Associate, Partnership Development
Company: BSR
Location: New York
Posted on: February 28, 2025
Job Description:
Position OverviewBSR seeks an Associate to join its Partnership
Development team to support the development of concepts and
proposals and to contribute to its donor business intelligence
process. BSR implements a wide variety of programs with support
from foundations and bilateral/multilateral donors to further our
mission of creating a just and sustainable world. Our grant funded
projects are implemented globally and seek to harness the
organizational, operational, technological, and financial acumen of
the private sector, working with partners from civil society, the
public sector, and others in the pursuit of more environmentally
and socially sustainable development.We seek to create projects
that contribute to achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs) through business action.The Associate will report into the
Managing Director, Partnership Development based out of the New
York office.Key ResponsibilitiesProposal Management and
Preparation:
- Contribute to the drafting of concept notes and proposals.
- Manage the grant proposal preparation process, assemble the
proposal team, and gather the necessary inputs from various
departments (finance, operations and compliance, human resources,
subject matter experts etc.) to support the development of
compelling proposals that align with the priorities of BSR and
donors.
- Develop bespoke engagement strategies for proposals and concept
notes to ensure they are targeted at the right funders.Business
Intelligence:
- Track business intelligence related to foundations, public
sector donors, and other current and potential funders. This
involves identifying and monitoring emerging donor trends and grant
opportunities relevant to BSR's
- Develop regular business intelligence reports for the
organization which summarize the findings from this review.Grant
Management and Operations:
- Support project teams to produce timely, accurate and
compelling donor reports for existing grants.
- Check-in with grant project managers and directors on a
quarterly basis to track progress against grant objectives, support
teams to troubleshoot issues, and, in partnership with team
leadership, develop plans for renewed funding.
- Manage and track agendas and action items for recurring
meetings.
- Coordinate with operations and compliance teams within BSR to
obtain necessary approvals and make enhancements to grants
management processes.Program Design:
- Work alongside team leadership to contribute to ideation
exercises with BSR's area of expertise teams. This will involve
conducting background research on emerging issues to support the
development of strategic solutions to solve sustainable development
challenges.Knowledge Management:
- Oversee the grants knowledge management system on SharePoint
Online, and the development and maintenance of grant tools (budget
template, concept note template).
- Maintain the partnership development team's workplan using
Monday.com and customer relationship management system on
Salesforce.com.Project Work:
- About 20% of the Associate's time will be spent implementing
projects along one of BSR's area of expertise based on
organizational need, and the individual's interests and
capabilities.CompensationAt BSR we have implemented a transparent
total compensation framework with an emphasis on internal equity.
In order to maintain our equity, our salary ranges for this
position are listed below.US: $75,817France: 52,539 ---UK:
-42,138Denmark: 459,939 kr.Qualifications
- Prior professional experience working with public and private
donors (international organizations, national governments, and
private and corporate foundations) is desirable.
- Experience in developing and writing high quality grant
proposals, including developing theories of change and logframes,
budgets, and work plans for complex, multi-year and global projects
is preferred.
- Good understanding of corporate sustainability and the private
sector's role in achieving the SDGs and/ or one of BSR's area of
expertise.
- Well-developed interpersonal skills for coordinating with
diverse teams, including across diverse geographies.
- Fluent in written and conversational English.
- Excellent writing skills.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office; experience with Salesforce
and Microsoft SharePoint Online a plus.
- Capacity to work and thrive in a growing, fast-paced
entrepreneurial organization and collaborative environment.
- High ethical standards and commitment to BSR core values of
leadership, respect, and integrity.
- Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful
completion of a background investigation and reference checks.
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