Partnerships Manager – Bayelsa

About the role

Zipline is the world’s largest autonomous drone delivery service, delivering critical supplies across continents. The Partnerships Manager will be responsible for building and maintaining relationships with local stakeholders—including community leaders, health system administrators, suppliers and implementing partners—to ensure the continued impact and success of Zipline’s operations in Bayelsa.

Key responsibilities

• Build and sustain high‑level relationships with state‑level stakeholders to secure a reliable supply of commodities for the distribution centre.
• Partner with Program Management and Operations to execute account growth strategies, new use‑case implementations and social responsibility initiatives such as blood drives.
• Increase awareness of Zipline’s services by organising community events, tours, STEM trainings and other outreach activities.
• Use data, storytelling and stakeholder engagement to communicate Zipline’s social and economic impact.
• Facilitate alignment between Zipline, state stakeholders and implementing partners to ensure service continuity and scalable growth.
• Prepare and submit monthly and quarterly performance reports for government stakeholders.

Required profile

• Experience in sales, market access, key account management, partnerships or other client‑facing roles.
• Strong track record managing complex products and collaborating with NGOs, donor agencies, government bodies and other partners.
• Proven project and program management abilities with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Detail‑oriented, collaborative, resilient and able to thrive in rapidly changing regulatory environments.