Partnership & Ecosystem Development Lead
Job Description
About Our Client
Our Client is a creator-focused organization working to strengthen Nigeria’s storytelling ecosystem through training, access, and narrative infrastructure. The organization operates at the intersection of narrative development, creative capacity building, and ecosystem coordination, with a focus on ensuring that creative talent is visible and viable.
Now entering a new phase of institutional growth, evolving from individual interventions into a platform and ecosystem builder capable of delivering sustained national impact. Its strategy is anchored on four interconnected priorities: Narrative Leadership & National Storytelling; Creative Capacity & Skills Development; Creator Ecosystem & Opportunity Enablement; and Institutional Sustainability & Strategic Partnerships.
Role Overview
The Head of Partnerships & Ecosystem Development will lead Our Client's partnership strategy and ecosystem engagement, building relationships that strengthen the organization, expand its programs, and unlock meaningful opportunities for creators.
The role will develop and manage relationships across the private sector, public institutions, development organizations, foundations, creative organizations, and other strategic partners, translating these relationships into funding, resources, program collaborations, creator opportunities, and long-term institutional partnerships.
Key Responsibilities
● Develop and execute LFG’s partnership and ecosystem development strategy in alignment with the organization's strategic priorities.
● Identify, cultivate, and manage strategic relationships across the private, public, development, and creative sectors.
● Build and manage a strong pipeline of prospective partners, from initial engagement
through proposal, negotiation, activation, and stewardship.
● Develop high-quality partnership proposals, concept notes, presentations, and other
engagement materials.
● Secure partnerships that unlock funding, sponsorship, infrastructure, technical
support, and other resources for LFG and its programs.
● Build relationships with employers, agencies, platforms, and commissioning
organizations to create jobs, contracts, placements, and other economic
opportunities for creators.
● Work closely with the Programmes team to ensure partnerships translate into
measurable program and creator outcomes.
● Identify and develop regional and international collaborations that strengthen LFG’s
reach, credibility, and access to opportunities.
● Maintain an effective partnership pipeline and provide regular reporting on
engagements, opportunities, commitments, and outcomes.
What Success Looks Like
Success in this role will be demonstrated by:
● Growth in active and strategic institutional partnerships.
● Funding, sponsorship, and other resources mobilized through partnerships.
● Increased creator access to jobs, commissions, placements, infrastructure, and
platforms.
● Strong conversion of prospective relationships into active collaborations.
● Effective partner stewardship, retention, and repeat collaboration.
● A well-managed partnership pipeline with clear visibility of opportunities, progress,
and outcomes.
Requirements
A bachelor's degree in communications, business, international relations,
development studies, marketing, public relations, or a related field.
● 4–7 years of relevant professional experience in partnerships, business development,
communications, stakeholder engagement, external relations, fundraising, or
ecosystem development.
● Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management capabilities.
● Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including proposal and
presentation development.
● Demonstrated ability to identify opportunities and translate relationships into
concrete partnerships or outcomes.
● Strong negotiation, organization, follow-through, and project coordination skills.
● Ability to work independently and manage multiple stakeholder relationships
simultaneously.
● Knowledge of Nigeria’s creative, corporate, development, and/or public-sector
ecosystem is an advantage.
Requirements
A bachelor's degree in communications, business, international relations, development studies, marketing, public relations, or a related field. ● 4–7 years of relevant professional experience in partnerships, business development, communications, stakeholder engagement, external relations, fundraising, or ecosystem development. ● Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management capabilities. ● Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including proposal and presentation development. ● Demonstrated ability to identify opportunities and translate relationships into concrete partnerships or outcomes. ● Strong negotiation, organization, follow-through, and project coordination skills. ● Ability to work independently and manage multiple stakeholder relationships simultaneously. ● Knowledge of Nigeria’s creative, corporate, development, and/or public-sector ecosystem is an advantage.