Head of Partnership, Michigan Central

Michigan Central brings together innovation, culture, community, and entrepreneurship to help shape what’s next for Detroit and beyond. Its 501(c)(3) impact organization advances this work by building programs and partnerships that deliver meaningful, measurable benefit to the community.

In this position...

Reporting to the CEO, the Head of Partnership sets the organization’s strategic direction and leads the development of partnerships that advance its charitable and community-impact mission. The role translates the organization’s purpose into clear priorities, impact goals, and partnership strategies; aligns internal teams and external stakeholders; and oversees progress toward intended outcomes.

The role aligns philanthropic and community engagement, partnership and government affairs, education and talent, innovation, and programming around shared strategic priorities—ensuring teams and partners have clear goals, shared measures of impact, and accountability for execution.

You'll have...

- Significant leadership experience in strategy, partnerships, philanthropy, community impact, nonprofit leadership, or a related field.
- Demonstrated ability to shape organizational strategy and translate it into practical priorities, measurable outcomes, and accountable plans.
- Experience developing and managing complex partnerships across multiple sectors, such as nonprofit, philanthropic, education, government, community, or industry.
- Strong understanding of community-centered and impact-focused work, including the importance of listening, trust, collaboration, and accountability.
- Experience working with or alongside 501(c)(3) organizations; familiarity with charitable purpose, nonprofit governance, and tax-exempt organizational considerations.
- Strong relationship-building, facilitation, negotiation, and communication skills, including the ability to engage senior executives and community stakeholders.
- Strong analytical and strategic judgment, including the ability to use evidence and learning to guide decisions.
- Experience working in or with Detroit-area communities is valued.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience; an advanced degree or specialized training is a plus.

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

This position is a leadership level 4.
Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL4Benefits

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week.

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