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Location

Princeton, NJ | United States

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Job description

Overview

 

About BDI

 

The Bridging Divides Initiative (BDI) is a non-partisan research initiative that tracks and mitigates political violence in the United States. BDI supports efforts to grow and build local community resilience through elections and other periods of heightened risk, laying the groundwork for longer-term to bridge the divides we face as a nation.

 

We do this by 1) producing action-oriented and responsive research to fill existing gaps and empower local leaders; 2) enabling cross-sector collaboration, so individuals and organizations are better prepared to mitigate risk and respond to crisis when it does arise; and 3) helping to drive the policy and community response. Over the past three years, BDI played an essential role in supporting a wide range of actors preparing for and responding to political violence and democratic crisis. Our data, analysis, and tools continue to help a diverse coalition of national and local decision-makers better target their interventions. BDI is based at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA), co-hosted by the Empirical Studies of Conflict (ESOC).

 

For more information, please visit our website: .

 

Position Overview

 

The External Partnerships Manager will be responsible for developing, managing, and implementing an external partnership strategy for a growing organization that is moving into a new stage of its work. This person will work closely with the Executive Director and the senior leadership team, and in regular consultation with CEFR (Princeton University’s Corporate Engagement and Foundation Relations ) on stewarding BDI’s sponsors and external partners, and in day-to-day grant management activities. The outcome of your work is the organization’s 2023-2026 strategic plan and the creation of a well-honed sponsor management process that you lead and manage.

 

This is a full-time, fully remote position. We envision the role as a one-year engagement, with opportunities for renewal.

Key Responsibilities

• With the ED and COO, creates and implements creative strategies to meet annual and long-term program sustainability goals, including the diversification of sponsors and external partners.
• With the ED, leads and manages all sponsor-related activities including: grant writing, sponsor stewardship, record-keeping, reports, and communications with sponsors and external partners.
• Manages relationships with new and potential sponsors; recommends and implements creative strategies and tactics to further steward current and new partnerships and relationships.
• Tracks all related activities including grants and individual sponsors in Asana and CMS.
• Manages ED outreach to prospective and current sponsors.

 

Required

• Build strong relationships with partners and supporters from across the political spectrum focused on strengthening democracy. You are someone who finds and creates opportunities to deepen connections and build authentic relationships.
• Interest or experience in working in the broad pro-democracy ecosystem, from research to civil society to policy practice.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills, and the ability to engage with a multidisciplinary team and collaborators, including a wide array of partners from diverse backgrounds.
• Exemplary attention to detail, independent thinking and problem-solving skills.
• You maintain systems for keeping tasks from slipping through the cracks. You’re able to juggle competing demands and prioritize without sacrificing quality. You get back to people in a timely manner and take pride in providing clear, helpful information.
• At least 7 years of experience in a highly relational field, whether philanthropy, development/sponsored research, external partner management, or other types of relationship management.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a related field

 

Preferred

• Interest in and commitment to supporting civil society efforts to address political violence in the U.S., including work with partner organizations across diverse political affiliations, geographies, and sectors.
• Experience building and managing revenue streams for a project, program or organization, especially in democracy or research.
• Master’s degree in relevant fields
• Experience with Asana
• Experience working on a remote team

 

No matter who you are, BDI is a place you can call home. We know that our unique perspectives make us stronger, smarter, and well-positioned for success. We value and rely on the collective voices of our team to help guide our work on challenging issues.

 

Princeton University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS

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180 days
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Mid-Senior Level
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