Deputy Director, Corporate Partnerships - US

About

Barely enough is not enough for anyone. is a humanitarian organization working alongside communities facing conflict, climate change, and economic hardship to meet urgent needs and create the conditions for lasting progress. Today's challenges demand new solutions, so we pair local knowledge with global resources to help communities build what's needed, test what's possible, and scale what's proven so that people everywhere can pursue a full life on their own terms. In 2026, we changed our name from Mercy Corps to , to reflect our belief that when every community can prosper, all of humanity moves forward.

The Program / Department / Team

The Philanthropic Growth and Engagement department (PG&E)works to raise private funds, cultivating and maintaining relationships with private donors; define the agency’s brand, raising our public profile and sharing stories about our work by engaging with the media, the public, and our supporters; and produces a wide range of online and offline communications.

In support of that mission, the Corporate Partnerships team develops and executes partnership strategies and initiatives to support increased revenue from top fortune 500 corporate donors and prospects. The team manages ’s relationships with major corporate social responsibility and corporate foundation teams focused on securing six and seven-figure gifts, in-kind/probono support, brand visibility, and thought partnership. We are passionate about ’s mission and dedicated to supporting our worldwide team that is improving the lives of 30 million people in more than 30 countries.

The Position

The Deputy Director is responsible for supporting private fundraising and partnership development in support of ’s strategic priorities, as outlined in the Pathway to Prosperity (P2P). The Deputy Director will support Directors on the corporate partnerships team to advance strategic partnerships with top donors, prospects, and influencers. The successful candidate will have relationship management experience, an understanding of programming and trends in philanthropy, strong written and verbal communications, and experience in project management.

Essential ResponsibilitiesPRIVATE FUNDRAISING & PROJECT MANAGEMENT

• Own a portfolio of corporate partners and prospects that are appropriate for the deputy-level role. Create partnership strategies to secure new funding and renewals through adept management of the donor lifecycle, including new business development, proposal development, closing, ongoing stewardship efforts, and renewals.
• Outside of the deputy's assigned portfolio, provide business development, stewardship, and communications support to a range of corporate donors and prospects, in alignment with P2P priorities and emerging corporate funding trends.
• Support and project manage the business development process. Write/edit concepts, proposals, pitch decks, and other fundraising materials.
• Support and project manage the development and delivery of stewardship materials such as info sheets, program updates, and formal reports.
• Support and project manage initiatives in support of corporate partnerships, including trips and meetings, profile elevating events, campaigns, and communications.

• In partnership with the Employee Impact team, support employee engagement projects to drive awareness and increase unrestricted support through workplace giving.

INTERNAL COORDINATION

• Support knowledge management by maintaining donor and prospect records in Raiser's Edge NXT (CRM), SharePoint, etc. ensuring institutional knowledge is captured, shared and accessible across the team.
• Collaborate with program, technical and innovation team members to match key program needs with potential funders and develop successful proposals.

• Coordinate with program, technical, innovation, communications, and leadership team members to ensure donor engagement strategies can be effectively implemented.

EXTERNAL ENGAGEMENT

• Effectively represent in donor and prospect meetings, communications, and at events.
• Prepare briefing materials, talking points, and other content to support colleagues and leadership in external representation.
• Maintain a comprehensive understanding of strategic priorities, relevant technical areas, and key partnerships to represent the organization and programs to internal and external stakeholders.

SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES

• Actively learn about safeguarding and integrates it into their work, including safeguarding risks and mitigations related to their area of work.
• Practice the values of including respecting the dignity and well-being of participants and fellow team members.
• Encourage openness and communication in their team; encourages team members to submit reports if they have any concerns using reporting mechanisms e.g., Integrity Hotline and other options.

Supervisory ResponsibilityNone.Accountability

• Report directly to: Director of Development & Engagement
• Works directly with: Directors of Corporate Partnerships, Senior Director of Corporate Partnerships, Employee Impact Officers, Country Program teams, Award Management Team

Accountability to Participants and Stakeholders

team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our program participants, community partners, other stakeholders, and to international standards guiding international relief and development work. We are committed to actively engaging communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.

Minimum Qualification and Transferable Skills

• Proven ability to manage projects and competing priorities
• 5 years increasing responsibility in corporate fundraising or corporate social responsibility strongly preferred
• Cross cultural acumen and proven abilities to work cross functionally in a global environment.
• Strong oral and written communications skills
• Ability to work in teams to develop and execute strategy for successful partnership experience and engagement
• Understanding of international aid and development preferred
• Understanding of corporate decision-making processes preferred

Success Factors

• An outstanding project manager and relationship builder — equally effective navigating internal stakeholder relationships and external corporate partner relationships. Able to juggle competing priorities and deadlines across multiple partnerships simultaneously.
• A skilled cross-functional coordinator — able to pull together the people and pieces needed to move partnerships forward and hit team-wide fundraising and engagement goals.
• Strategic and creative — able to identify new employee-engagement and workplace-giving opportunities, and to bring innovative thinking to stewardship and partnership development.
• A strong communicator — skilled at writing and editing proposals, reports, pitch decks, and stewardship materials for varied audiences.
• Emotionally intelligent and collaborative — able to build trust quickly, read stakeholder needs, and work smoothly across teams and cultures.
• Grants-management experience — comfortable overseeing award review, kick-off, reporting, and compliance for a portfolio of corporate donors without losing sight of the relationship-building side of the job.
• Knowledgeable about the corporate landscape — fluent in corporate decision-making processes and current CSR/philanthropy trends, with a track record of securing philanthropic support.

Living Conditions / Environmental Conditions

The position is a remote position based in the United States and it requires up to 10% travel to support prospect and partnership development.

Ongoing Learning

In support of our belief that learning organizations are more effective, efficient and relevant to the communities we serve, we empower all team members to dedicate 5% of their time to learning activities that further their personal and/or professional growth and development

Team Engagement and Effectiveness

Achieving our mission starts with how we build our team and collaborate. By bringing together individuals with a variety of experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives, we strengthen our ability to solve complex challenges and drive innovation. We foster a culture of trust and respect, where every team member is valued for their contributions, empowered to reach their full potential, and motivated to do their best work.

We recognize that building a strong and effective team is an ongoing process, and we remain committed to learning, improving, and growing together.

Equal Employment Opportunity

is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected under applicable law.

Safeguarding and Ethics

is committed to ensuring that all individuals we come into contact with through our work, whether team members, community members, program participants or others, are treated with respect and dignity. We are committed to the core principles regarding prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse laid out by the UN Secretary General and IASC and have signed on tothe Interagency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. We will not tolerate child abuse, sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment by or of our team members. As part of our commitment to a safe and inclusive work environment, team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner, respect local laws and customs, and to adhere to Code of Conduct Policies and values at all times. Team members are required to complete mandatory Code of Conduct elearning courses upon hire and on an annual basis.

As an applicant, if you witness or experience any form of sexual misconduct during the recruitment process, please report this to Integrity Hotline ().