Senior Director, Partnerships & Funding Strategy

KPJ Selangor Specialist Hospital; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Yayasan KPJ in Malaysia seeks a senior leader to drive strategic partnerships and funding, build strong relationships with corporates, foundations and government bodies, and translate priorities into impactful propositions. You will lead the development of partnership propositions, oversee governance and due diligence, and work across programmes and sustainability teams.

This role reports to the CEO and forms part of the leadership team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a relevant field.
• Minimum 10 years in strategic partnerships, stakeholder engagement or philanthropy.
• Proven track record in securing complex partnerships or major funding.
• Strong proposal development, negotiation, and relationship management.
• Good governance, due diligence, and handling restricted funding.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a partnership strategy aligned with YKPJ priorities.
• Translate initiatives into credible, costed partnership propositions.
• Lead proposals, concept notes, and negotiations for partnerships and co-funding.
• Develop and sustain senior relationships with corporates, GLCs, philanthropists, foundations and government bodies.
• Represent YKPJ at partnership platforms as delegated by the CEO.
• Establish onboarding, reporting, engagement and renewal practices with partners.

Skills

Strategic relationship development

Influence and negotiation

Proposition development

Stakeholder diplomacy

People leadership and collaboration

Strong proposals development

Reputation and risk awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business/Communications/Public Policy/Marketing/Finance/International Relations

Job description

Yayasan KPJ in Malaysia seeks a senior leader to drive strategic partnerships and funding, build strong relationships with corporates, foundations and government bodies, and translate priorities into impactful propositions. You will lead the development of partnership propositions, oversee governance and due diligence, and work across programmes and sustainability teams.

This role reports to the CEO and forms part of the leadership team.