Partnership Development Corporates and Foundation, Senior Associate

Teach For Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Teach For Malaysia is seeking a Senior Associate for Partnerships Development with corporates and foundations. You will build and nurture donor relationships, develop compelling proposals, and coordinate engagement activities to maximize fundraising impact.

The role requires strong project management, data analysis, and CRM experience, with English proficiency and Bahasa Malaysia basics. This position is based in Kuala Lumpur and involves coordinating with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in any stream.
• Strong written and verbal skills in English; basic Bahasa Malaysia proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Pursue all funding avenues to raise funds for the organisation.
• Conduct landscape analysis research to generate new donor leads and grant opportunities.
• Engage and connect with partners and pursue prospects via networks or the TFM movement.
• Develop proposals, grant applications and cultivate donor leads to ensure a healthy fundraising pipeline.
• Build and maintain donor relationships within corporate and foundation portfolios, including CRM management.
• Plan and coordinate partner engagement opportunities such as TFM Week.
• Collaborate with programmatic teams to ensure reporting milestones are met.
• Coordinate with MEL/RDI to prepare impact reports highlighting TFM's collective impact.
• Manage cadence for internal team meetings.
• Support and supervise interns to ensure a positive internship experience.

Skills

Project Management

Data analysis

Google Workspace

Salesforce (CRM)

Education

Bachelor's Degree (any stream)

Job description

Partnership Development Corporates and Foundation, Senior Associate

Role Purpose

Building meaningful partnerships within the corporate and foundation portfolio to maximise fundraising for Teach For Malaysia that allows us to continue doing the work that we do to champion quality education. Have the confidence and interpersonal skills to represent TFM at external networking events to gather leads and contacts.

Principal Accountabilities

1. Pursue all funding avenues to raise funds for the organisation
2. Conduct landscape analysis research to generate new leads for donor engagement and grant opportunities
3. Engage and connect with partners and pursue prospects by leveraging own networks or the broader TFM movement.
4. Develop proposals, grant applications and cultivate donor leads to ensure a healthy fundraising pipeline
5. Build and maintain the donor relationships under the corporate and foundation portfolio, including the day-to-day management of the partner stewardship processes (includes management of CRM system, fundraising log, receipting, etc)
6. Plan and coordinate partner engagement opportunities such as TFM Week
7. Collaborate with TFM’s programmatic teams to ensure reporting milestones are met
8. Coordinate with MEL/RDI team in preparing impact reports for partners to highlight TFM’s collective impact
9. Manage cadence for internal team meetings
10. Manage and support interns so they have a positive internship experience

Role Requirements

As people join TFM, we expect individuals to be aligned with our core values, have passion and drive to the TFM mission.

Technical/ Functional competencies:

• Project Management experience
• Data analysis skills
• Proficient with Google Workspace
• Familiarity with Salesforce (CRM tool) is an advantage

Leadership competencies:

• Proactive self-starter with the ability to manage multiple streams of work and independently prioritise tasks
• Strong desire to learn new things and grow professionally
• Ability to be adaptable in an entrepreneurial, fast-paced, and dynamic environment
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively with all levels of employees and stakeholders
• Good work ethics i.e. strong accountability in his/her role and a team player
• Strong communication skills, including a flair for storytelling
• Capacity for strategic thinking and problem-solving
• Resourceful and open to exploring innovative ideas

Experiences & qualification

• Bachelor's Degree in any stream
• Strong written and verbal skills and excellent proficiency in English and basic proficiency in Bahasa Malaysia