About the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet

The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) brings together philanthropy including the IKEA Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation and the Bezos Earth Fund, governments, technology, policy and development partners, and the private sector to tackle the twin challenges of energy access and transition in emerging and developing countries. By 2030, we aim to expand clean energy access to one billion people, enable 150 million new jobs and reduce 4 gigatons of future carbon emissions. We believe clean energy is development: without it, every other form of progress is undermined so we’re building a movement to unlock a new era of inclusive green economic growth that accelerates universal energy access while enabling the global community to meet critical climate goals during the next decade.

About the role

The Regional Partnerships Manager will support the Latin America and the Caribbean Team (LAC) in the development, deployment, and execution of country engagements, leveraging the full capacities of the GEAPP Alliance to drive transformative electrification through distributed renewable energy and support just energy transition goals in a set of priority countries within the region. You will also coordinate closely with the Chief Partnerships Officer (CPO) who lead on scoping, building, and maintaining a range of partnerships and high-level engagements that underpin the sustainability and external influence of the Alliance.

Working with colleagues, governments, multilateral donors, and private sector players, you will support cross-functional teamwork and the CPO to align a world-class consortium of partners and stakeholders towards a radically collaborative approach to just energy transitions in low- and middle-income countries. Working directly with the CPO, you will contribute to executing a bespoke partnership construct across the Alliance’s targeted markets of LATAM + Caribbean.

Together with the partnerships and LAC teams, you will support a comprehensive approach to strategic partnerships in LAC, identifying committed collaborators that build long-term sustainability and influence of the Alliance.

• Develop and implement a relationship management plan for strategic, complex existing accounts to build key relationships at local, national, and regional levels.
• Manage and structure the partnership governance, understanding the strategic, operational, and cultural fit between partner companies and putting processes and tools in place that ensure a smooth integration or a successful Alliance execution.
• Assist in expanding the Alliance’s network of influential validators, decision-makers, and institutional leaders while building its reputation.
• Design and implement effective stewardship and cultivation activities, representing the Alliance in high-profile external events to amplify the voice, reach, leadership, and partnership base.
• Manage outreach and strategic partnership development processes, proposing modalities (e.g., MOUs, letters of collaboration, grants, and contracts) to advance shared aims.
• Manage a portfolio of public relations/ government relations campaigns and negotiate service-level agreements to ensure successful campaigns and value for money. Plan, coordinate, and supervise activities relating to major campaigns.
• Prepare briefing memos for the CPO and additional leadership for meetings with prospective partners and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with the CPO and the communications lead to identify critical moments and appropriate global, regional, and national forums to ensure the Alliance is appropriately represented as the world’s leading advocacy platform for renewable energy and energy transitions.
• Work seamlessly across Alliance teams to gather intelligence and identify strategic needs that advance the Partnerships portfolio aims.
• Effectively utilize and champion Alliance’s CRM and project management tools (e.g., Salesforce, SmartSheets, Gantt charts) to manage multiple projects, including tracking intelligence, relationships, resourcing, meeting debriefs, status reports, and deliverables.
• Lead special projects as directed by the Managing Director for LAC.

This hybrid office role is based out of our NYC or DC office.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

Our ideal candidate is someone with partnership or alliance management experience in LAC within the energy or international relations sectors within the energy sector or the global relations sector. You have a track record of cultivating organizational partnerships toward a common business goal. You have driven engagement and managed campaigns, and you’re deeply familiar with the LAC community of key players, orgs, and events for us to be present at to grow our regional partnerships. You are a go-getter who can execute, build, and maintain relationships while building a robust and enduring organization. You are a self-starter willing to “roll up their sleeves” and thrive in a fast-paced, evolving start-up-like environment.

Essential qualifications, skills, and experience include:

• Education & Background: An advanced degree with a concentration in International Affairs, Communications, Business Administration, Development, or a related field or relevant experience such as partnership or marketing engagement. At least 5+ years experience in complex, fast-paced, and highly professional roles at global organizations with multiple offices; Demonstrated knowledge of the LAC space by knowing the regional organizations, having solid connections through diplomacy or commercial philanthropy. Energy sector preferred.
• Multilingual Communication & Influence: Ability to conduct business in English and Spanish with demonstrated excellence across interpersonal, written, and verbal communication methods; demonstrates assertiveness and effectiveness in presenting ideas to various internal and external audiences and for multiple and diverse purposes. Fluency in Portuguese or French is a plus.
• Partnership and Relationship Building: Strong professional presence. Established networks and viewed as a vital representative within LAC; has intercultural knowledge and appreciation; possesses strong strategic partnership-building skills; demonstrated ability to build and drive results-oriented partnerships with other complex organizations.
• Decision-Making: Ability to evaluate risks and opportunities; uses analytical and problem-solving skills; takes initiative and drives for results; can prioritize their work and the work of others and understands how their work fits into the overall mission, strategy, and objectives of GEAPP.
• Execution: Solid project management skills; manages their own time well and provides the necessary guidance and direction to others that allows them to meet deadlines successfully; has a sense of urgency and takes responsibility for their work.
• Integration: Accesses functional and substantive expertise organizationally and accomplishes their work with inclusiveness and collaboration.
• Innovative and Influential: Thinks innovatively and creatively about their work, has strong negotiation skills, which enable them to work effectively and efficiently across multiple projects and all internal and external constituencies, and demonstrates accountability for their work.
• Big Picture Thinking: Anticipates future opportunities and consequences, demonstrates an innovative and flexible approach to work, and can organize chaos into a coherent plan and implement it well.
• People Management: Superior skills to collaborate within and across teams and employ a utility player approach to matrixed team execution.
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Committed to the mission of the Alliance, to inclusion, equity, and diversity in every aspect of your work, and to challenge conventional wisdom through evidence, reason, and amplifying dissenting, unconventional, and marginalized voices.
• Travel: Ability and willingness to travel (~20-30%), including in rural conditions, for durations of a week at a time.

We operate from a strong commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion in everything that we do. It is not only the right thing to do – we could not make an impact without the diverse perspectives and experiences of our team members. We expect all GEAPP employees to contribute by developing their unique perspectives and talent, challenging conventional wisdom through evidence and reason, and amplifying marginalized voices.

GEAPP LLC is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and compliance with all federal, state, and local laws concerning employment discrimination, including the Americans with Disabilities Act. To this end, the organization ensures equal opportunity to all employees and applicants regardless of race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, lawful alien status, physical, mental, and medical disability, veteran status, or liability for service in the United States Armed Forces.

GEAPP LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.