THE FOUNDATION CENTER is the leading source of information about philanthropy worldwide. Through data, analysis, and training we connect people who want to change the world to the resources they need to succeed. Our organization's mission is to strengthen the social sector by advancing knowledge about philanthropy in the U.S. and around the world. Our vision is a world enriched by the effective allocation of philanthropic resources, informed public discourse about philanthropy, and broad understanding of the contributions of nonprofit activity to increasing opportunity and transforming lives.

A key priority for the Foundation Center is to empower donors with the knowledge tools they need to be more strategic. The Center’s rich data on decades of foundation giving, philanthropy news, and foundation-funded research provides a wealth of information ripe for mining on virtually any cause in which a funder might be interested. Add in core competencies in data architecture, visualization, and web design, and the Center is uniquely positioned to build the kinds of knowledge tools that donors, foundations, regional associations of grantmakers, affinity groups, donor advisors, and others need to make giving more strategic, efficient, and effective.

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REPORTS TO: Vice President for Strategic Philanthropy

RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Director of Partnerships will have ongoing responsibility for the following:

• Execute the overall vision and strategy for philanthropic partnerships.
• Develop and implement outreach strategies for several target audiences including U.S philanthropy networks, global foundation networks, and donor collaboratives.
• Work closely with foundations in the U.S. and around the globe to understand their knowledge management needs as they move to collaborate with other foundations, governments, and the private sector.
• Expand and deepen the Foundation Center’s role with nonprofit and NGO leaders and senior staff.
• Make connections between Foundation Center's "bricks" (field offices, philanthropy information centers) and "clicks" (200+ web properties) to better serve the social sector.
• Serve as a project manager on a diverse array of initiatives involving data, research, maps and other visualization tools, websites, portals, and platforms.
• Work with Foundation Center colleagues, consultants, and end-users to develop new products and services.
• Leverage the capacity of the Vice President for Strategic Philanthropy by providing preparatory and follow-up support on partnership development and custom projects.
• Speak, facilitate, conduct webinars, record videos and podcasts, and write on behalf of the Foundation Center.
• Attend conferences to promote the Foundation Center’s role in strategic philanthropy, as needed.
• Build strong working relationships across the Foundation Center with multiple departments including data architecture, development, finance, information technology, marketing and communications, outreach and learning, and research.
• With support from colleagues, play a leading role in fundraising for Strategic Philanthropy.
• Oversee Strategic Philanthropy’s budget process and financial monitoring.
• Perform other duties, as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS:

• BA/BS degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• At least 10 years of experience in a relevant field or fields such as grantmaking, philanthropy networks (regional associations, affinity groups), nonprofit management, philanthropic advising or management consulting.
• Excellent writing, analytical, and verbal presentation skills; skill in handling multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously; ability to plan, organize, budget, and follow through with senior management.
• A record of success in working with teams of diverse, strong, creative people to achieve common goals; ability to work effectively with staff in other departments.
• Demonstrated ability to cultivate and build relationships with partner organizations; success in attracting financial resources for various endeavors; credibility and experience to connect an organization like the Foundation Center to resources and opportunities.
• Experience living and working outside of the United States strongly preferred; fluency in languages other than English preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, and Excel is essential.
• Internet savvy, including use of social and professional networking sites, the blogosphere, search tools, and general Web 2.0 (i.e., Facebook, Twitter, YouTube).
• Broad knowledge of the social sector, and a deep network of relationships within it, preferred.
• Passion for the use of data, research, and technology to improve the practice of philanthropy.

ESTIMATED START DATE: March 2013

Please send resume, cover letter and salary requirements to:

Human Resources Director
The Foundation Center
79 5th Avenue
New York, NY 10003

E-mail: jobs@foundationcenter.org (Please put the title of the position you are applying for in the subject line)

Do not telephone.

We offer a competitive salary and excellent benefits.

For more information on positions available at the Foundation Center please visit our website: http://foundationcenter.org/about/jobs/

Posted: 12/2012