Manager, Special Projects (Institutional Partnerships)

Job Description:  World Food Program USA is hoping to bring on a dynamic and seasoned Manager of Special projects to focus on Institutional Partnerships to focus on the authentic development of our pipeline of relationships with these faith-based, mission-driven partners.

Highlighted Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with direct supervisor and the Director, Faith Based Partnerships to continually improve the donor/account management process and roll-out of the Faith Based strategy.
• Supporting overall fundraising strategies for the key donors assigned to this position and collaborating closely with key teams such as Marketing and Communications to achieve key performance indicators. 
• Assisting the Institutional Partnerships team as well as the Finance and Operations teams in maintaining a seamless financial overview of submitted proposals, approved grants, No-Cost Extensions and approved proposals related to key accounts.
• Liaise closely with UN WFP staff and provide team support to them on key donor account(s) as needed.
• Provide high-level and quality support and execution for donor-facing partner events, activities and trips, as needed. 
• Organize and attend meetings; take minutes as needed
• Experience with Salesforce preferred
• Able to juggle multiple projects at once and respond to changing priorities. 
• Excellent attention to detail and strong organization and project management skills
• Excel while working independently and collaboratively in a team; proactively propose recommendations or solutions to the teams involved in stewarding and creating visibility for key donors and the special project associated with these donors

A well-qualified candidate will possess the following:

• A Bachelor’s degree required, master’s degree in education preferred[NM1] .
• 5-7 years of account/relationship management/fundraising or project management experience.  Experience.
• Experience in creating successful communications and stewardship strategies.   
• Strong communication skills
• Essential time management skills
• Collaborative and team oriented
• Strong affinity to WFP USA’s mission and program priorities

Knowledge and Experience

• Strong familiarity with the donor development cycle, fundraising operations and creating successful, authentic visibility for organizations and their key donors.
• Exceptional written, verbal communication skills and project management experience
• Strong analytical, editorial and proofreading skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage workflow processes and schedules
• Ability to coordinate input from multiple stakeholders
• Prior experience working with external consultants
• Experience with Microsoft Office with significant, demonstrated knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong experience with Salesforce or other Constituent Relationship Management software

Personal Characteristics and Work Style

• Collaborative and team-oriented individual
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Tact and diplomacy and ability appreciate different perspectives
• Empathy and aptitude to relate to and work with diverse groups of individuals
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative, work independently and anticipate needs
• Ability to remain calm under pressure
• Strong affinity for WFP USA’s mission and priorities