Chief of Business Development & Partnerships

Join Empowered Futures as a Chief of Business Development & Partnerships and use your skills to help support and empower young adults to realize their full potential. Empowered Futures is dedicated to creating confident, emotionally intelligent, and resourceful adults through self-empowerment, business mentorship, and unwavering support to help them build their capability and reap their full potential.

Position Summary

The Chief of Business Development & Partnerships is a senior executive volunteer role responsible for shaping and leading Empowered Futures’ outreach, engagement, and partnership strategy. This role oversees all outreach-related functions, guides partnership development, and ensures alignment between external relationships and organizational priorities. The Chief provides strategic leadership to the Director of Outreach & Partnerships and collaborates closely with the CEO to advance mission-driven initiatives.

This role reports directly to the CEO and serves as the executive liaison for outreach and partnership strategy.

Key Responsibilities

Executive Outreach Leadership

• • Provide strategic leadership for all business development and partnership initiatives across the organization.
  • Develop and implement a comprehensive outreach strategy that strengthens Empowered Futures’ visibility, credibility, and community impact.
  • Oversee the Director of Business Development & Partnerships, ensuring alignment with departmental goals and organizational priorities.
  • Ensure outreach strategy reflects organizational values, mission, and long-term vision.

Partnership Strategy & High-Level Relationship Management

• • Lead the cultivation and stewardship of high-value partnerships with community organizations, institutions, corporate partners, and sector leaders.
  • Negotiate and oversee strategic partnership agreements, MOUs, and collaboration frameworks.
  • Support cross-sector initiatives that expand program reach, volunteer engagement, and organizational influence.
  • Serve as the executive point of contact for major partners and strategic alliances.

Cross-Functional Executive Collaboration

• • Work closely with the CEO, Chief Officers, and senior leadership to integrate outreach and partnership strategy into organizational planning.
  • Ensure outreach initiatives support program development, communications strategy, and fundraising efforts.
  • Provide executive-level insights on emerging opportunities, risks, and sector trends.
  • Collaborate with the CEO on initiatives requiring organizational representation at the governance level.

External Representation & Outreach

• • Represent Empowered Futures at high-level events, conferences, and strategic meetings.
  • Deliver keynote presentations, participate in panels, and engage with senior stakeholders to elevate the organization’s profile.
  • Communicate organizational impact, mission, and partnership value propositions with clarity and authority.

Reporting & Evaluation

• • Oversee departmental reporting, ensuring outreach and partnership metrics inform organizational strategy.
  • Provide regular updates to the CEO and contribute to executive planning and decision-making.
  • Ensure outreach and partnership activities comply with nonprofit regulations, ethical standards, and organizational policies.
  • Support the CEO in preparing outreach-related updates for the Chairwoman and Board committees.

Qualifications

• • Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, nonprofit management, business, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
  • 5–8 years of experience in business development, partnerships, community engagement, external relations, or nonprofit leadership.
  • Demonstrated success building and managing strategic relationships.
  • Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to work collaboratively across teams and represent the organization with professionalism.

Preferred

• • Experience in nonprofit outreach, community development, or partnership management.
  • Familiarity with stakeholder engagement, volunteer mobilization, or cross‑sector collaboration.
  • Knowledge of nonprofit compliance and partnership reporting requirements.

Core Competencies

• • Executive leadership and strategic vision
  • High-level relationship building
  • Clear and compelling communication
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Professionalism, integrity, and mission alignment

Benefits:

• • Shape the outreach and partnership strategy of a mission-driven nonprofit
  • Collaborate closely with the CEO, Chairperson, and senior leadership
  • Expand your executive-level professional network
  • Opportunity for future Board

Position Details

This is a part‑time, unpaid position with a recommended commitment of 8–10 hours per week.

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