Director, Major Gifts & Individual Giving
The Partnership is seeking a Director of Major Gifts and Individual Giving to develop and execute a long-term fundraising
strategy to significantly grow individual support for the Partnership and its programs. Reporting to the Senior Vice President, Development, the director will be responsible for all stages of donor and prospect relationships, including cultivation, solicitation and stewardship. They will use creative techniques to identify prospective donors, establish new methods for engagement and cultivation of current donors and prospects, and orchestrate staff and board members to support fundraising efforts for contributions of $5,000 or more.
Associate Manager, Public Service Leadership Institute
As an associate manager with the Programs team, you will play a critical role in planning and executing the Partnership’s work to develop strong leaders, engage public servants, strengthen government management systems and improve government-wide workforce-related challenges such as recruiting and hiring talent. The associate manager will have a range of responsibilities including scope and budget management, internal and external stakeholder management, and managing programs and events.
This will include leading out on program operations, delivery, communications and team coordination. The ideal candidate will be a collaborative team player able to organize multiple assignments, take ownership, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and bring an innovative mindset to solving problems. They will have the ability to build and maintain productive working relationships with internal teams, external stakeholders, customers and our partners. They will demonstrate a commitment to public service and have an interest in taking on increasing responsibility for program management and supervision.
Manager, Public Policy & Stakeholder Engagement
The Partnership is seeking a Manager to join its Public Policy and Stakeholder Engagement team. This important role supports the Policy team’s work to respond to real-time policy developments that affect public servants and government operations, as well as its work to craft policy proposals and advocacy strategies to enact larger-scale federal government reforms.
This role is well suited to someone who is excited to reform the operations and systems of the federal government to make it more effective, responsive and accountable. This work entails quick turn policy analysis of regulations, statutes and executive orders, collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, research and writing, Congressional engagement and development of policy proposals focused on reforming oversight and procedural mechanisms throughout the U.S. federal system.
This Manager position is a great opportunity for someone eager to participate in and shape the broader, re-energized discussion about state capacity and how to make government work better. The ideal candidate has existing knowledge of U.S. federal systems—especially those relevant to the federal workforce and governmental layers of procedure, regulation, and oversight—and has interest in further developing expertise and skills. Colleagues on the Policy team are focused on high-quality policy analysis, devising bold yet pragmatic policy ideas, effective collaboration and each others’ growth and development.
Senior Manager, Development (California)
The Senior Manager, Development – California is a fully remote position based in the San Francisco Bay Area. This person will join a growing team of experienced Washington, D.C.-based development professionals to secure resources to advance and sustain the organization’s work in California and beyond. They will deploy fundraising and relationship management skills to raise the organization’s profile and grow support primarily from foundations and high-net-worth individuals based in California and support corporate relationships in the region.
The Senior Manager will be capable of effectively managing a diverse portfolio of prospects and funders, and skilled at closing $100,000+ commitments. They will work in close coordination with other Partnership staff and effectively engage, support and deploy the organization’s CEO, senior executives and board members in pursuit of funding opportunities. The Senior Manager will be passionate about applying their skills to the Partnership’s mission and will be completely comfortable working independently, proactively and energetically while collaborating with others to advance the organization’s mission.
Manager, Public Service Leadership Institute
The Partnership is seeking a collaborative and motivated project manager to join our Public Service Leadership Institute (PSLI) team to manage leadership programs, such as the AI Government Leadership Program, Leadership Excellence for Acquisition Professionals, and Foundations in Public Service Leadership. The project manager may also manage related and supporting activities such as alumni groups, tools and technology, and webinars and workshops.
Our leadership development programs are designed to provide government leaders with the skills they need to plan, design, and implement creative solutions to government’s most intractable problems. Our participants gain targeted support to address specific management needs and use the Public Service Leadership Model to assess their performance and progress as leaders. Participants include members of the Senior Executive Service (SES) as well as other junior and senior leaders from across federal, state, and local government.
This role will manage the day-to-day execution of cohorts of leadership development programs under the support and supervision of a program senior manager or director. Responsibilities include planning and execution, leading teams of executive coaches and program staff who deliver the programs to government leaders, and managing relationships with external stakeholders.
This position is ideal for someone with a strong project management background who also has experience with delegation; excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills; experience designing and launching new programs and working with funders; and demonstrated experience in relationship management.