Align Social Impact

Location: Amsterdam/Netherlands-based, or able to travel to Amsterdam twice during the initial three-month engagement
Engagement: Contract consulting opportunity with an initial three-month commitment
Time Commitment: Approximately 20 hours per month
Compensation: €35–€55 per hour, based on experience and location
Works With: Chief Executive Officer and senior leadership team

Align Social Impact is seeking a Fractional Head of Growth & Business Development, Europe/EMEA, to help expand our regional presence, deepen strategic relationships, and develop new client and partnership opportunities.

Working closely with the CEO and senior leadership team, this consultant will introduce Align’s capabilities to a broader network of mission-aligned organizations and leaders across Europe and selected EMEA markets. They will cultivate relationships, identify areas where Align can deliver distinctive value, and guide promising opportunities from early conversations through engagement.

This is a senior, hands-on consulting role for an experienced growth leader who understands how trusted relationships, thoughtful positioning, and consistent follow-through contribute to sustainable agency growth.

• Develop a focused approach to growing Align’s client and partner network across Europe and selected EMEA markets.

• Cultivate relationships with prospective clients, partners, advisors, and influential connectors.

• Expand Align’s network across corporations, nonprofits, foundations, philanthropy, government, family offices, and talent.

• Identify opportunities aligned with Align’s mission, capabilities, and values.

• Initiate and lead conversations with senior decision-makers about their goals and needs.

• Clearly communicate Align’s integrated capabilities, approach, and relevant experience.

• Bring together the appropriate Align leaders and subject-matter experts for each opportunity.

• Collaborate on tailored approaches, scopes, proposals, budgets, and presentations.

• Guide opportunities through proposal development, negotiation, contracting, and engagement.

• Reconnect with former clients and identify opportunities to deepen current relationships.

• Develop new sources of trusted referrals and strategic introductions.

• Maintain an accurate pipeline and provide concise progress and revenue updates.

• Represent Align at selected meetings, conferences, convenings, and industry events.

• Share regional insights and prospective-client feedback to strengthen Align’s positioning and services.

• Collaborate with Align’s European and U.S. teams on cross-market and global opportunities.

• Approximately 10 or more years of relevant growth, business development, agency, consulting, communications, philanthropy, corporate purpose, nonprofit, government, or social-impact experience.

• A demonstrated record of developing relationships and securing significant professional-services engagements.

• An active network across one or more priority European or EMEA markets.

• Strong relationships with senior decision-makers and influential connectors.

• Experience leading discovery conversations, pitches, proposals, negotiations, and closing discussions.

• Strong commercial judgment and the ability to recognize promising opportunities across different markets.

• Excellent relationship-building, presentation, facilitation, negotiation, and communication skills.

• Proactive, entrepreneurial, organized, and able to create momentum independently.

• Comfortable working toward measurable pipeline, partnership, and revenue goals.

• Able to work effectively across different countries, cultures, and organizational contexts.

• Professional fluency in English; additional European or regional languages are an advantage.

• Passion for social impact and a commitment to thoughtful, ethical, and relationship-centered growth.
• A bachelor’s or advanced degree is welcome but not required. Align places greater value on demonstrated results, relevant relationships, judgment, reputation, and lived experience.

Goals will be established at the beginning of the engagement based on Align’s priorities, target markets, and anticipated relationship-development cycles. Measures may include:

• Growth of Align’s network among priority organizations and leaders

• New strategic relationships and referral sources

• Qualified conversations with senior decision-makers

• Opportunities advanced to proposals or defined scopes

• Quality and value of the active pipeline

• New client engagements and agency revenue

• Expansion of current and former client relationships

• Consistent progress across priority opportunities

Align Social Impact is a women-owned agency working at the intersection of research, communications, culture, philanthropy, and social change. For more than two decades, we have partnered with corporations, nonprofits, foundations, government entities, and influential talent to create measurable community, business, and social outcomes.

Align has offices in Amsterdam and New York City. Learn more at alignsocialimpact.com.

This is an independent contract consulting opportunity with an initial three-month commitment. The engagement may be renewed, extended, or modified by mutual agreement.

Candidates should be based in Amsterdam or elsewhere in the Netherlands, or able to travel to Amsterdam on two occasions during the initial three-month engagement. In-person participation may include team sessions, prospective-client meetings, presentations, networking opportunities, and events.

Travel and related expenses for the required visits to Amsterdam are not covered by Align. Any additional travel will be discussed and agreed upon in advance.

Candidates must have the appropriate authorization to work as an independent consultant in their country of residence.

Please submit a résumé or professional biography and a brief introduction addressing:

• Your experience developing relationships and securing professional-services engagements

• The European or EMEA markets, sectors, and relationships most relevant to this opportunity

• One or two significant opportunities or partnerships you helped develop

• Your interest in Align’s mission and next phase of growth
  

Align Social Impact is an Align Communications & Creative LLC company and an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. All employment and contracting decisions are based on qualifications, merit, organizational needs, and alignment with our values.