Business Development Associate: Corporate Partnership (Sponsorship)

Associates are expected to contribute a minimum of 5 hours per week and be responsive to emails within 48 hours.

SUMMARY:

Corporate Partnerships Associate will help with the day-to-day corporate engagement activities, develop and maintain positive relations with existing partners, and work towards the growth and expansion of partnership resources and leads.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Development and acquisition of corporate partners, memberships and innovation services, and other revenue-generating activities.
• Manage and grow relationships with an existing portfolio of strategic partners using a proactive and service-oriented approach; increase sponsorship opportunities.
• Analyze and report on trends regarding fundraising efforts.
• Research, identify, and solicit partnerships with new external organizations and corporations.
• Work with leadership to identify new opportunities for new programming or initiatives; assist in the execution of programming innovations as appropriate
• Attend Bi-weekly, one-on-one, monthly meetings as required

EXPERIENCE/REQUIREMENTS:

• Fundraising experience or education preferred.
• Associates degree or equivalent experience (6 months to 1-year full-time paid corporate/non-profit work experience
• Demonstrated success managing portfolios of major corporate prospects/accounts through the process of identification, cultivation, solicitation, and closure.
• Self-directed team member with the ability to coordinate many varied programs and projects simultaneously.
• Excellent communicator and presenter with superior attention to detail.
• Collaborative colleague with the ability to work with diverse volunteers, donors, and staff across many disciplines and with varied perspectives.
• Superior written communication skills.

How to apply:

If interested, please submit your resume to newvolunteers@savethewater.org. We would love to hear from you!