Senior Officer, Global Corporate Partnerships - Financial Services

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities.

A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.

IRC UK is part of the IRC global network, which has its global headquarters in New York. Our team in the UK works to raise profile, deliver policy and practice change, and increase funding to help restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Since 2021, IRC UK has also provided integration services directly to refugees in England.

In Europe, the IRC also has offices in Berlin, Bonn, Brussels, Geneva and Stockholm.

The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience developing corporate partnerships, with particular experience in (i) managing Financial Service partners, and (ii) humanitarian and development, both considered desirable but not essential. As a Senior Officer, you will secure and manage a dedicated portfolio of corporate partners, primarily within the Financial Services sector, with scope to work across other sectors. You will build tailored fundraising strategies and activations, focusing on incremental and sustained revenue generation.

You will also bring a passion for the IRC's mission, nuanced understanding of private sector fundraising, and dedication to the organisation's diversity, equity, and inclusion values.

• Associate Director of Financial Services Partnerships and the Senior Officer of Financial Services Partnerships
• Senior Communications Officer, Partnership Comms
• Director, Health and Financial Services, Global Corporate Partnerships

• Collaborate with the Associate Director, Financial Services to steward and cultivate an individual portfolio of partners with an approximate annual target of $2M+ USD, contributing to the broader Global Corporate Partnerships (GCP) yearly goal, supporting the GCP Financial Services strategy through diversified funding streams, growing unrestricted funds, and expanded influence;
• Help to deliver a robust strategy for the Global Financial Services sector; identifying and initiating strategies for sector partnerships through a variety of partnership models (e.g. strategic, employee engagement, pro bono expertise, etc.)
• Implement stewardship, engagement and growth strategies for partners within the portfolio including account plans, proposal submissions and partnership discussions.
• Create, inform and implement new business strategies and solicitation plans for key corporate prospects in close collaboration with the broader team
• Develop materials for partners or prospects, including proposed partnership overviews and activation ideas, concept notes, proposals, presentations, and reports, from drafts through to final line-editing and formatting.
• Work closely with the External Relations teams (e.g., digital, creative studio, events) to leverage finance-related virtual and in-person events and campaigns to support the overall fundraising efforts of the organization.
• Maintain and update account management plan for each portfolio partner as needed, including evaluating key performance indicators and delivering upon strategies for revenue growth and donor satisfaction.
• Facilitate information flows between prospects and donors, program staff and fellow fundraisers;
• Undertake special assignments, as needed.

Skills, Knowledge and

Qualifications:

• Demonstrate the capacity to adapt, pivot successfully, and handle higher visibility challenges on a regular basis both with donors/prospects and internally;
• Demonstrate the capacity and professional expertise to execute senior level donor meetings;
• Ability to exercise and execute creative solutions with minimal oversight to meet the needs of the IRC and portfolio;
• Ability to develop thoughtful project management plans and implement them in timely and detailed fashion
• Excellent interpersonal skills and written and oral communication skills: the ability to effectively interact with a variety of internal and external contacts with confidence and poise.

• Management or solicitation of partnerships valued at six figures or more per year
• Considerable relevant experience or strong interest in the financial services sector and community
• Experience of partnership development and/or front-line corporate fundraising…