Position Summary
The Partnerships Coordinator plays a key role in cultivating and deepening relationships with key partners, ensuring they remain engaged, supported, and valued. Acting as an extension of the Global Director for Partnerships, this role facilitates communication, nurtures partnerships, and ensures that strategic relationships flourish. The ideal candidate is relational, proactive, highly organized, and possesses strong communication and relationship management skills.
Functions and Responsibilities
Partner Relationship Management (70%)
- Serve as a primary point of contact for key partners, strengthening relationships and fostering engagement.
- Maintain consistent and proactive communication with partners, ensuring they feel valued and informed.
- Provide direct support to partners, addressing their needs, answering inquiries, and resolving issues efficiently.
- Assist in onboarding new partners, ensuring a smooth and welcoming process.
- Gather and analyze partner feedback to enhance engagement strategies and identify opportunities for improvement
Partner Communication & Storytelling (30%)
- Help develop and contribute to the quarterly partner newsletter, ensuring it effectively communicates key updates and insights.
- Work closely with the team to gather success stories, highlights, and impact updates from partners.
- Assist in crafting personalized communications for partners to celebrate milestones, achievements, and contributions.
Position Requirements
Professional
- Effective interpersonal communication skills and ability to cultivate strong relationships
- Excellent written communication skills
- Ability to work effectively within a team and adapt to dynamic needs
- Fluency in a second language is considered an asset.
Spiritual
- A follower of Jesus Christ
- Affirmation of the Lausanne Covenant, the Cape Town Commitment and Lausanne’s Code of Conduct.
- Ability to interact sensitivity with people from diverse Christian theological perspectives within the global Body of Christ, under the common commitment of the Lausanne Covenant.
- A personal sense of commitment to the cause of accelerating global mission.