be demonstrated by:
Growth in active and strategic institutional partnerships.
Funding sponsorship and other resources mobilized through partnerships.
Increased creator access to jobs commissions placements infrastructure and
platforms.
Strong conversion of prospective relationships into active collaborations.
Effective partner stewardship retention and repeat collaboration.
A well-managed partnership pipeline with clear visibility of opportunities progress
and outcomes.
Requirements
A bachelors degree in communications business international relations
development studies marketing public relations or a related field.
47 years of relevant professional experience in partnerships business development
communications stakeholder engagement external relations fundraising or
ecosystem development.
Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management capabilities.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills including proposal and
presentation development.
Demonstrated ability to identify opportunities and translate relationships into
concrete partnerships or outcomes.
Strong negotiation organization follow-through and project coordination skills.
Ability to work independently and manage multiple stakeholder relationships
simultaneously.
Knowledge of Nigerias creative corporate development and/or public-sector
ecosystem is an advantage.
Required Skills:
A bachelors degree in communications business international relations development studies marketing public relations or a related field. 47 years of relevant professional experience in partnerships business development communications stakeholder engagement external relations fundraising or ecosystem development. Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management capabilities. Excellent written and verbal communication skills including proposal and presentation development. Demonstrated ability to identify opportunities and translate relationships into concrete partnerships or outcomes. Strong negotiation organization follow-through and project coordination skills. Ability to work independently and manage multiple stakeholder relationships simultaneously. Knowledge of Nigerias creative corporate development and/or public-sector ecosystem is an advantage.
