Collective Good Foundation - Associate Director - Strategic Partnerships

CGF is an impact catalyst - we are pioneers and innovators in the social space and are passionate about bringing together stakeholders from the private, public, philanthropy, social, and financial sectors, and collaborating to bring about unprecedented catalytic change. In alignment with the UNSDGs we are on a mission to positively impact 10 million lives by 2030, 50% of which will be women, by co-creating measurable, scalable and sustainable solutions that are CSR and FCRA compliant.

Over the past 15 years since our establishment, we have already impacted over 16 million lives, while partnering with 350+ social organizations, 250+ corporate and individual donors, and 30+ government foundations and international aid agencies. We aim to drive holistic social development for our participants by ensuring they are given access to multiple interventions, including providing access to social security, financial literacy and inclusion, access to credit, business formalization, healthcare, entrepreneurship development, skilling, job creation, digital empowerment, and market linkages.

Roles & Responsibilities:

1. Business Acumen: Adept at identifying new clients and opportunities. Build and utilize knowledge of current & future industry practices and trends to position Samhita as a trusted advisor and critical business partner. Actively demonstrate knowledge of competition to proactively position Samhita against competition.


2. Drive for Results: Work on high return and profitable opportunities. Execute against the plan, adjusting as appropriate or as the business. Take initiatives to work independently with a vision of the end state in mind. Self-motivated and motivate others to achieve maximum results.


3. Sales Skills: A knack for selling to large conglomerates and addressing the complexities associated with the decision-making process.


4. Interpersonal Skills: Good interpersonal skills and skillful to interact with decision makers, including C-level officers while demonstrating responsible decision making in stressful or unexpected situations. Understand the role of all parties involved in a negotiation and their motivations, sensitivities, and intentions.


5. Product Knowledge: Good knowledge and broad understanding of all solutions offered by CGF and are able to effectively articulate the business value of each in ways that resonate with our Clients. Ability to effectively engage solution specialists in a way that best serves the interests of our Clients.


6. Presentation Skills: Exceptional presentation skills and can deliver clear concise presentations with enthusiasm and passion that demonstrates knowledge of our business services. Restate main concepts and gain agreement from Clients on actionable next steps towards closing the mandate.


7. Decision Making: Ability of responsible decision making under stressful or unexpected situations. Diffuse conflicts in ways that create additional value and lead to new opportunities. Make sound business decisions based on experience, wisdom, and thorough understanding of the situation.


8. Relationship Building: Build effective relationships and collaborate with peers, managers, and co-workers across Samhita. Openly communicate, provide timely feedback, and share ideas.


9. Professionalism: Maintain a high level of professionalism and represent CGF as a thought leader to competitors, Clients, implementing partners, professional colleagues, and employees.