Chief Partnerships Officer

About the role

The Chief Partnerships Officer joins us at a critical juncture. Sanergy is ramping up expansion in Kenya and throughout sub-Saharan Africa to serve 1.5 million people in at least 3 countries over the next 5 years. The Chief Partnerships Officer will be uniquely responsible for orchestrating our work with funders (predominantly institutional, but also philanthropic), global government agencies, and the larger WASH community. To achieve our goals, we must increase the amount of financing into WASH from major development agencies and philanthropy, improve the financing and regulatory environment through effective policy and advocacy work, and change the narrative on sanitation, such that it becomes a priority issue for governments and financiers. The Chief Partnerships Officer manages the 3 teams - business development, global policy & advocacy, and external comms - responsible for achieving these results. We are excited for the incoming Head of Partnership to develop and execute a strategy that integrates these work streams into one seamless endeavor. Let’s go!  

Duties and Responsibilities

• Achieve Sanergy’s ambitious fundraising targets through building partnerships with key stakeholders
• Lead strategy for all aspects of donor relationships, including conducting baseline prospect-identification and research, preparation of proposals, solicitation, closure, and stewardship.
• Build strong, trust-based relationships with key stakeholders at multilaterals, governments, and in the WASH industry.
• Develop and execute Sanergy’s global policy and advocacy strategy to promote non-sewered sanitation and the prioritization of serving residents of low income communities with quality, safe sanitation services.
• Develop and execute a global communications strategy to ensure Sanergy can realize its business objectives. 
• Manage and lead a high-performing team across all 3 key areas: fundraising, communications, and global P&A. 
• Represent Sanergy externally with funders, government,  and other key stakeholders. 
• Serve on the Sanergy Leadership Team as a key leader for the organization and partner to the Executive Director.

Qualifications

• 15 years of experience and proven track record in building partnerships, particularly with  institutional funders. A track record in raising and managing >$10M / year is desired.
• Demonstrated experience in undertaking advocacy work “from the inside:” working with key stakeholders to develop and change the policy and regulatory environment.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and executing successful corporate communications strategies.
• Demonstrated experience in managing multi-country teams with diverse professional development needs.  
• Deep, relevant networks in the WASH sector.
• Highly organized and able to follow through and prioritize tasks.
• Impeccable integrity and ethics.
• An effective communicator at all levels in the organization, with strong oral and written skills and a willingness to share information; required fluency in English.