Partnerships Specialist, Central America

Chaos Ready

Central American Partnerships Specialist responsible for cultivating regional partnerships and supporting humanitarian impact initiatives. Engage with stakeholders and manage disaster response team readiness.

Posted 5/20/2026full-timeCharlotte • North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $101,457 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support the implementation of the outreach strategy for the Central America, working collaboratively with key internal stakeholders across departments
Research and monitor humanitarian, rapid response, and community resilience trends ensuring that the GSD’s partnership proposition remains compelling and relevant
Build and maintain active readiness per GSD’s requirements of Disaster Response Team (DRT) members which requires deployment to sudden onset natural disasters
Facilitate management of existing partnership relationships, including day-to-day planning and engagement
Support with stakeholder mapping and other initiatives to identify and develop new partnerships
Conduct research and provide briefing materials to help engage and vet potential partner organizations
Support the coordination of GSD’s partner engagement activities
Maintain updated Customer Relationship Management (CRM) records for partner portfolios
Support drafting of success stories for internal and external audiences

Requirements

What you’ll need

Three (3) or more years of progressive work experience in partner/stakeholder management preferably in the Central American context; involving partnership identification, outreach, and cultivation
Administrative and coordination experience, ideally with an NGO
Experience implementing or supporting donor-funded projects to advance rapid response and resilience
Management of events and partner-facing initiatives
Experience living and working in the Central American region
Project or program management experience is desired
Proficiency in MS Office suite and Google suite
Knowledge of Salesforce is an advantage.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Up to 25 days of accrued vacation
Up to 80 hours of annual sick leave
Up to 80 hours of Military Pay and 30 Days Differential
Medical, Dental and Vision (GSD covers monthly premium)
Group Life and AD&D Coverage (GSD covers monthly premium)
Retirement (Pre and Post Tax Options) and a Company Match
Matches on Qualified 529 Plans
Up to 14 Paid Holidays

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Hard Skills & Tools

partner managementstakeholder managementproject managementprogram managementdonor-funded project implementationevent managementadministrative coordinationresearchbriefing material preparationcommunity resilience

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationrelationship managementplanningengagementoutreachcultivationcoordinationmappingstorytelling