Partnerships & Grants Lead

Responsibilities:

Partnership Portfolio Management:

• Manage and strengthen existing partnerships across corporate, institutional, professional, and private sectors
  
• Develop engagement plans for all active partnerships
  
• Maintain regular communication and relationship-building activities with partners
  
• Reactivate dormant partnerships and identify opportunities within existing relationships
  
• Ensure partnerships remain active, productive, and mutually beneficial.

Strategic Alliance Development:

• Identify and establish new partnerships with corporate organizations, financial institutions, pension administrators, educational institutions etc
  
• Strategic individuals and influencers
  
• Position the company as a preferred business advisory, training, consulting, and workforce development partner.

Grants & Resource Mobilisation:

• Identify and assess grant, funding, and resource mobilization opportunities
  
• Coordinate grant applications, concept notes, and funding proposals
  
• Develop funding pipelines aligned with organizational priorities
  
• Build relationships with grant-making organizations and funding institutions.

Partnership Activation & Opportunity Development:

• Convert partnerships into collaborative opportunities
  
• Initiate partnership-tailor driven proposals and programmes
  
• Coordinate partnership meetings, engagement sessions, and strategic discussions
  
• Develop partnership concepts that create value for both parties.

Ecosystem Intelligence:

• Map sectors, industries, and institutions relevant to the company
  
• Monitor partnership trends and strategic opportunities
  
• Maintain a partnership and stakeholder database
  
• Provide intelligence that supports organizational growth and positioning

Requirements:

• Minimum of 4 years’ experience in partnerships, institutional relations, strategic engagement, grants management, resource mobilisation, business development, or a related field
  
• Demonstrated experience building and managing strategic partnerships
  
• Experience working within consulting firms, development organizations, workforce development organizations, learning institutions, NGOs, INGOs, professional service firms, or corporate engagement environments
  
• Strong proposal development and stakeholder engagement experience

Who You Are:

• Build relationships naturally and strategically
  
• Understands how partnerships are developed and sustained
  
• Highly proactive and opportunity-oriented
  
• Maintains momentum in stakeholder engagements
  
• Possess strong communication and negotiation skills
  
• Can independently manage multiple relationships and opportunities
  
• Thinks long-term and strategically.

How Success Will Be Measured:

• Number of active partnerships managed
  
• Strategic partnerships established
  
• Partnership opportunities activated
  
• Grant opportunities identified and submitted
  
• Stakeholder engagement effectiveness
  
• Partnership-generated opportunities
  
• Growth and expansion of the company partnership ecosystem

Important Note:

• This role is not about waiting for opportunities to emerge.
• It is about creating, nurturing, and activating relationships that continuously generate opportunities for the company.
• We are looking for a builder of ecosystems, not merely a writer of proposals.
  
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Remuneration: NGN 250,000 - 350,000 Monthly