Summary

Giga is seeking a dynamic Partnerships Support Expert with a passion for technology and innovation. The successful candidate will work within the Giga Partnerships Team to establish and expand public-private partnerships in furthering our mission to connect every young person to the Internet.

Your main responsibilities will be…

• Understand the full scope of partners’ businesses and strategic objectives to maximize the potential of Giga’s partnerships. 
• Develop joint communications and business plans with critical partners.
• Support the development of market analyses to identify business opportunities for Giga.
• Build trusted, strategic relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners and develop a thorough understanding of their business challenges.
• Provide a dependable and responsive service to our partners, focusing on partners needs for mutual benefit.
• Provide operational support across a portfolio of partners, collaborating with account managers and NatCom/COs to resolve issues and accelerate processes.

To qualify for this position, you will have…

• A minimum of 12 years of experience in partnerships, communications, and/or non-profit management
• Experience with fundraising and partnerships management in the United Nations or development/non-profit space
• A proven track record of organizing and executing complex workstreams
• The ability to prioritize and manage progress and deadlines across a diverse range of partners, projects, and activities
• Very strong writing, editing, and content development skills, as well as demonstrated strength in communication
• Experience working with (or ability to quickly learn about and speak to) technology, data, telecommunications, and innovative solutions
• Ability to manage multiple perspectives and sets of priorities, driving toward consensus across several stakeholders
• Fluency in English. Competence in another UN language preferred.
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.

About Our Team

We are a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary team of software engineers, finance specialists, data scientists, policy experts, and much more. Our team is a distributed workforce and plans to remain distributed into the foreseeable future. We are growing fast. Our team has grown by over 400% in the last 6 months as we rapidly scale to meet our stated mission.