Senior Executive Director – Gulf Partnerships & Engagement

CARE; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

CARE USA seeks an Executive Director, Gulf Partnerships and Engagement, based in Doha or the GCC, to lead market-entry and establish CARE's presence with Gulf foundations, sovereign funds, governments, and corporates across Qatar, UAE, KSA, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman.

The role requires deep GCC networks, senior credibility, and the authority to engage partners on co-creation, strategy, and CARE's value proposition, in coordination with HQ and the CRO.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in international relations, international development, business administration, or related field.
• Minimum 10 years of senior experience in GCC/Gulf philanthropic, institutional, or strategic partnership engagement, with an established network across Gulf foundations, government donors, sovereign funds, and private sector principals.
• Bilingual English-Arabic a significant advantage; strong spoken and written Arabic strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Establish and develop CARE's pipeline of high-value relationships with Gulf-based foundations, government donors, sovereign funds, family offices, and institutional philanthropic principals across Qatar, UAE, and KSA.
• Represent CARE credibly at senior levels in the Gulf philanthropic ecosystem and open opportunities with co-creation terms and strategic alignment.
• Advise HQ on Gulf requirements to ensure proposals and programs meet partner expectations and facilitate high-level engagement between CARE's leadership and Gulf principals.

Skills

GCC relationship development

Strategic partnerships

Donor engagement

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in international relations or related field

Master's degree in international development / public policy / related field

Tools

Salesforce

Proposal development tools

Job description

CARE USA seeks an Executive Director, Gulf Partnerships and Engagement, based in Doha or the GCC, to lead market-entry and establish CARE's presence with Gulf foundations, sovereign funds, governments, and corporates across Qatar, UAE, KSA, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman.

The role requires deep GCC networks, senior credibility, and the authority to engage partners on co-creation, strategy, and CARE's value proposition, in coordination with HQ and the CRO.