The Chief/Director has primary responsibility for designing, implementing, and managing a comprehensive plan to achieve annual partnership targets. The Chief/Director is responsible for management of a portfolio of new and existing relationships with clients, funders and other partners. The Chief/Director of Strategic Development and Partnerships is responsible for directing lead generation, qualification and allocation strategies, and ensuring accurate monitoring and forecasting of contract generation against annual goals.
The successful Chief/Director will engage with clients and funders at every stage of the development process, identifying, researching, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding individual clients and funders to effectively connect clients with EDWorks’ fee-for-service governance resources and secure philanthropic dollars. This includes developing proposals and agreements, coordinating grant stewardship, communication, and reporting, as well as assisting with, some aspects of client engagements or presentations.
EDWorks takes a team approach to accomplishing its development goals and objectives. A Manager of Partnership Development, with specific expertise in grant writing, reports directly to the Chief/Director of Strategic Development and Partnerships. In addition, many responsibilities and tasks are shared by more than one member of the EDWorks staff. For instance, each unique EDWorks design is championed by a Director, who holds the primary body of knowledge about the product and partners. These leaders may be called upon at any time to assist with development efforts. The Chief/Director of Strategic Development will take responsibility for ongoing collaboration and regular communications among all team members regarding strategies, tasks, and progress.
