Partnerships Associate

1. POSITION VACANT: Partnership Associate, Dhaka, Bangladesh,

2. ORGANIZATIONAL BACKGROUND:

, is a global non-profit headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, working to bring water and sanitation to the world. Co-founded by Gary White and Matt Damon in 2009,

helps remove the barriers between people living in poverty and access to the safe water and sanitation solutions they need to survive and thrive. The organisation has changed 73 million lives with safe water or sanitation and transformed thousands of communities in Africa, South Asia, and Latin America. Today 2.2 billion people lack access to safe water and 3.5 billion people lack access to a safe toilet.

serves these people.

goes beyond traditional approaches to safe water and sanitation, focusing on addressing the underlying causes of this global crisis and innovating to deliver large-scale and sustainable change. In India, the organization has played a significant role, in the country's progress toward improved water and sanitation, empowering more than 28 million people with access to safe water or sanitation through the innovative
WaterCredit solution
. By partnering with different types of organizations, including microfinance institutions, self-help group federations, state rural livelihoods missions, commercial banks, payment banks, social enterprises, and the Government of India,

is successfully mobilizing resources and sharing knowledge to increase affordable access to safe water and sanitation for families living in poverty.

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3. JOB DESCRIPTION/ RESPONSIBILITIES:

Reporting to
Portfolio Lead/ Portfolio Manager
, the
Partnership Associate (PA)
, working as an individual contributor, shall function as a force-multiplier and key resource to provide data-driven insights and seamless coordination of multiple priorities within the region's business lines. S/he shall be responsible for supporting the business line's objectives and consistent delivery to account or portfolio priorities via one or more of the following focus areas: research, analysis, business, and/or account administration.

Key Responsibilities
:

Job Specific Accountabilities:

(A) Account Operations Support and Analysis

(1) Provide project coordination and day-to-day support within the region's business line operations, ranging from managing internal communications, events, and meetings relevant to the effective functioning of the business lines;

(2) Coordinate comprehensive analysis, reports and presentations of partner account plans and progress against milestones and targets, for use in partnership/business reviews, monthly operating reviews, and other senior management meetings.

(B) Business Development
Support

(1) Support business development efforts, helping to build data-driven insights and collateral that provide a commercial perspective and strategic positioning of 's unique value to current and prospective partners;

(2) Coordinate efforts between Regional Business, Insights and Award Management functions to support philanthropic revenue generation and impactful storytelling.

(C) Account Management Support

Support day-to-day account management support for allocated partnerships which includes the following responsibilities:

(1) Coordination of partner workplan management and updates;

(2) Preparation of partner payments, agreement documentation, invoices, field monitoring planning, partner visits, etc.;

(3) Creation of meeting packs, reports, or other related documentation in preparation for partner meetings;

(4) Backstopping Senior/Partnership Account Managers.

Department Accountabilities:

(1) Impact Strategy Leadership and Execution

(2) Portfolio and Account Management

(3) Business Development

(4) Business Metrics and Data Insights

(5) Pre-Award and Post Award Administration

(6) Project Management

(7) Risk Identification

(8) Advisory and Consulting Services

4. QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCIES:

Qualification and Experience:

(1) Applicants must have bachelor's degree and/or equivalent;

(2) Minimum three years of experience of working with financial products and services in at least one of the following areas: retail, wholesale, and micro finance, micro, small and medium enterprises, and/or water and sanitation infrastructure finance/projects;

(3) Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 software and related applications. Advanced proficiency with data manipulation and visualization in Excel and PowerPoint;

(4) Proficient in English, both oral and written.

Skills and Competencies:

(1) Customer Focus:
Builds strong customer relationships and delivers customer-centric solutions.

(2) Optimizes Work Processes:
Knows the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement.

(3) Communicates Effectively:
Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.

(4) Values Differences:
Recognizes the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.

(5) Nimble Learning:
Learns through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder.

Complex Problem-Solving Skills

(1) Exceptional organizational skills, attention to detail, resourcefulness, and ability to multi‐task and adjust to changing priorities;

(2) Applying existing standards and processes related to work assignments, appropriately classifying and escalating risks to the appropriate authority;

(3) Ability to engage with external and internal clients and stakeholders to provide account support and foster relationships.

5. TRAVEL:
Travel
up to 25% of the time both domestically and internationally.

6. COMPENSATION OFFERED:

Gross compensation offered for the position is attractive. The offer made to the selected candidate shall be commensurate with qualifications, experience, and salary history.

7. LOCATION: Dhaka, Bangladesh

8. REFERENCE: PA-WO-BA

9. CONTACT INFORMATION:

Team SAMS

Strategic Alliance Management Services P Ltd.

1/1B, Choudhary Hetram House, Bharat Nagar

New Friends Colony, New Delhi

Phone Nos.: ;

10. APPLICATION PROCESS:

Eligible candidates interested in the position are requested to apply using the link Partnership Associate at in Dhaka, Bangladesh | Apply Now at the earliest.