Establish, build, and coordinate relationships with partners.

Roles and responsibilities

Identify potential potential partners:

• Research organisations that align with WISE's mission and values
• Identify potential partners from WISE's existing networks, with the Networks Team

Work with respective teams to develop strategic relationships with identified leads:

• Conceptualise strategic aims
• Contact and communicate with identified leads
• Formalise relationships through memoranda of understanding (MOUs) or partnership agreements, with the Legal Team
• Monitor progress towards objectives described in MOUs/agreements, and follow up as needed

Engage partners:

• Ensure partners are acknowledged on WISE's website and collateral
• Publicise partners on WISE's communications channels, with the Public Engagement Team
• Respond to partners in a timely manner, with respective teams
• Manage disputes where and as necessary

Develop capacity to manage relationships with leads and supporters:

• Develop and maintain a relationship management database to track partner information and activities, with the Networks
• Team Train team members to use the database