Director, Corporate Partnerships-Consumer Brands

JOB DESCRIPTION: World Food Program USA seeks a dynamic and creative Director of Corporate Partnerships with in-depth fundraising and leadership experience. 

This position reports to the Senior Director of Corporate Partnerships and manages a team and portfolio of new and existing corporations in the following industry sectors: Agriculture, Food and beverage, Consumer Brands, Media and Entertainment. 

This position and the Corporate Partnerships team play a key role in supporting World Food Program USA's ambitious growth goals for greater impact to support the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) mission and programs. 

Fundraising and Partner Management 

• Responsible for the planning and execution of corporate engagement and fundraising strategies for new and existing corporate partners in the Agriculture, Food & Beverage, Consumer Brands, Media and Entertainment sectors who are aligned with the mission of the United Nations World Food Programme.  
• New business cultivation and solicitation strategies to secure seven-figure partnership opportunities within 12 – 18 months. 
• Manage and support the corporate partnership team in developing, growing and executing fundraising strategies for current partners, focusing on transformational, multi-million-dollar holistic partnerships.    
• Surprise and delight new and current partners with best-in-class account management to build multi-year partnerships aligned with WFPUSA funding opportunities. 
• Working with World Food Program Country Offices, and technical units to identify funding gaps and develop partnership proposals.  
• Project manage the entire cycle of grants, including proposal writing, outcome measurement, budget tracking, reporting and partner communications. 
• Cross-functional collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders across the World Food Program USA and the United Nations World Food Programme in support of day-to-day account management activities. 

Leadership Responsibility 

• Support, lead and challenge a small team of gifted fundraising professionals to reach their highest potential, developing professional development opportunities, ambitious goals and job happiness. 
• Partner with the Senior Director to continue to build a supportive, winning team culture aligned with our company's values of collaboration, accountability, responsibility, inclusivity and optimism.  

A well-qualified candidate will possess the following: 

• Bachelor's degree or higher.  
• Minimum ten years of experience executing successful corporate partnerships or other relevant fundraising/ sales experience. Minimum four years of leadership experience. 
• Visionary and strategic fundraiser with a proven track record of securing seven-figure corporate partnerships, including philanthropy, in-kind, and technical collaborations. 
• Proven track record of successful strategy planning and implementation. 
• Strong understanding of the nonprofit sector and familiarity with best practices, current trends and techniques of corporate fundraising and partnership management.  
• Industry familiarity and relationship-building with corporations in Agriculture, Food & Beverage, Consumer Brands, Media and Entertainment.  
• Preferred experience with fundraising for international nonprofit programs. 
• Strategic, creative, motivated, collaborative and innovative individual. 
• Ability to operate, thrive, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced and entrepreneurial organizational environment. 
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills. 
• Experience with Microsoft Office suite.