About Generation:
At Generation, we believe in the power of employment to change lives. We are a global nonprofit organization that supports adults to achieve economic mobility through employment. Generation trains and places adult learners of all ages into careers that are otherwise inaccessible, working in partnership with governments, employers, and other system actors. We also conduct original research and share data insights on high-priority global workforce transition topics to inform decision-making by workforce system stakeholders. Launched in 2015, Generation comprises a global hub (Generation You Employed, or GYE) and a network of in-country affiliates. To date, the network has 150,000+ graduates and 23,000+ employers across 50 professions and 17 countries.
When learners join Generation, 91% are unemployed, of which nearly half are long-term unemployed. Three months after completing our program, graduates have an 78% job placement rate, rising to 88% within six months. Of our employed graduates, 79% are hired by repeat employers who have previously hired Generation graduates, and 89% are in jobs directly related to the profession for which we have trained them. Employed graduates immediately earn an average of 3-4X their previous earnings. Two to five years after graduation, 77% of our alumni from upper-middle income countries continue to meet their daily financial needs and 63% can save for the future. To date, Generation’s global graduates have earned more than $1.9 billion in wages. Generation graduates typically have a secondary school background, 52% are female, 28% have dependents, and the majority identify with underrepresented communities in their country.
About the role:
- Location requirements: Remote (with reliable WiFi), based in Bogotá, Colombia, with availability to travel within Colombia and attend in-person events with employers and partners
- Start date: April 2026
- End date: March 2027
- Type contract: contractor
What you’ll do:
The Partnerships Coordinator contractor supports the design and execution of a lead generation strategy aimed at identifying, engaging, and converting new funders of all types (e.g., foundations, corporations, high-net-worth individuals, governments, etc.) and other partners to support mobilization efforts. This person contributes to ensuring that prospects identified evolve into promising leads, compelling partnership proposals, and high-impact funding/projects for Generation Colombia to advance our impact agenda.
In addition, this person will be responsible for strengthening existing partnerships by consolidating outcome data, developing reports, coordinating meetings, and ensuring that all funder requirements are fully met.
1) Partnerships and Proposal Delivery
- Contribute to Generation Colombia’s fundraising pipeline by delivering a steady flow of identified potential funders.
- Provide structured assessments of funding opportunities, applying Access, Belief, Capacity, and Geography criteria to prioritize strong prospects.
- Produce internal briefings for the BD & Partnerships Lead that directly inform scoping, decision-making, donor discussions, and proposal development.
- Initiate outreach to high-potential funders and partners identified through personal networks or prior research, establishing first connections via pre-identified access points.
- Deliver complete proposal packages from identification to submission, setting timelines and engaging internal stakeholders to contribute high-quality material.
- Prepare and execute submission timelines, incorporating review rounds, iterations, and platform requirements.
- Create detailed work plans that break down proposals into tasks, activities, and milestones.
- Draft persuasive external deliverables (grant requests, proposals, decks, concept notes, etc.) of high quality, synthesizing multiple stakeholder inputs into a unified voice.
- Develop processes to target and grow new funding streams (e.g., governments).
- Implement improvements in fundraising processes and analytics through dashboards, trackers, and streamlined workflows.
- Initiate outreach to potential partner organizations aligned with Generation’s mission that can actively support learner recruitment efforts.
- Prepare internal briefings for the Program and Operations Lead that inform scoping and strategy to strengthen and maintain a network of partner organizations that can help amplify outreach and attract prospective learners.
2) Strategic Planning and Development:
- Conduct thorough research in the field of workforce development and economic mobility to inform partnership proposal design and strategic decision making
- Contribute to the BD & Partnerships team’s Proposal Library, a valuable repository of grant writing resources to address donors’ frequently asked questions that will assist the Global Partnerships Team and broader leadership in being more efficient in their proposal development and grant writing process, sharing consistent messages, and preserving the institutional memory of our organization
3) Funding partnerships reporting and coordination
- Develop interim and final reports for funders, ensuring they meet all technical and compliance requirements.
- Coordinate inputs and materials from the Generation Colombia team to address funder requests, such as meetings, reports, data, and participation in key engagement spaces.
- Maintain regular communication with funders to ensure timely information flow and strengthen ongoing collaboration.
- Support a positive partnership experience by ensuring funders receive clear updates, relevant materials, and consistent value from the partnership.
About you:
- Bachelor's degree in any field with a solid academic record.
- Fluent Spanish, advanced written and spoken English.
- 3-5 years of proven experience in fundraising, partnerships, program design and coordination, and/or account management.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to craft persuasive proposals and translate contributions from multiple stakeholders (including technical inputs) into one clear, compelling voice
- Curiosity and understanding of the big picture to integrate the 'why' of each action and follow through with initiatives to achieve the desired outcome, no matter the path taken
- Combination of active listening with prospects, partners, functions, and teams, and asking the right questions, so we can effectively develop and manage partnership opportunities
- Critical thinking, problem-solving, and judgment to actively contribute to our Partnerships efforts
- Keen sense of cross-functional collaboration when developing proposals to clearly articulate different work streams, timelines, and KPIs, and ability to translate technical functional inputs into accessible, clear, and compelling messages for funders, making it appear as if our deliverables were written with a single voice
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build and nurture relationships based on mutual respect, trust, recognition, and effective communication
- Keen sense of organization and ability to orchestrate and follow up on multiple tasks and deadlines and promptly report unforeseen issues with a solution-oriented mindset
- Optimism, risk tolerance, and resilience in the face of uncertainty and the volatile nature of fundraising, along with the agility to handle rejection and learn from each experience
- Very high attention to detail in both narrative and quantitative aspects
- Demonstrated leadership qualities with the ability to collaborate with others from different backgrounds and cultures in an efficient and effective way, while building trust-based relationships with diverse stakeholders.
- Proficiency in CRM systems is a plus (Salesforce)
- Passion for Generation's mission to change lives through fulfilling employment and an unshakeable belief in the talent of the learners we serve
***Please apply with your English resume, thank you***
