Executive Director, Partnerships and Strategic Alignment

Confidential; Doha; On-site; QAR 400,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential seeks a senior leader to direct enterprise partnerships and strategic alignment, advancing institutional priorities and long-term objectives. You will oversee partnerships, sponsorships, philanthropy, and external positioning to ensure financial sustainability.

You will engage governments and ministries, establish governance and performance measures, and advise executives on high-value opportunities.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree as specified in the requirements.
• 8 years of relevant full-time experience, with 5 years in a senior supervisory role in partnerships or related fields.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multi-stakeholder initiatives and influence senior internal and external stakeholders across sectors.
• Strong understanding of Qatar, GCC, and international partnership landscapes, including public‑private collaboration, sponsorship, and fundraising.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and implementation of enterprise-wide partnerships and strategic alignment to advance priorities.
• Oversee strategic growth, sponsorship, philanthropy, and institutional advancement activities.
• Direct engagement with ministries, diplomatic entities, and public-sector stakeholders.
• Establish governance, frameworks, operating models, and performance measures for partnership management.
• Advise executives on high-value opportunities, risks, and priorities.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration with Strategy, Finance, Legal, Communications, Government Affairs, and Human Capital.
• Represent the organization in senior-level engagements locally and internationally.
• Build and lead a high-performing Partnerships and Strategic Alignment team; manage risk, compliance, and reporting.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Negotiation

Analytical skills

Written communication

Presentation skills

MS Office

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Master’s degree in Business Administration, International Relations, Public Policy, Strategy, Leadership, or a relevant field

Tools

CRM?

MS Office

Job description

Minimum Requirements:

• Lead the development and implementation of the organization’s enterprise-wide partnerships and strategic alignment strategy to advance institutional priorities and long‑term strategic objectives.
• Manage and oversee strategic growth, partnership development, sponsorship, philanthropy, and institutional advancement activities to generate strategic value, strengthen external positioning, and support financial sustainability.
• Direct the organization’s strategic alignment and government engagement agenda to support alignment with development priorities and strengthen relationships with ministries, diplomatic entities, and public‑sector stakeholders.
• Establish partnership governance, stakeholder engagement frameworks, operating models, and performance measures to ensure consistent, effective, and accountable partnership management across the organization.
• Advise executive leadership on high-value partnership opportunities, stakeholder risks, sponsorship and fundraising priorities, and strategic relationship management to support informed decision‑making.
• Lead cross‑functional collaboration with business units and corporate functions, including Strategy, Finance, Legal, Communications, Government Affairs, and Human Capital, to ensure partnership activities are aligned, compliant, and deliver measurable value.
• Represent the organization in senior‑level local, regional, and international engagements to strengthen institutional visibility, cultivate high‑value relationships, and promote the organization’s mission and impact.
• Build and lead a high‑performing Partnerships and Strategic Alignment team, ensuring effective supervision, capability development, knowledge management, and continuity of key operations.
• Assume responsibility for risk management, compliance, reporting, stakeholder intelligence, and continuous improvement across the function.
• Perform any other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor.

Experience Requirements:

• Master’s degree in Business Administration, International Relations, Public Policy, Strategy, Leadership, or a relevant field.
• 8 years of relevant full‑time experience, 5 of which at a senior supervisory level in strategic partnerships, institutional advancement, sponsorship, philanthropy, government relations, stakeholder engagement, or business development.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex, multi‑stakeholder initiatives and influence senior internal and external stakeholders across government, corporate, academic, philanthropic, and international sectors.
• Strong understanding of Qatar, GCC, and international partnership landscapes, including public‑private collaboration, philanthropy, fundraising, sponsorship, and strategic relationship management.
• Excellent strategic thinking, negotiation, analytical, writing, and presentation skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office applications and applicable collaboration, reporting, CRM, and knowledge‑management tools.
• Master’s degree in Business Administration, International Relations, Public Policy, Strategy, Leadership, or a relevant field.
• 8 years of relevant full‑time experience, 5 of which at a senior supervisory level in strategic partnerships, institutional advancement, sponsorship, philanthropy, government relations, stakeholder engagement, or business development.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex, multi‑stakeholder initiatives and influence senior internal and external stakeholders across government, corporate, academic, philanthropic, and international sectors.
• Strong understanding of Qatar, GCC, and international partnership landscapes, including public‑private collaboration, philanthropy, fundraising, sponsorship, and strategic relationship management.
• Excellent strategic thinking, negotiation, analytical, writing, and presentation skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office applications and applicable collaboration, reporting, CRM, and knowledge‑management tools.
• Excellent communications and writing skills with the ability to draft and edit a variety of written reports and to articulate ideas clearly and concisely; Arabic proficiency is an advantage.