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Rockwood's Senior Partnerships Manager
Job Details
WHO WE ARE
Rockwood Leadership Institute supports leaders to transform themselves, their communities, and the world towards equity, liberation, and sustainability for all. We do this by providing powerful and effective training to individual leaders and cohorts, thereby strengthening the organizations and movements they represent. Since 2000, we have trained over 9,000 alum-of which 63% are people of color, 77% are women or non-binary, and 29% LGBTQ-identified. For more about our evolution and impact, please visit this link.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
The Senior Partnerships Manager is the primary liaison to external partners and funders who want to bring Rockwood's transformative leadership training to a diverse array of movement leaders. You'll work with partners (and potential partners) in a manner that shows they are valued and leaves them being even bigger fans of Rockwood after they come into contact with you. You drive the sales cycle for "Private Programs" to generate impact and income for Rockwood by closing deals for new programs, and then transferring the details of each contract/grant to the Program team for implementation. You can find the full job description here under "Senior Partnerships Manager".
Supervised by the Director of Strategic Initiatives, the Senior Partnerships Manager is a critical member of the Resource team, which practices values-based fund raising integrated with Rockwood core values. We focus on relationships combined with high quality standards. Recognizing that being responsive to the needs of our partners is critical to our success, we move at a fast pace and place a high value on timely responsiveness and thorough tracking of details and deadlines.
Private Programs represent the vast majority of Rockwood's work and income. Programs range from 2-hour workshops to multi-session yearlong trainings, tailored to specific sectors, geographies, or identities. Rockwood partners with foundations, networks, or single organizational clients to fund these programs. "Sales" of these programs come through in the form of grants or contracts. Your role is to drive all aspects of the sales cycles internally and externally for Private Programs.
TO APPLY
Please submit a cover letter with a description of your experience as it relates to the above and resume to jobs@rockwoodleadership.org. We are accepting applications on a rolling basis, and this position will remain open until filled. The full-time, exempt salary for this position is $85,000. Rockwood offers a 32-hour full-time Monday - Thursday work week with occasional work on Fridays as needed, and a competitive benefits package. This is a remote position based in the United States. Annual travel to the Bay Area required. Occasional travel within the continental US required (approximately 5% - 10% per year).
Rockwood Leadership Institute is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. In accordance with applicable law, Rockwood prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, creed, sex, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status or any other consideration protected by federal, state, or local laws. Black, Indigenous, people of color, trans, GNC, non-binary and people of all gender identities, people with disabilities, and LGBQIA+ candidates are strongly encouraged to applv!
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