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The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is looking for an experienced, dynamic, and highly strategical individual to take up the role of Foundations and Philanthropy Advisor for the US. The placeholder will find, recruit and manage sources of funding from US foundations and philanthropists. They will do this in a way that aligns with NRC USA and NRC priorities, follows NRC and NRC USA rules/policies, complies with US law and gives a significant return on investment for NRC. They are also expected to contribute to wider leadership across NRC and NRC USA to help others develop their thinking and execution around private sector partnership.  The role will work with the NRC USA Executive Director and NRC’s Private Sector Partnership section to develop, monitor, and implement NRC’s corporate and private foundation relationships, policies and strategies in the US.

What you will do

1. Develop and maintain a diverse portfolio of unique global fundraising partnerships with different types of private organizations, foundations and philanthropies.
2. Work across NRC and NRC USA to understand global, regional and country strategies and identify ways private partnerships can contribute resources to help deliver on these. From this foundation, generate new and innovative opportunities, identify suitable potential matching partners, and develop a roadmap to engage them and secure funding, recognizing when to proceed to ensure funds and when to first define red lines to meet NRC’s needs.
3. Engage with C-suite leaders one-to-one to explain NRC programs, get them to see value in partnering with NRC and NRC USA, and finally secure a funding commitment from them.
4. Work with other teams and leaders in the head office, field offices and representation offices to mentor their abilities to successfully engage with private partnerships and contribute to the wider goals of the Private Sector Partnership section.
5. Deliver on a fundraising target for the role.
6. Work to promote NRC and NRC USA partnerships (e.g. share case studies, speak at events, arrange partner meetings with the NRC Secretary General or other colleagues across the organization).

Please download the detailed job description to learn more about the position.

What you will bring

• Documented highly professional experience within business development/sales, corporate partnerships and/or social impact or other relevant professional qualification, ideally in the US.
• Documented extensive professional knowledge of corporates, foundations, or individual philanthropists located in the US.
• Capacity for flexible thinking and innovation to find win-win solutions between NRC and US-based foundations and philanthropists.
• Demonstrated experience in creating new partnerships – including identifying partnership opportunities, designing projects, brokering, and cultivating relationships, negotiating and designing and formalizing partnership structures.
• Documented experience and ability to engage at C-suite roles/senior levels in business contexts, and to build trust-based relationships with senior-level executives and high net worth philanthropists.
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal.

What we offer

• Duty station: Washington, DC.
• At-will national contract
• Travel: moderate
• Salary/benefits: grade 9 on NRC’s salary scale ($99,000 – $103,000), with accompanying terms and conditions for national contracts
• Note: all candidates must have permission to work in the US.
• NRC is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to diversity without distinction to age, gender, religion, ethnicity, nationality, and physical ability.
• We think outside the box, encourage ideas, and give responsibility to all employees at all levels. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative.

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Important information about the application process

• Internal candidates only: please click on the suitcase icon labelled “I am an employee” to be redirected to NRC’s internal careers site.
• When creating your profile, include your full name as given on your passport. Complete all the system-required fields for experience, employment history and education.
• Submit your application and CV in English, taking care to attach your latest CV.
• Applications that do not meet the minimum standards in terms of experience or qualifications will generally not be considered. Unsolicited applications not related to this specific job advertisement will not be considered.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We receive many applicants for each vacant position.
• If you have any questions about this role, please email [email protected] with the job title as the subject line.

Why NRC?

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organization helping people forced to flee. Our 15,000 staff work in crises across 40 countries, providing life-saving and long-term assistance to millions of people every year.

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NRC USA was established in 2016 with the main objective of strengthening the US profile, outreach and impact of the Norwegian Refugee Council’s humanitarian programming.

NRC is looking to leverage the foundations and philanthropic sector to provide funding and strategic partnerships that improve the lives of people displaced by conflict. The role will work with the NRC USA Executive Director and NRC’s Private Sector Partnership section to develop, monitor, and implement NRC’s corporate and private foundation relationships, policies and strategies in the US. This includes responsibility for creating and sustaining one-on-one relationships with US-based foundations and philanthropists and providing leadership, capacity building and guidance to ensure robust multi-year relationships are created at all levels of the organization that are impactful and give good return on investment.

The US Foundations and Philanthropy Advisor is responsible for delivering private foundations commitments in the US, as well as contributing to the wider Private Sector Partnership section and organizational goals. The US Foundations and Philanthropy Advisor will work across all of NRC, engaging staff with different competencies, cultures and understanding to develop ideas on ways foundations can provide value to NRC’s work.

The US Foundations and Philanthropy Advisor is expected to go out and find new relationships with US-based foundations and philanthropists, which often have not heard of NRC. Like a sales organization, the most critical result is delivering resources that exceed the return on investment of the cost of the post. The US Foundations and Philanthropy Advisor is expected to ‘get out there’ to find new potential US-based corporate and private foundations and philanthropists. They are both a leader within NRC in their area of expertise and a team player contributing their depth and breadth of experience.

The US Foundations and Philanthropy Advisor will be part of NRC USA which sits within the NRC Partnerships and Policy Department (P and P). The US Foundations and Philanthropy Advisor will be supervised by the Executive Director of NRC USA, with a strong technical reporting line to the Global Lead of Private Sector Partnerships and the Private Sector Partnership section. The Private Sector Partnership section is part of the Private Fundraising Department and is responsible for building strong relationships and delivering partnerships with the private sector (corporations, private foundations and philanthropists) that generate resources (cash, skills, joint ventures, innovative finance) to enable NRC to deliver its mission.

We are looking for people who are passionate about helping refugees and people forced to flee. Are you one of those people? If you are, NRC offers you the opportunity to:

• do demanding and professional work, often in challenging contexts.
• join a work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility.
• be part of a welcoming and supportive community committed to human dignity.

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