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The Partnership and Strategy Senior Manager leads the management of CISDI’s partnership lifecycle, from business development and contract negotiations to long term partner maintenance for new as well as ongoing Donors and clients. This role requires a private sector’s proactive business development model including targeting potential donors or clients, creating compelling value propositions to securing opportunities across corporate, government, and donor segments. Given the current changing global health architecture, CISDI has made a strategic decision to open and pursue collaborative platforms and partnerships, while expanding CISDI’s reach within the traditional donor model.
This role’s objective is to expand CISDI’s professional networks by translating CISDI’s strategic ambition into actionable, high-impact programs. This Senior Manager ensures that CISDI stays ahead of the curve, consistently cultivating a robust partner pipeline and funding streams that align with the organization’s long-term strategic priorities. The position focuses on driving the growth of CISDI’s collaborative ecosystem by building and maintaining a robust pipeline through meticulous database management and engagement tracking. Beyond overseeing the development and submission of high-quality, winning proposals, the role actively pursues diverse opportunities and opens new networks through a proactive outreach strategy. By working closely with CISDI executives, the position ensures that all contract commitments are seamlessly aligned with contract deliverables and monitored through project completion.
The Senior Manager for Partnership and Strategy plays a key role in coordinating partnership, fundraising, and business development processes, ensuring all marketing and sales efforts are strategically positioned, well-managed, and contribute to the impact and sustainability of CISDI’s programs. Through structured coordination and relationship management, this role strengthens CISDI’s ability to secure and sustain meaningful partnerships that advances its vision.
Minimum Qualifications
- Master’s degree in a relevant field
- Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in partnerships, fundraising, or business development
- At least 1 year of experience managing or supervising a team
- Proven experience managing relationships with corporate donors and/or institutional donors
- Experience working in non-governmental organizations (NGOs) or the non-profit sector
- Strong understanding of partnership development, donor engagement, and fundraising processes
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple partnerships and stakeholder relationships simultaneously
- Strong relationship management and stakeholder engagement skills
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills
- Strong writing and presentation skills
Technical/Behavioral Competence
Core Competencies
- Partnership development
- Stakeholder engagement
- Strategic alignment
- Collaboration management
- Relationship building
Technical Competencies
- Donor engagement
- Proposal development
- Partnership management
- Stakeholder mapping
- Program coordination
- Behavioral Competencies
- Collaborative mindset
- Strategic thinking
- Results orientation
- Adaptive thinking
- Effective communication
Application deadline: [07/05/2026]
Send CV and application via email: [email protected]
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.