Director Strategic Growth & Partnerships

Overview

The Director will lead Jhpiegos business development strategy and revenue generation efforts with private foundations and corporations as well as other funding entities. This senior leadership role will identify cultivate and secure strategic partnerships that align with Jhpiegos mission and drive sustainable revenue growth. The ideal candidate is an entrepreneurial relationship builder with a proven track record of securing investments from institutional funders.

The Director provides strategic leadership to drive foundation and corporate revenue growth for Jhpiego. This role is responsible for shaping and executing a global strategy to expand philanthropic and corporate partnerships diversify revenue and unlock innovative financing models. The Director will lead high-value partner engagement build a strong funding pipeline and strengthen organizational capacity to achieve ambitious revenue goals.

This role works closely with the Strategic Growth & Partnerships team the Office of Global Program and Technical Excellence and Country Directors to align partnership strategies with Jhpiegos programmatic priorities and global impact.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a comprehensive business development strategy for foundations corporations and other funding entities that aligns with Jhpiegos strategic priorities.
• Cultivate steward and expand high-value foundation and corporate relationships clearly articulating Jhpiegos value proposition impact and comparative advantage.
• Build and manage a robust global pipeline of foundation and corporate donors including identifying and pursuing innovative partnership models such as co-funding social enterprise and blended or innovative financing.
• Provide strategic oversight of partnership plans performance metrics and revenue forecasts; track progress against clearly defined indicators and adjust strategies as needed.
• Collaborate closely with colleagues across Jhpiego to design and deliver high-impact partnership strategies and compelling donor pitches.
• Monitor philanthropic corporate and global development funding trends translating insights into actionable opportunities for growth.
• Strengthen coordination and alignment across teams to support an integrated organization-wide approach to Foundation/Corporation business development and partnerships.
• Identify and pursue opportunities to enhance Jhpiegos visibility and positioning with foundation and corporate partners across Jhpiegos global footprint.
• Represent Jhpiego in high-impact global forums networks and platforms to showcase organizational impact deepen relationships and unlock new partnership opportunities.
• Strengthen Jhpiegos reputation as a trusted innovative partner for funders seeking measurable scalable impact.
• Provide leadership mentorship and strategic guidance to staff involved in partnership development and revenue generation.
• Foster a culture of collaboration accountability and continuous learning to strengthen organizational business development and partnership capacity.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Masters degree in business or a related field.
• 8 years of progressive experience in business development resource mobilization or institutional fundraising including working with foundations and corporation business development.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Technical Qualifications & Specialized Certifications:

• Advanced proficiency and experience with CRM systems and business development tracking tools
• Subject matter expert in developing proposals and business cases with foundations and/or corporations with technical and international country teams and track record of securing partnerships from these institutions.

Technical Skills & Expected Level of Proficiency:

• Data Management and Analysis: Advanced
• Project Management: Advanced
• Stakeholder Engagement: Advanced
• Negotiation: Advanced
• Business Development: Advanced
• Marketing Strategy: Advanced
• Training and Development: Advanced
• Interpersonal Skills General: Advanced
• Commercialization Expertise: Advanced

Preferred Qualifications

• 10 or more years of progressive experience in business development resource mobilization or institutional fundraising experience including global health international development or humanitarian sectors.

The salary range for this role is expected to be: $127874 - $162786

Total Rewards:

The referenced salary range is based on Johns Hopkins Universitys good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location work experience market conditions education/training and skill level. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees health life career and retirement. More information can be found here:

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