Chief of Partnerships (Volunteer)

Description

Chief of Partnerships (Volunteer)

Partnerships & External Relations Division

Organization: Mentor A Promise (MAP)

Reports To: CEO / Executive Director

Location: Remote with NYC-based collaboration as needed

Type: Volunteer

About Mentor A Promise

Mentor A Promise (MAP) is a NYC-based nonprofit serving children and youth ages 5–18 experiencing housing instability through mentorship, literacy, social-emotional learning, creative expression, publishing, housing innovation, and community-based programs. MAP’s impact depends on strong, values-aligned partnerships that are built on trust, ethics, and shared accountability.

Role Overview

The Chief of Partnerships is the senior leader responsible for shaping and stewarding MAP’s partnership strategy across all divisions. This role ensures that external relationships—corporate, foundation, academic, nonprofit, and public-sector—are mission-aligned, ethically grounded, and structured for long-term impact.

The Chief of Partnerships works closely with the CEO / Executive Director, Development, Programs, Legal, and Operations to ensure partnerships support children and families without compromising dignity, consent, or trust.

Key Responsibilities

• Set and lead MAP’s organization-wide partnership strategy
• Identify, cultivate, and steward high-impact external partnerships
• Ensure all partnerships align with MAP’s mission, ethics, and safeguarding standards
• Oversee partnership structures, including MOUs and collaboration frameworks
• Coordinate cross-division partnership efforts to avoid duplication and misalignment
• Partner with Legal and Compliance to assess partnership risk and obligations
• Support Development in aligning partnerships with funding and sustainability goals
• Represent MAP in strategic partnership conversations as needed

Qualifications

• Senior experience in partnerships, external relations, business development, or nonprofit leadership
• Strong ability to build trust-based, mission-aligned relationships
• Experience navigating cross-sector partnerships
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Comfort advising executive leadership and shaping strategy
• Alignment with MAP’s mission and dignity-centered values

Preferred Skills

• Experience in nonprofit, education, housing, or youth-serving organizations
• Familiarity with MOUs, partnership agreements, or collaborative governance
• Experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder partnerships
• Understanding of ethical partnership and consent frameworks

Commitment

• Volunteer executive leadership role
• Approximately 5–10 hours per week
• Minimum 6-month commitment preferred
• Fully remote with optional NYC-based collaboration

What You’ll Gain

• Executive-level leadership experience in partnership strategy
• Direct influence on MAP’s growth, reach, and sustainability
• Collaboration with senior leadership and cross-division teams
• Professional references and letters of recommendation
• The opportunity to help build partnerships that protect dignity and expand opportunity

How to Apply

Interested candidates should apply directly through Idealist.

Build partnerships that matter—grounded in trust, ethics, and real impact for children and families.

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with our organization. At this time, volunteer opportunities are limited to individuals based in the United States due to legal, safeguarding, data-privacy, and programmatic requirements. We appreciate your interest in our mission and your understanding of these constraints.