Partnership Development Corporates and Foundation, Senior Associate

Role: Partnership Development Corporates and Foundation, Senior Associate

Start Date: Immediate

Employment Type: Full Time, 1-Year Contract (Renewable)

Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Reporting Line: Partnership Development Corporates and Foundation Manager

Role Purpose

Building meaningful partnerships within the corporate and foundation portfolio to maximise fundraising for Teach For Malaysia that allows us to continue doing the work that we do to champion quality education. Have the confidence and interpersonal skills to represent TFM at external networking events to gather leads and contacts.

Principal Accountabilities

1. Pursue all funding avenues to raise funds for the organisation
2. Conduct landscape analysis research to generate new leads for donor engagement and grant opportunities
3. Engage and connect with partners and pursue prospects by leveraging own networks or the broader TFM movement.
4. Develop proposals, grant applications and cultivate donor leads to ensure a healthy fundraising pipeline
5. Build and maintain the donor relationships under the corporate and foundation portfolio, including the day-to-day management of the partner stewardship processes (includes management of CRM system, fundraising log, receipting, etc)
6. Plan and coordinate partner engagement opportunities such as TFM Week
7. Collaborate with TFM’s programmatic teams to ensure reporting milestones are met
8. Coordinate with MEL/RDI team in preparing impact reports for partners to highlight TFM’s collective impact
9. Manage cadence for internal team meetings
10. Manage and support interns so they have a positive internship experience

Role Requirements

As people join TFM, we expect individuals to be aligned with our core values, have passion and drive to the TFM mission.

Technical/ Functional competencies:

• Project Management experience
• Data analysis skills
• Proficient with Google Workspace
• Familiarity with Salesforce (CRM tool) is an advantage

Leadership competencies:

• Proactive self-starter with the ability to manage multiple streams of work and independently prioritise tasks
• Strong desire to learn new things and grow professionally
• Ability to be adaptable in an entrepreneurial, fast-paced, and dynamic environment
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively with all levels of employees and stakeholders
• Good work ethics i.e. strong accountability in his/her role and a team player
• Strong communication skills, including a flair for storytelling
• Capacity for strategic thinking and problem-solving
• Resourceful and open to exploring innovative ideas

Experiences & qualification

• Bachelor's Degree in any stream
• Strong written and verbal skills and excellent proficiency in English and basic proficiency in Bahasa Malaysia