Strategic Partnership Manager - Canada

This is a remote position. Compensation for this position will be determined by the prevailing market rate in the employee's country in addition to Ipas's own pay philosophy and other factors, such as the employee's experience level and expertise. The successful candidate must be based in Canada. Ipas seeks a Strategic Partnership Manager to strengthen resource mobilization and the partnership portfolio in Canada. The manager will identify, cultivate, and expand a pipeline of institutional donors, foundations, corporate partners, and strategic collaborators whose priorities align with Ipas's mission and values. The role will provide targeted business development support for high-value funding opportunities, deepen engagement with priority donors and partners, and contribute to compelling donor-facing materials, including expressions of interest, concept notes, proposals, budgets, presentations, results frameworks, and partnership strategies. The Strategic Partnership Manager will demonstrate a strong commitment to reproductive justice, including human rights, abortion rights, gender equity, diversity, equity, and inclusion. The role will collaborate across the Ipas Network and promote shared leadership, trust, and inclusive, non-hierarchical approaches to learning and collaboration, while supporting effective stewardship of donor resources and adherence to Ipas's mission, values, and standards.

Primary Responsibilities:

1. Opportunity Pipeline Development and Donor/Partner Intelligence

• Map priority foundations, institutional funders, corporate partners, and strategic implementing partners aligned with Ipas's mission and work.

• Analyze funder priorities, eligibility, timelines, typical award size, indirect cost expectations, compliance considerations, and relationship pathways.

• Identify and track requests for proposals, calls for proposals, invitations, and relationship-led opportunities, and maintain an up-to-date pipeline tracker.

• Support go/no-go decisions through fit assessments, competitiveness analysis, and risk and feasibility review, including deadlines, staffing, partnership needs, cost share, and indirect rate constraints.

2. External Relations and Resource Mobilization Support

• Develop donor and partner engagement plans for priority prospects, including objectives, messages, decision-makers, and follow-up actions.

• Draft and refine positioning materials, including capability statements, one-pagers, brief slide decks, project summaries, and boilerplate language.

• Build Ipas Network intelligence on key trends and opportunities in Canada.

• Work with the Communications Service Node to contribute to external communications through the Ipas website, newsletters, and social media.

• Prepare talking points, briefing notes, and agendas for external meetings; when requested, participate in meetings, capture next steps, and support follow-up.

• Advise on partnership strategy, including lead versus sub-award roles, consortium roles, negotiation points, partner mapping, and outreach.

• Work with the Development Service Node to report quarterly and annually on fundraising efforts and results and participate in annual management cycle activities.