Senior Associate Director, Institutional Partnerships

Summer Search; Dubai Emirate; Hybrid; AED 385,000 - 415,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental & Vision

401K match

Paid time off

Sabbatical after 5 years

Refresh Fridays

Employee recognition program

Leadership development

Student engagement opportunities

Job summary

Summer Search National seeks an Associate Director of Institutional Partnerships to lead a portfolio of institutional donors and supervise a small grants-writing team. This hybrid national role involves coordinating with site leaders and fundraising peers to craft compelling proposals, manage donor stewardship, and drive multi-million-dollar campaigns.

The job emphasizes relationship-building, data-informed strategy, and cross-functional collaboration with board members, program staff, and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of institutional fundraising experience with staff management.
• Ability to develop fundraising strategies using data-driven insights.
• Strong relationship management and donor stewardship skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage a $1.5-2MM+ annual portfolio of institutional accounts and lead a two-person team.
• Supervise grants writing and reporting with cross-functional collaboration.
• Develop donor engagement strategies leveraging boards and site staff.
• Coordinate with leadership to ensure timely grant deliverables and reports.
• Represent Summer Search to funders at meetings and events.

Skills

Fundraising

Relationship mgmt

Project mgmt

People mgmt

Data-driven

Critical Consciousness

Donor relations

Tools

Raiser’s Edge

Job description

Summer Search National seeks an Associate Director of Institutional Partnerships to lead a portfolio of institutional donors and supervise a small grants-writing team. This hybrid national role involves coordinating with site leaders and fundraising peers to craft compelling proposals, manage donor stewardship, and drive multi-million-dollar campaigns.

The job emphasizes relationship-building, data-informed strategy, and cross-functional collaboration with board members, program staff, and