Dovetail Impact Foundation is looking for a Sourcing Manager to help us nd new partners
serving people experiencing extreme poverty through interventions with high potential for
impact at scale.
The Opportunity:
Dovetail fuels extraordinary organizations serving the very poor. We support highly effective
interventions in the far reaches of the world that tackle the challenges of poverty with
integrity, ingenuity, and scale. More information is available here.
Our role is to steward the resources entrusted to us by partnering with and serving those
doing the hard, daily work of leading a nonprot or social enterprise that profoundly
impacts others. We cannot do our work without these partners, and our approach is one of
humility and honor in walking alongside these partners. We are high-touch funders, aiming
to work closely with our portfolio organizations to be as helpful as possible, providing the
capital, capacity, and care necessary for them to thrive. We are a small, entrepreneurial team
with the energy and expectations of a larger, high-functioning organization. We work fast and
anticipate excellence because the people we serve deserve our very best.
Job Summary
The Sourcing Manager will play a vital role in growing our international portfolio of
partners delivering scalable solutions for people experiencing extreme poverty. In this role,
you will be primarily responsible for growing, managing, and qualifying a strategic pipeline
of potential new partners across Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia, with a
strategic emphasis on 11 Priority Markets (Madagascar, Mozambique, DRC, Burundi,
Zambia, Niger, Burkina Faso, Tanzania, Bangladesh, Chad and Ethiopia) that have high
levels of extreme poverty.
This role is made for you if you:
● are a high-energy, people-driven candidate with a proven track record of fearless,
resulted-oriented networking;
● possess an open and creative intellect that will enable you to spot potential aligned
with our grantmaking criteria;
● process information quickly, marshal evidence to sustain a compelling business case,
and evaluate sometimes conicting, incomplete, or unreliable data.
● can capture the heart of what an entrepreneurial organization is doing and why it
matters and be able to bring it to life for the rest of our team;
● can represent Dovetail in a professional, engaging, and dynamic manner as you
speak with many people in the eld externally every week;
● have superb project management skills and exceptional attention to detail, and can
manage multiple concurrent discussions with external stakeholders;
● bring excellent executive-level communication with clear arguments, concise
presentation, and well-reasoned conclusions.
● pursues personal growth through honest self-inquiry and learning from others.
Key Result Areas:
The Sourcing Manager will deliver the following key results:
1. Lead Research and Identication
● Conduct initial research to identify leads that align with Dovetail’s eligibility criteria.
● Alongside the Knowledge & Learning Manager, leverage and build networks of
funders, partners, accelerators, and other stakeholders to drive collaboration and
discover grantee leads.
● Work with the Knowledge & Learning Manager to monitor sector trends and emerging
areas within the foundation’s focus to identify promising sources for leads.
● Gather and document core information on each lead’s intervention and general t to
assess initial alignment with Dovetail’s priorities.
2. Lead Qualication and Screening
● Work alongside our Senior Leadership, Investment Directors, and Acceleration
Portfolio Manager to conduct pre-diligence vetting and qualication of partnership
leads, aligned with Dovetail’s granting strategy and criteria.
● Ensure a strategic ow of qualied leads into the prospect portfolios of International
Investment Directors.
● Foster positive, transparent interactions with leads, ensuring they feel respected and
well-informed through the initial qualication phase.
3. Pipeline Development and Management
● Support and strengthen Dovetail’s day-to-day lead and prospect management system,
ensuring timely team visibility on lead and prospect stage, qualication status etc.
● Maintain accurate, up-to-date records of all leads and qualied prospects in Dovetail’s
pipeline management system, tracking key data points and interaction histories.
● Track key metrics, such as the number of qualied leads and timely handoffs, to
support continuous pipeline health and efcient management.
4. Data Management and Reporting
● Provide regular reports on sourcing activities, highlighting the number of qualied
prospects, handoff status, and any pipeline gaps or strengths.
● Use data insights to continuously improve qualication processes, such as rening
criteria based on trends and feedback from senior team members.
Travel:
● Expect to travel ~30% of the time, with 5-6 international trips per year.
Qualications:
● Fluent or high prociency in English and French – speaking and writing.
● 5-7 years of relevant experience, including successful partner or client relationship
management.
● Social sector acceleration, capacity building, entrepreneurship, or investment
experience is strongly preferred.
● International experience and cross-cultural uency are required.
● The ideal candidate is an “inbox zero” person.
● Excellent computer skills, including Google Suite (Google Docs, Sheets, etc.), Excel,
Powerpoint, Zoom, and Salesforce.
● Be a person of faith; Dovetail Impact Foundation is a non-sectarian Christian
foundation that invests time, treasure, and talent in organizations that promote human
ourishing regardless of race, religion, creed, or other status. Our full-time team
members draw strength and unity from a common commitment to the teachings of
Jesus Christ. Accordingly, the foundation asks applicants seeking to join us to:
● Identify as a follower of Jesus, afrming the beliefs put forth in the Apostles
and Nicene Creeds;
● Be animated by the call to ‘‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and
with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the rst and greatest
commandment and the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
(Matthew 22:37, 39)
● Demonstrate their participation in and commitment to cultivating a broad and
diverse community of all those contributing to the work of renewal in the
world, regardless of their faith.
To apply, submit the following by email to apply@dovetailimpact.org:
● Resume or CV
● A cover note (under 500 words, please) that answers one of the following questions
(note, we are assessing writing for clarity & conciseness):
○ Why is this role a good next step for your career journey?
○ What are 1-2 essentials for your next role?
○ Why are you interested in exploring if this role at Dovetail is a t for you?
