The Hunger Project (THP) is a global non-profit organization whose vision is a world without hunger,

and its mission is to facilitate individual and collective action to transform the systems of inequity that

create hunger and cause it to persist. We operate in 22 countries with 330 staff and have mobilized

hundreds of thousands of volunteer leaders worldwide. Our programs throughout Africa, South Asia

and Latin America are based on an innovative, holistic approach, which empowers women and men

living in rural villages to become the agents of their own development and make sustainable progress

in overcoming hunger and poverty.

Current Hunger Project office locations include:

USA: Global Office in New York City, Washington DC, and multiple home offices.

13 Program Countries: Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Malawi,

Mexico, Mozambique, Peru, Senegal, Uganda and Zambia.

8 Partner Countries: Australia, Canada, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden,

Switzerland and United Kingdom.

Position Summary

The Hunger Project (THP) is seeking a Partnerships Officer to join our Programs and Partnership

Development (PPD) team. The primary responsibilities of this role include reaching out and meeting

with potential partners, identifying and tracking relevant upcoming opportunities, drafting proposals

and other application documents and providing support for logistics and administrative tasks during

proposal cycles, including procurement and oversight of consultants and travel arrangements.

This position works collaboratively with key staff in THP’s Program Countries, Partner Countries and is

a member of the entire global office team. This full-time position is based out of THP’s Global Office in

New York City. The role reports to the Vice President, Global Partnerships & Resource Mobilization.

Essential Functions

New Opportunities.

• Identify and track relevant opportunities by collecting information about upcoming awards and

partnership gatherings, partner relationships, and other resources. Provide information, data

analysis, and intelligence to support THP’s pipeline, pursuit decisions, and growth strategies.

• Build a pipeline of relevant institutional donor prospects by tracking and analyzing daily

announcements circulated within the organization and by external entities (e.g.grants.gov list,

Connective Impact, etc.).

• Track targeted opportunities by following donor trends, managing relationships with potential

partners, conducting research, and collaborating with the organization's broader teams to

maintain an updated pipeline.

• Engage and participate in organizational working groups as assigned.

Proposal Development

• Draft proposals and other application documents. Provide logistical and administrative support

for proposal cycles, including procurement and oversight of consultants and travel

arrangements.

• Serve as the Proposal Coordinator for THP’s business development opportunities as assigned.

This includes working with technical leads to develop the technical approach, engaging in

discussions with in-country colleagues to inform the proposal design, facilitating technical

design sessions, ensuring quality and compliance of the proposal effort, contributing to both

technical and non-technical writing of the proposal, and overseeing cost development and

personnel recruitment.

• Cultivate and deepen relationships with international and local implementing partners and

donors in THP’s priority target regions and technical areas.

• Represent THP at industry events.

Administration & Internal Systems Building

• Ensure quality control throughout the development of proposal budgets, cost applications, and

support the review and editing of cost documents.

• Develop and maintain robust documentation and records of meetings, negotiations, and key

decisions to preserve and strengthen the organization's institutional knowledge and assets.

• Manage internal pipeline of US funding prospects. Review and communicate any necessary

revisions on THP-US inputs on the global THP pipeline. Register all new funding applications with

the global pipeline.

• Develop capacity of country and regional staff on technical program design through tailored

training, targeted coaching and technical support.

• Monitor the effectiveness of business processes, gather feedback, and recommend

improvements.

• Support internal systems building including the development of new systems (e.g. global

prospect pipeline) and processes to strengthen collaboration and support good ways of working.

Additional Responsibilities

• Contribute and participate in a collaborative office environment by assisting with office-wide

initiatives beyond the primary job scope.

• Represent THP at external events and meetings such as those involving US government funders,

Interaction, UN agencies, etc.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in international development, public administration, public policy, or

another relevant field.

Experience

• At least 3 years working with bi-lateral and major foundation funders in international

development including program management, business development, and field

experience.

• Experience working in nonprofit organizations with small, remote teams preferred.

Skills

• Strong writing, communication, and strategic thinking skills.

• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills; self-motivated, detail-oriented, self-directed,

and curious.

• Comfortable working and communicating in a fast-paced and dynamic environment and

under pressure against tight deadlines.

• Proven ability to manage a complex and varied workload, while adhering to tight

deadlines.

• Demonstrated successful analytical, organizational, and interpersonal communication

skills.

• Proven attention to detail, ability to multi-task and able to make independent decisions

as appropriate.

• Demonstrated ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with individuals and

teams at all levels, both internally and externally.

• Proficiency in MS Office suite and Google Suite.

• High level of confidentiality.

• Professional proficiency in spoken and written English.

• Fluency in Spanish and/or French preferred.

• Ability to work in a varied schedule including nights and early mornings on occasion.

• Ability to travel domestically and internationally, and work in multiple time zones, as

necessary.

• Commitment to THP’s values, including an understanding of and compatibility with our

principles and philosophy. The successful candidate will be working with a team who

loves what they are doing and feels it is a privilege to be working in service of this

mission.

• Commitment to fostering and maintaining an environment of diversity, inclusion, and

belonging.

Compensation and Benefit Highlights

The salary range for this position is $60,000–$85,000. The Hunger Project is pleased to offer a

competitive compensation and benefits package, which includes a cafeteria plan that allows

employees to choose from a variety of pre-tax benefits that may include, but are not limited to health,

dental and vision, a retirement savings plan with employer match and contributions, personal time off

that increases with tenure, holidays, sick leave, flexible work arrangements, an Employee Assistance

Program, life and disability insurance, and paid family leave.

How to Apply

Ready to bring your skills, strategic mindset and heart for service to a global mission? We’d love to

hear from you. Please send your letter of interest, resume, writing sample and references for

consideration to recruitment@thp.org with “Partnerships Officer” in the subject line of your email.

Candidates must be eligible to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship now or in the future.