Organization Description Vital Voices Global Partnership is a leading international non-profit organization. We invest in women leaders who are tackling the world’s greatest challenges – from gender-based violence to the climate crisis, economic inequities, and more. We are “venture catalysts,” identifying leaders with a daring vision for change and partnering with them to make that vision a reality.

What sets Vital Voices apart is that we make long-term, holistic investments in leaders with bold ideas for change — providing them connections, capacity, a network of their peers, financial support, and visibility for their work. We have provided early support for leaders who went on to become Nobel Peace Laureates, US Youth Poet Laureates, Prime Ministers, award winning innovators and breakthrough social entrepreneurs. Over the past 27 years, we have directly invested in more than 47,000 change-makers across 188 countries, who in turn have improved the lives of millions of people in their communities and countries.

Vital Voices’ staff is headquartered in Washington, DC. In the coming years we have a bold vision to dramatically scale our impact. In early 2022, we opened the first ever Global Headquarters for Women’s Leadership, a 30,000+ sq.

ft. historic building just blocks from the White House on 16th Street. It is a hub of activity, events, and collaborations — bringing together women leaders and their allies to tackle the world’s greatest challenges.

Mission Vital Voices invests in women leaders taking on the world’s greatest challenges and accelerates collective action towards an equitable and sustainable world. Summary The Director of Global Corporate Partnerships is a senior member of the External Relations team responsible for developing and expanding Vital Voices’ corporate partnership strategy and revenue growth initiatives. Reporting to the Chief External Relations Officer, this role will lead efforts to cultivate, secure, and steward strategic partnerships with corporations, corporate foundations, and business leaders aligned with Vital Voices’ mission of advancing women’s leadership globally.

The ideal candidate is a relationship-driven partnership professional with demonstrated success building complex corporate partnerships, securing significant revenue commitments, managing executive-level relationships, and translating organizational impact into compelling partnership opportunities. This position is based in Washington, DC with the option of a hybrid work schedule. We are not accepting remote candidates at this time.

Role Specifications: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Global Corporate Partnership Strategy and Growth Develop and execute a comprehensive global corporate partnerships strategy aligned with Vital Voices’ mission, strategic priorities, and revenue goals. Identify, cultivate, secure, and steward corporate partnerships with companies, corporate foundations, and business leaders.

Build a robust pipeline of prospective corporate partners across priority industries and markets. Develop strategies to increase corporate investment through sponsorships, philanthropic partnerships, employee engagement opportunities, cause marketing, and strategic collaborations. Establish partnership goals, revenue targets, and performance metrics to drive growth.

Research corporate trends, business priorities, and emerging opportunities to identify new partnership opportunities. Partner with Executive Leadership to develop and advance high-level corporate relationships. Corporate Relationship Management and Engagement Manage a portfolio of current and prospective corporate partners through cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies.

Build trusted relationships with corporate executives, corporate social responsibility leaders, foundations, and business stakeholders.