Partnership Development Associate

About the role

This role supports the SLCCIA in establishing, documenting and overseeing institutional alliances and Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs). It also ensures the accuracy of records on the Chamber's representation on external boards, councils and committees, supporting strategic engagement and governance.

Key responsibilities

• Identify and manage a pipeline of prospective institutional partners such as Business Membership Organizations, trade associations, professional bodies and sector groups.
• Carry out preliminary research to build partner profiles, meeting briefs and due diligence reports, and help negotiate partnerships under supervision.
• Assist in drafting concept notes, meeting minutes, action matrices and preliminary partnership or MOU documents under the guidance of SLCCIA leadership.
• Maintain the MOU and partnership register, keeping focal points, objectives, obligations, responsible parties, milestones, review schedules and implementation status up to date.
• Monitor routine partnership activities, including follow-ups on meetings, information requests and joint initiatives, and keep supporting documentation current.
• Compile and validate data for the External Board/Council Member Representation Register, then coordinate periodic updates from representatives and turn them into summaries for the Secretariat or Council.
• Generate regular reports on the partnership pipeline and escalate contractual, legal, governance or reputational concerns to authorized officials.

Required profile

• Demonstrated ability to map and maintain a robust pipeline of potential institutional partners.
• Experience in drafting partnership-related documents such as concept notes, meeting records and MOU drafts under supervision.
• Strong organizational skills for managing registers tracking objectives, obligations, action owners and timelines.
• Attention to detail in gathering and verifying information on board and council representation.

Required skills

• Proficiency in background research and in writing partner profiles, briefs and due diligence materials.
• Ability to follow up on partnership actions and keep accurate records of joint activities.
• Ability to synthesize updates from external representatives into clear summaries and to prepare status reports.