Indigenous Partnerships & Funding Lead

DiscoverEE; United States; Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness benefits

Unlimited vacation

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Kambo Energy Group is seeking a Community Partnerships & Funding Manager to connect Indigenous Nations with funding pathways and project design. You will build momentum for implementation-ready projects, coordinating with funders, utilities and partners to turn priorities into funded scopes of work.

You will work with an experienced team in Indigenous housing, energy and construction delivery, translating needs into practical next steps and driving funding success for communities across North

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience building and maintaining strong external relationships.
• Experience working with Indigenous Nations, organizations or communities.
• Experience coordinating complex projects, opportunities, or stakeholder groups.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including confidence representing an organization externally.
• Experience with funding programs, applications, government or utility programs is highly desirable.
• Strong digital fluency and comfort learning new tools, systems and processes.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strong relationships with Indigenous Nations, Housing Managers, leadership, staff and community partners.
• Work alongside Nation partners to understand changing goals and priorities, and identify practical ways Community Power can support them.
• Maintain relationships beyond individual projects so trust, knowledge, and momentum carry forward into future priorities and opportunities.
• Build direct, trusted relationships with government, utility and other funding and program representatives to ensure Community Power understands opportunities early and can navigate them effectively.
• Turn early conversations into defined opportunities by clarifying the need, next steps, responsibilities, and required support.

Skills

External relationship building

Indigenous Nations experience

Project coordination

Funding knowledge

Written and verbal communication

Digital fluency

Job description

Kambo Energy Group is seeking a Community Partnerships & Funding Manager to connect Indigenous Nations with funding pathways and project design. You will build momentum for implementation-ready projects, coordinating with funders, utilities and partners to turn priorities into funded scopes of work.

You will work with an experienced team in Indigenous housing, energy and construction delivery, translating needs into practical next steps and driving funding success for communities across North