Lead Associate, Public Partnerships (P2)

Save the Children 2022•Lexington, KY

7d•$59,500 - $80,750•Hybrid

About The Position

As the Lead Associate, Public Partnerships, you’ll be integral to our work in helping vulnerable children achieve a brighter future. You will develop new, and increase existing, state and federal public funding and partnership opportunities for U.S. Programs. In this role, you will cultivate champions, elected, appointed, or serving state and/or federal public entities, who can help us build awareness, promote funding, and generate support for Save the Children’s work in rural communities. You will be responsible for building non-partisan relationships, tracking policy developments, sharing information about our work, and maximizing public funding and partnership opportunities in your assigned states. Additionally, you will work closely with teams across the agency like marketing, communications, private fundraising, programs and advocacy to create materials, support site visits, draft proposals and reports, and influence policy.

Requirements

Minimum of a High School Diploma or equivalent, plus at least 3 years of relevant experience
Professional proficiency in MS Office suite
Demonstrated ability to convey clear understanding of issues related to poverty in rural communities
Demonstrated organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize and attend to multiple complex tasks
Demonstrated experience in advocacy, lobbying, or public policy work at the state or federal level
Professional proficiency in spoken and written English, particularly in interpersonal communication and public speaking skills
Demonstrated ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with individuals and teams at all levels, both internally and externally
Willingness and ability to travel within the assigned states and domestically up to 30% of the time
This position may require the incumbent to operate a motor vehicle to fulfill certain essential functions of the job. The incumbent should maintain a valid driver’s license and remain in compliance with any Save the Children policies pertaining to the safe operation of motor vehicles.

Responsibilities

Prospect for new public partnerships and new funding opportunities within assigned program states and federal scope of work.
Promote programs and services targeting new grants, earmarks, and other designated funding opportunities.
Deliver proposal pitches and presentations, negotiate terms and conditions, close funding asks and follow up regularly with status reports.
Contribute to, and coordinate, proposals and reports for government targets and ensure that they are completed and submitted on time.
Steward relationships to maximize long-term engagement and financial support.
Monitor and analyze government budgets and authorizing and appropriations legislation.
Work with internal teams to execute a public funding agenda that advances the states’ strategy and influences resource allocations to rural education, Head Start, and/or emergency responses.
Coordinate with SCAN and the Policy and Advocacy team to collaborate effectively, execute on strategies to address new state legislation or regulations that affect the divisions’ interests.
Attend, lead, or help coordinate special events and advocacy activities, including field visits, opinion leader gatherings, briefings, and issues forums to cultivate champions among elected leaders in USP states.
Travel will be a significant percentage of time, including regional state travel and national travel (car and airline options).
Ensure accurate reporting of lobbying activities as mandated by relevant state and federal law.
Contribute towards the implementation of partnership development plans as required and assigned by the Managing Director.
Offer advisory support to the State team in creating and sustaining a pipeline of schools, communities, and partners that help move our programs and strategies forward in rural communities.
Coordinate scheduling, logistics, and the execution of other administrative matters as requested.
Generate materials and presentations to provide updates at various meetings with internal and external stakeholders.
Maintain records of contacts with elected officials entering all information into required systems.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to collect, maintain, and organize department one-pagers and key documents in a centralized repository for our team access and use.

Benefits

Flexible schedules and time off: Flexible schedules, generous PTO, 11 paid holidays plus 2 floating holidays and hybrid working opportunities
Health: Competitive health care, dental and vision coverage for you and your family
Family: A variety of paid leaves: caregiver, parental/adoption, critical child illness and fertility benefits
Employee Rewards Program: Annual merit increases and/or additional incentives for eligible employees
Retirement: A retirement savings plan with employer contributions (after one year)
Wellness: 15 safety and wellness days annually (if hired on or after July 1, safety and wellness days prorated to 8 days), mental health benefits and support through Calm and company-hosted events
Employee Assistance Program : free and confidential assessments, short-term counseling, referrals, and follow-up services
Learning & Growth: Access to internal and external learning & development opportunities and mentorships

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