Senior Manager of Caribbean Partnerships

About the role

Global Support and Development (GSD) is seeking a Senior Manager of Caribbean Partnerships to cultivate vital relationships and drive resilience through rapid disaster response and climate adaptation.

Responsibilities

• Engage with project and organizational leadership to develop a shared vision and strategy to achieve GSD’s desired impact in the Caribbean
• Manage regional Caribbean partnership relationships, including day-to-day planning and engagement, as well as build new partnerships through stakeholder mapping, partner cultivation, and effective partnership management
• Design and oversee the delivery of outreach and engagement plans for designated countries within the Caribbean portfolio, working collaboratively with Caribbean Partnership Managers and key internal stakeholders across departments
• Support budgetary planning, financial control and monthly analysis for the Partnerships Department
• Collaborate with the Director of Partnerships, Caribbean Partnerships Managers and Partnerships Department to achieve greatest impact for partners, including sharing best practices, generating templates and tools, standardizing approaches, and cross coverage as required
• Maintain Customer Relationship Management (CRM) records for partner portfolios and disseminate results and success stories for internal and external audiences
• Supervise, manage and direction of Caribbean Partnerships team, including supporting the professional development and growth of direct reports
• Prompt and action GSD’s core values of accountability, humility, and integrity in all work we conduct
• Maintain good stewardship of financial and other resources to achieve maximum benefit to those impacted by disaster or at risk of impact

Qualifications

• Eight (8) or more years experience operating in support of the Caribbean context with demonstrated experience in disaster preparedness and rapid response
• Five (5) or more years of relevant management experience in partner/stakeholder management and communication and/or engagement, preferably in the humanitarian sector or emergency management
• Proven experience developing relationships and teams
• BA in humanitarian affairs, emergency management, international relations, communications, marketing, public relations or related field - or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and training
• Master’s Degree in related field; or equivalent combination of educational and relevant professional experience

Skills

• Extensive knowledge and experience of the Caribbean Region
• Demonstrated track record of cultivation and stewardship of relationships in line with mission to achieve desired impact
• Proven ability to lead and motivate teams to produce quality results within challenging timeframes and ongoing change
• Ability to drive key initiatives and influence cross collaboration with internal and external stakeholders
• Proven ability to support critical decision-making processes, identify issues, and problem solve, especially in dynamic and/or resource-constrained environments
• Experience in translating strategy to action with measurable results
• Developing and implementing risk mitigation strategies and contingency plans
• Ability to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously under pressure
• Confident and effective written and verbal communication, to include presentation ability
• Cultural awareness and the ability to work collaboratively with a wide array of stakeholders to build relationships
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to rapidly shift tasks
• Experience working and/or traveling domestically and internationally
• Working knowledge of Spanish and/or French desired