Senior Director of Program Partnerships at Habitat for Humanity International

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain strong relationships with partner organizations such as UN-Habitat, Cities Alliance and other external bilateral partners tachieve shared objectives. The relationship coordination will be through VPs, Directors, and liaison officers in these organizations.
• Develop new partnerships based on the strategic direction of the organization
• Lead partnership negotiations, including terms and agreements, tensure mutual benefits and sustainable outcomes.
• Establish a monitoring mechanism tevaluate progress and impact of external partnerships by defining and tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) tensure the delivery of expected results.
• Provide reporting and analysis on external portfolios tthe Senior Vice President of Integrated Programs and meet with this person treview them. This applies tother assigned initiatives by the Senior Vice President.
• Play a key role in designing and implementing internal collaborative plans under the Program Effectiveness team, fostering cross-functional initiatives, and cultivating a culture of cooperation and sharing of knowledge tachieve program alignment. Collaborate closely with program technical experts of various departments such as Program Effectiveness, Government Relations and Advocacy, the Terwilliger Center for Innovation in Shelter (TCIS), Volunteering & Institutional Engagement and with the Area Offices of Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe & Middle East, and Latin America & the Caribbean.
• Develop processes and mechanisms timprove communication among programmatic teams and business-enabling departments for initiatives led by this role, leveraging collaboration tools, shared resources, and project management solutions
• Assess the effectiveness of internal collaboration efforts by developing and monitoring key performance indicators, collecting feedback, and making recommendations for process improvements. Track and report on collaboration initiatives, providing insights and recommendations for continuous enhancement.

Minimum Requirements:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in public administration, business, marketing, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• Master’s degree in Public Administration, International Development is preferred

Years of Related Experience:

• 7 years in an equivalent role. Experience in the nonprofit, International NGo sector is a plus
• Strong knowledge of programs in international development. Knowledge of affordable and adequate housing is a plus.
• Proven experience in managing and scaling partnerships and strategic alliances
• Strong knowledge of collaboration tools (e.g. Microsoft Teams), and project management
• Exceptional interpersonal, communication, and facilitation skills