Montgomery Personnel Board

Strategic Partnerships Administrator (#CI0708)

Pay Grade

A10

Nature of Work

The fundamental reason this position exists is to lead the City’s efforts to secure and manage strategic partnerships, sponsorships, philanthropic support, and external funding that enhance citywide programs, events, and community initiatives. This position expands the City’s capacity to leverage public and private resources, reduce reliance on general fund expenditures where appropriate, and strengthen long‑term sustainability of priority projects. The incumbent serves as the primary liaison to corporate, nonprofit, foundation, and community partners; designs and manages partnership frameworks; leads cross‑departmental coordination for fundraising and resource development; and ensures unified external engagement and consistent relationship management across the organization. This classification reports to the Chief Administrative Officer or the Mayor’s designee.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration, Business, Communications, Marketing, or a related field, and four (4) years of progressively responsible experience in performing work of considerable complexity and responsibility in strategic partnerships, sponsorship development, philanthropy/fund development, or external resource development, including demonstrated success in securing multi‑year commitments, managing complex and diverse partner portfolio, and supporting initiatives with substantial external visibility and organizational impact. Experience leading cross‑functional efforts or contributing to organization‑wide processes is a plus.

NOTE: Qualifying education, training, and experience that provide the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job will be considered.

CLASS: CI0708; EST: 6/9/2026 4:04:00 PM; REV: 6/9/2026 4:04:00 PM;