Humanity United is seeking a Manager, Strategic Partnerships to advance our strategy and operational plan to facilitate the transformation of systems we work within, ensuring theyre adaptive to emerging changes. This role will collaborate closely with the Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships to engage philanthropic peers as HU weaves together relationships, resources, knowledge, and networks. In addition to the Senior Director, the Manager will work within the broader Public Engagement portfolio team, as well as with colleagues across the organization.

This role will require strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills as well as the ability to operate effectively in complex environments. The successful candidate will ideally have experience leveraging informal networks, as well as delivering project management in dynamic contexts, and working across cultures, languages, and perspectives.

Key responsibilities include cultivating and maintaining relationships with internal Programs and Operations colleagues; facilitating agreements among multicultural teams; and managing an array of internal and external facing operational requirements (grantmaking, contract and budget management, inbound/outbound reporting). The Manager will bring a deeply collaborative mindset supporting alignment with the Finance, Grants Management, and Legal teams. The Manager will build and align operational practices with programmatic needs and support the buildout of a new CRM platform to ensure alignment, visibility, and coherence in HUs efforts to influence philanthropic peers.

The ideal candidate will bring an understanding of how Programs and Operations can work seamlessly together to advance the organizations mission. The ideal candidate will also have experience working with human rights issues, familiarity with engaging philanthropic partners, data visualization, constituent management systems, reporting, grant writing, and budgeting/accounting. As this is a newly created position, other duties may evolve.

Candidates should be able and willing to travel internationally & domestically up to 10% of their time. HUs hybrid work approach provides ongoing flexibility for regular US-based remote work for this position, combined with periodic in-person gatherings.