Strategic Partnerships Consultant – Project Based

About the role

Reach is seeking a Partnerships Expert to lead a 2‑3 month project with a Saudi government authority. You will design and activate a partnership operating model that spans government‑to‑government, business‑to‑government, and business‑to‑business contexts.

Key responsibilities

• Diagnose the current partnerships landscape through stakeholder mapping, classification, and benchmarking against regional peers.
• Design a comprehensive partnership operating model, including strategic framework, KPIs, governance, and partner lifecycle processes.
• Develop the partner communication model and define decision‑rights across internal stakeholders.
• Engage senior decision‑makers in government, semi‑government, and private sectors to structure terms, negotiate, and secure agreements, MoUs, or framework arrangements.
• Coordinate legal, compliance, and procurement requirements for G2G and B2G deals.
• Lead pilot activation of the model, driving at least one live partnership from agreement to measurable outcome and delivering training and change management.
• Define requirements for a Partner Relationship Management (PRM) platform, oversee its configuration, and ensure a clean handover.
• Report progress, risks, and outcomes to the client steering committee and Reach commercial leadership.

Required profile

• 5+ years of professional experience developing and closing partnerships across G2G, B2G, and B2B contexts.
• Proven track record of originating, structuring, and closing partnerships with Saudi government entities and private enterprises.
• Demonstrated ability to design partnership operating models, lifecycle frameworks, scoring matrices, and governance structures.
• Experience delivering consulting or project‑based engagements and managing multiple stakeholder groups within a government client.

Required skills

• Designing partnership operating models, governance structures, and scoring frameworks.
• Stakeholder mapping, classification, and benchmarking.
• Negotiation and deal‑closing with public and private sector entities.