the client is seeking a visionary Vice President of Growth to lead the expansion of national partnerships and help shape the next chapter of what mentoring can look like for young people. This newly defined leadership role is part of the executive leadership team and is expected to play a key role in building the strategy, systems, and team needed to bring the organization’s mentoring model to partners across the country, with the aim of scaling to support one million mentoring relationships by 2035.
The Vice President of Growth will help define best markets, build partner pipelines across community, education, and corporate partner segments, and ensure partners receive a best-in-class experience. Responsibilities include overseeing the full partner lifecycle from first contact through long-term success, contributing hands-on to partnership strategy by helping define the programs and models offered to partners, and supporting quality and expanded access to mentoring for young people who have not previously had it.
Success will be driven through strategy and leadership, business development, partnership experience and quality, and team management. The role is expected to serve as a senior relationship holder and spokesperson for high-priority partners and prospects, oversee proposals and strategic renewal processes, refine scalable systems and processes for onboarding and implementation support, and lead a team that includes both growth/pipeline functions and support/intake functions. The ideal candidate is expected to be a seasoned leader with experience building meaningful partnerships with higher education institutions and community-based organizations and will help lead, mentor, and develop a team as the partnership portfolio expands.