Director of Strategic Alliances

HOPE International; Durham (NC); A distancia; USD 84.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

HOPE International seeks a Senior Professional to lead the Strategic Alliances team, oversee the Christian Economic Development (CED) network, and pursue partnerships that advance HOPE’s mission. Location flexibility includes Lancaster, PA or Durham, NC with remote US options.

The role requires a strong track record in leadership, microfinance exposure, and relationship building across global development actors, with travel up to 50+ days per year. Reports to the VP of Mission and Strategy.

Formación

• 10+ years of leadership, strategy and industry experience; microfinance and international development preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in business, microfinance, international development, economics or related field.
• Strong relationships within the Christian economic development space; track record of building initiatives and leading teams.

Responsabilidades

• Promote and contribute to HOPE’s mission and vision.
• Lead the strategic alliances team and set expectations, priorities, and shared goals.
• Steward team resources, contribute to strategic and budget planning, align with HOPE’s mission and strategy.
• Model servant leadership, mentor and coach staff with regular one-on-one meetings.
• Provide prayerful feedback to encourage growth and accountability.
• Lead HOPE’s network partnerships strategy and chair the CED network steering committee.
• Plan and execute network events and global regional strategy exploration.
• Coordinate HOPE’s partnership guide and maintain learning within the network.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Strategy

Partnerships

Management

Public speaking

Communication

Analytics

Educación

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Descripción del empleo

The HEART of a missionary — a passion for growing in your relationship with Christ and helping others know and follow Him

The MIND of a businessperson — skills in management, finance, accounting, systems, communication, etc.

The SOUL of a development worker — the mentality of equipping people to help themselves

The mission and strategy function is a group of support service teams that seek to advance approaches that are core to the fulfillment of HOPE’s mission regardless of context or method. These disciplines include spiritual integration (SI), listening, monitoring, & evaluation (LM&E), strategy design & management, innovation, and strategic alliances. The director of strategic alliances is responsible for resourcing program leaders to pursue and support strong partnerships and relationships within HOPE’s network of programs and partners, as well as to support strong collaboration in the broader Christian poverty alleviation ecosystem. This role supports savings group (SG) and microfinance (MFI) partnership activities, oversees HOPE’s leadership of the Christian Economic Development (CED) network, and explores other strategic alliances to advance the mission of HOPE.

Location: Lancaster, PA or Durham, NC preferred; remote US possible ,

Level: Senior Professional

Salary range: $84,000-$90,000

Type: Full-time

Reports to: Vice President of Mission and Strategy

Responsibilities

• Promote and contribute to the fulfillment of HOPE International’s mission and vision
• Leadership & Management
• Manage the strategic alliances team. Set clear expectations, manage priorities, and guide the team toward shared goals with care for both people and outcomes.
• Steward team resources responsibly, contributing to strategic and budget planning while ensuring alignment with HOPE’s mission, values, and strategy.
• Model Christ-like servant leadership, fostering a team culture of care and holistic development through mentoring, coaching, intentional delegation, and regular one-on-one meetings.
• Provide regular, prayerful feedback that encourages growth, reinforces accountability, and builds on each person’s God-given strengths.
• Encourage and lead direct reports in ways that deepen their connection to HOPE’s mission and reveal how their work contributes to God’s Kingdom.
• Support HOPE network partnership strategy and activities
• Refine and maintain HOPE’s partnership guide and network-wide partnership criteria, in collaboration with HOPE’s Executive Council and other program leaders
• Ensure a clear approach for on-going listening and learning with current partners, liaising with the listening, monitoring & evaluation team to track partner satisfaction
• Envision opportunities for strengthening and growing the community of practice within the HOPE network of programs and partners
• Coordinate and promote lateral learning events and field visits by and to HOPE network members
• Lead CED Network
• Chair and convene the Christian Economic Development (CED) network steering committee (www.cednetwork.org), leading the design and management of a CED network strategy that covers the hard costs associated with network activities
• Plan, schedule, and execute various network events in response to network feedback, including the spring CED summit, fall CED intensive at One Accord, webinars, or other learning events
• Explore a global CED strategy that includes regional gatherings (e.g. Asia, Latin America, Africa, Eastern Europe)
• Manage the team implementing the CED website, emails, and collateral
• Lead HOPE’s Collective Impact Efforts
• Develop and manage on-going rhythms and systems to steward leads and referrals from HOPE’s community of staff, donors, and friends for potential future collaboration or partnership, collecting and sharing leads with programs staff as valuable.
• Explore innovative partnership opportunities with complementary service providers and other development practitioners, helping HOPE leadership to assess and discern missional alignment and impact potential
• Coach and equip staff to talk about HOPE’s posture for partnership and collaboration
• Ensure that HOPE’s Open Hands online resources library is periodically reviewed and refreshed to provide external audiences with sharable resources, adding new content as needed and as desired by department heads within HOPE
• As needed, support HOPE’s management of its memberships with other networks such as Accord, coordinating participation in events
• Explore new opportunities for HOPE to steward its role within the broader Christ-centered poverty alleviation ecosystem

Qualifications

• Personal confession of Christian faith and commitment to the mission and vision of HOPE International
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in business, microfinance, international development, economics or other related field
• Minimum 10+ years of leadership, strategy and industry experience; Significant microfinance and international economic development experience preferred
• Strong relationships within the Christian economic development space
• Track record of building initiatives from the ground up and bringing them through successful implementation
• History of successfully developing people and leading teams (directly and indirectly)
• Public speaking and facilitation experience
• Analysis and report writing experience
• Attention to detail, excellent written and verbal communication, planning, and organizational skills
• Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with employees across the organization, locally and remotely, across cultures, and with external stakeholders
• Willingness to travel up to 50+ days per year, with periodic opportunities to travel internationally
• Foreign language skills and training experience in developing countries (preferred)

At HOPE International, we invest in the dreams of families in the world's underserved communities as we proclaim and live the Gospel.

Resources: If you're part of a church, nonprofit, or school and would like to learn more about HOPE's methodology, visit our resource library . If you're part of a church network or organization and would like to learn more about implementing HOPE's savings group (SG) methodology, visit our SG Multiply page . To learn more about HOPE's Microfinance Accelerator Program (MAP), visit here .
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