Regional Partnerships Manager

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Caribbean and the Americas – Remote

Panta Rhea Foundation, founded in 2001 as a progressive family foundation, supports grassroots social movements who are building power and regenerating nature, so that our planet and people can flourish across generations. Our approach reflects a deepening focus on the dynamic, intersectional efforts of communities across the Americas and Caribbean, primarily Afro-descendant and Indigenous peoples.

We approach our work as collaborators with grantee partners, fellow funders, and donors, acting in global solidarity with movements for collective liberation. We are inspired by what’s possible when we act courageously and creatively to cultivate justice and the resilience of people and the planet, leveraging resources and our collective impact. We strive to be a supportive, non-extractive resource hub, offering streamlined proposal processes and reporting requirements and our direct engagement as allies in the work as a proxy to formal reporting to lift the burden on our partners.

With a historical focus on grantmaking in the United States and a sister foundation in Germany and grantee partners across the Americas and Caribbean, we are increasingly leaning into global impact.

We imagine a world where people are in right relationship with each other and nature. We aim to:
• Build a world where Afro-descendant, Indigenous, and other frontline communities enjoy dignity and self-determination.
• Cultivate global solidarity and reciprocity for our partners’ communities
• Ensure communities have voice, power, and representation—locally, regionally, and globally.
• Celebrate and elevate peoples’ cultures, artistic practices, self-expression, and individuality.
• Restore and regenerate the natural world, bringing people into right relationship with the climate, land, and seas.
• Shift agency and financial resources back to the global south from the global north.

We support Afro-descendant, Indigenous, and other communities building power and regenerating nature across the global south 
• We leverage our influence with funders in the global north to amplify the compelling visions of communities in the global south.
• We connect partner and donor networks to learn, grow, and mobilize together.
• We embrace community-centered, culturally appropriate grantmaking processes that build collective power, self-determination, and long-term positive change
• We resource community-based solutions to repair deep inequities shaped by slavery, colonization, and extractive economies.
• We adapt and evolve our strategies based on the local needs and insights of the dynamic communities we support.
• We trust the ancestral traditions and wisdom of our partners, and we center their experience, culture, innovations, and creative practices in our work.

The Panta Rhea Foundation is seeking a creative, strategic, and adaptive leader who will provide key project management, coordination, and administration across our partners, allies, staff, and board in the Caribbean and Americas.
The Regional Partnership Manager will bring a balance of keen attention to administrative and operational detail while holding our larger picture programmatic strategies and values relevant to the care and attention we dedicate to our partner relationships. While discerning priorities across the teams and coordinating communications, agendas, and other administrative tasks, the Program Manager will bring creative and entrepreneurial approaches key to the effective and careful delivery of our programs to further Panta Rhea’s mission and vision. In close collaboration with a small, virtual staff team, the Program Manager will thrive in a dynamic global context, facilitating the care and diligence needed to continue our values-driven grantmaking and partner engagement across the region, including speaking and writing professionally in English, Spanish and/or other regional languages to easily communicate and engage our community and funder partners across the region.
The Regional Partnership Manager will be welcomed onto a team that values our own individuality and personal talents, creativity, and connections that we leverage as our superpowers to provide care and resources for our communities and our mother earth.

• Administrative, Grants, and Information Management (45%)
– Support staff team in administrative and grants management activities, including information collection, document translation, tracking & documentation, and other related activities.
– Offer improvements to institutional needs, including administrative and program systems, to better manage and track information, planning, and grants.
– Analyze and write reports to support learning, evaluation, and planning.
– Research and manage knowledge collection on Panta Rhea’s intersectional priorities and those of our partners.
– Support learning and evaluation data collection, analysis, and reporting

• Grantee Project & Relationship Management (40%)
– Coordinate multi-faceted implementation strategy grantee relationship management processes and administrative support.
– Support staff members to deepen partner relationships and scope new learning opportunities that help grow relationships and provide grantmaking recommendations.
– Manage and track partner communications allowing timely detailed responsiveness on email and other communication.
– Coordinate virtual and in-person meetings and site visits that help develop partner relationships, manage and track grants, and deepen institutional learning.
– Research and provide due diligence during partnership development, ongoing grants management, board reporting, and other institutional partner documentation.
– Stay abreast of news, processes, policy, and trends across relevant key issues and partners across the Caribbean and Americas, and globally as relevant.

• Communications, Meeting, & Planning Support (15%)
– Collaborate in org-wide meetings and activities, including staff and board meetings, retreats, training, planning, and strategy sessions, with scheduling, travel planning, agenda setting, and logistics management.
– Create and design written communications and presentations for internal and external audiences including the Board of Trustees, grantee partners, funder colleagues, and others, that includes background research, data analysis, and contextual background on our and our partners’ work.
– Coordinate external communications efforts across the team, including supporting the scheduling of writing, editing, and designing content for presentations and digital media platforms.
– Manage and otherwise contribute to meeting planning, site visits, and other virtual and in-person events.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as social sciences, international relations, public administration, or a related discipline. Advanced degrees or specialized certifications in project management, nonprofit management, or related areas are a plus.

Experience
• Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in project management, preferably within grant-making or nonprofit organizations.
• Experience with and deep knowledge of movement organizing, food sovereignty, climate, social and economic justice issues in the Caribbean and Americas
• Experience and clarity navigating around issues of power, privilege, class and wealth to support the broad spectrum of engagement of organizations supporting grassroots movements and also HNW donors that support them.
• Proven experience managing multiple projects, communications, meetings, deadlines, and presentations in a grant-making entity preferred but open to other types of relevant project management experience.
• Demonstrated service orientation and commitment to creatively organize and drive resources resources that make our partners’ work more impactful and their lives more easeful;
• Proficiency in written and spoken English and Spanish is required and proficiency in additional language(s) spoken in the Caribbean and Americas is an additional asset

Skills & Competencies:

• Demonstrated commitment to justice in all its intersectional forms, including gender, racial, economic, environmental, and social justice and beyond, while centering joy and a sense of humor.
• Strong verbal, written, & digital communications and design abilities, including external and internal audiences through multiple digital presentations and communication platforms.
• With an entrepreneurial spirit, self-starter, and adaptability, this individual will be empowered to manage multiple projects and create or evolve our systems through collaborative, detail-oriented, and highly organized approaches.
• Engagement and curiosity across a variety of modalities for catalyzing social movements: activists, artists, social innovators, musicians, public servants, and creative co-conspirators of all kinds are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Excellent organizational and attention to detail skills, yet strategic and open to experimentation and adaptable to emergent circumstances.
• Impeccable people skills in culturally diverse settings, including the ability to build and maintain diverse relationships and have discretion in dealing with sensitive information.
• Comfortable and confident working independently and remotely with a highly collaborative team, and able to travel domestically or internationally for in-person meetings 2-3 times a year.
• Strong preference for the Program Manager with strong ties to the Caribbean and Americas and based part or full-time in the region where there is greater proximity to Panta Rhea’s partners.
• Travel Flexibility: Willingness to travel domestically and internationally for in-person meetings and site visits as required (2-3 times per year).

• Intersectional justice.

• Global Solidarity

• Diversity and resilience

• Trust and accountability

• Reciprocity

• Reflective, generative learning

• Social justice

• Centering wellbeing

• Beauty

• Competitive Salary and Benefits: We offer a competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications, along with a comprehensive benefits package.

• Professional Growth and Development: Opportunities for professional development through training, workshops, and networking events. We support and encourage continuous learning and growth within the field.

• Collaborative and Inclusive Culture: Join a dynamic and supportive team that values creativity, individuality, and collaboration. We foster an inclusive work environment where diverse perspectives are celebrated and every team member’s contributions are recognized.

• Impactful Work: Be part of an organization dedicated to meaningful change. Contribute to advancing social justice, environmental sustainability, and the empowerment of grassroots movements across the Caribbean and Americas.

• Global Reach: Work with an international team and engage with a network of partners and stakeholders from around the world, providing a rich and diverse professional experience.

• Supportive Leadership: Benefit from mentorship and guidance from experienced leaders who are committed to your success and well-being. Our leadership team is approachable and supportive, ensuring you have the resources and encouragement you need.

• Engaging Work Environment: Participate in collaborative meetings, strategy sessions, and events that promote innovation and team cohesion. Engage in meaningful interactions with partners and grantees that enhance your professional and personal development.

• Social Justice
• People Empowerment
• Culture Empowerment
• Human rights
• Climate Justice
• Freedom

• Proficiency in English, Spanish, and other regional languages is essential for effective communication with stakeholders.
• International or regional experience.
• The ideal candidate should be available for extensive team and solo travel and flexible to work across time zones with a geographically dispersed team.