Director of Strategic Partnerships

Legal Link seeks a dynamic, mission-driven Director of Strategic Partnerships to expand our Legal First Aid® program nationally. This role blends relationship-building with program management, leading outreach to new partners while coordinating meeting logistics, registration outreach, and post-training follow-up to ensure high-quality implementation and data tracking. The Director will represent Legal Link externally, manage a pipeline of partners, and align partnership opportunities with organizational goals to advance equitable access to justice. This is an ideal opportunity for a collaborative strategist who excels at moving initiatives forward, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and is passionate about building systems that help communities achieve economic stability and prevent homelessness.

About Legal Link

Legal Link trains community partners to identify and address early-stage legal issues among their clients, so that low-income people can achieve greater economic stability. Since our founding in 2015, we have trained over 2,000 frontline professionals from more than 100 leading nonprofits through our innovative Legal First Aid® program. By integrating critical legal support into trusted community-based services, such as social services and healthcare, Legal Link helps prevent homelessness, reduce poverty, and build stronger, more resilient communities. We envision a world where communities can rise out of poverty with equitable access to a just legal system.

About the Position

Legal Link is seeking a Director of Strategic Partnerships to help lead the organization into its next chapter of growth and impact. This role will develop and implement strategies to expand Legal Link’s reach, connecting with key audiences including national associations of county health and social service professionals, community foundations, and similar networks to promote Legal Link’s model as a solution to the access-to-justice crisis facing their clients.

The Director will actively cultivate, maintain, and grow a pipeline of partners who see the value in Legal First Aid® certification training and provide project management with new and existing partner sites and agencies. They will identify, engage, and pursue new partnership opportunities while representing Legal Link externally at conferences, meetings, and other events. This role will also liaise with key stakeholders, including the Board of Directors and Advisory Board, to source new partnerships and philanthropic investments as needed.

This position requires a dynamic, mission-driven strategist with a deep commitment to Legal Link’s model and values. The ideal candidate will thrive in a collaborative, entrepreneurial environment. The Director of Strategic Partnerships reports directly to the Co-Executive Director and collaborates closely with the program and legal teams.

Salary: $100,000-120,000 DOE

Start Date: November 2025

Qualifications

Requirements

• 7+ years of relevant experience in partnerships, external affairs, development, program management, or a related field.
• Experience working in mission-driven, nonprofit, philanthropic, or public sector environments.
• Demonstrated success in building and managing strategic partnerships.
• Experience coordinating meetings and managing partner-facing logistics, including scheduling, agenda preparation, and follow-up.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Strong commitment to equity, community-centered approaches, and Legal Link’s mission.
• Comfort working in a small, hybrid/remote team environment.
• Proficiency with CRM, partnership tracking tools, or program data management tools (a plus but not required).
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience; advanced degree a plus but not required.

Key Skills

• Excellent communication, written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to tailor messaging for diverse audiences.
• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder engagement across sectors.
• Strategic thinking with the ability to align partnerships with organizational goals.
• Project management skills, including coordinating partner meetings and ensuring seamless execution of partnership deliverables.
• Ability to manage outreach processes such as registration reminders and training participation follow-up.
• Analytical skills to track training participation data, partner metrics, and program outcomes to inform strategy.
• Comfort representing the organization externally with professionalism and warmth.
• Knowledge of legal systems, players, or access to justice efforts a plus.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities with strong attention to detail.
• Commitment to collaboration, adaptability, and a solutions-oriented approach.

This search is being run by NRG Consulting Group. Reach out to Pam Clough and Naomi Roth-Gaudette by emailing jobs@nrgconsultinggroup.org with any questions.

Application deadline: Monday, August 25th 2025

More About the Legal Link Team:

We are passionate advocates with a deep commitment to justice, and we welcome diverse educational, professional, and lived experiences. We strive to center the communities we serve in every decision.

At Legal Link, we believe transparency, compassion, and humor are essential to effective and sustainable social justice work. Our team culture is rooted in trust, mutual respect, and accountability — and we recognize that work-life balance is key to sustaining this work for the long haul. We are guided by the following principles:

• We practice organizational transparency and honesty.
• We engage with one another through a lens of humanity, compassion, and vulnerability.
• We celebrate and uplift the unique strengths each team member brings.
• We approach feedback with curiosity, humility, and a commitment to growth.
• We never underestimate the power of humor to keep us grounded and connected