Director, Global Partnerships

For more than 25 years, Right To Play has been protecting, educating, and empowering millions of children each year to rise above adversity through the power of play.

We offer programs in 14 countries across Africa, Asia, the Middle East and North America, reaching millions of children each year in some of the most difficult places on earth, helping them to stay in school and learn, overcome prejudice, heal from trauma, and develop the skills they need to thrive. We do this by harnessing play, one of the most fundamental forces in a child’s life, to teach children the critical skills they need to dismantle barriers and embrace opportunities, in learning and in life.

This work is supported by our two global offices in Toronto, Canada and London, UK; and seven National Offices in North America and Europe.

• Connect and collaborate with a global team who are passionate about protecting, educating and empowering children and youth using the power of play!
• Paid leaves (20 days annual leaves, and 3 personal days per year)
• Learning opportunities and 5 learning and development (L&D) days per year
• Maternity/paternity/parental leave top up and support

The Director, Global Partnerships is a strategic leadership role responsible for driving business development, partnership growth, and revenue diversification for Right To Play across North America, with a strong focus on both development and humanitarian funding. The Director will lead efforts to position Right To Play competitively in the institutional and philanthropic funding landscape, expanding and deepening high-value partnerships with key funders such as Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and major U.S. foundations.

Strategic Partnership Development (35%):

• Lead the development and activation of engagement, business development and stewardship plans across Global Affairs Canada, including both development and humanitarian desks and mechanisms.
• Develop and implement a U.S. institutional funding strategy while cultivating and managing relationships with philanthropic foundations and humanitarian donors across North America.
• Support the executive leadership in donor engagement and strategic negotiations within North America.
• Represent Right To Play at key donor and sector forums to enhance visibility and influence within the North American development and humanitarian funding community.

Proposal Development and Revenue Generation (30%):

• Lead or oversee the design, writing, and budgeting of high-quality development and humanitarian proposals, ensuring alignment with donor priorities and Right To Play’s strategic goals.
• Coordinate cross-functional bid teams and ensure proposals follow strong project management principles and internal governance processes.
• Build and maintain a multi-year opportunity pipeline and track progress against revenue targets.
• Support the smooth handover from proposal to implementation, ensuring clear donor expectations and compliance are understood by country teams.

Partnership Management and Donor Stewardship (15%):

• Manage a portfolio of complex, high-value grants (>$50M) from Global Affairs Canada and US foundations, ensuring compliance, performance, and strong donor relationships.
• Lead donor compliance, ensuring timely, high-quality narrative and financial reporting in coordination with Country Offices, Finance, and technical teams.
• Coordinate and participate in visits to relevant regions and countries. Communicate with field teams and conducts intermittent travel to country offices.
• Promote best practices by documenting and sharing project successes and improvements internally and with external partners.

Team Leadership and Development (20%):

• Directly manage a team of 3 partnership professionals based in Canada and the USA, providing leadership, supervision and mentorship.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performing culture and leads work planning to ensure deliverables are aligned and clearly communicated across the organization.
• Indirect support to other members of the global partnerships team, providing guidance on positioning, proposal design, and relationship management across teams.

Performs other duties as…