Director of Partnerships NHSBA National Volunteer Leadership Position

Director of Partnerships

NHSBA National Volunteer Leadership Position

Position: Director of Partnerships

Type: Volunteer/Unpaid Leadership Position

Location: Remote/National

Reports To: COO/CEO

About NHSBA

NHSBA is a growing national 501(c)(3) sports and youth-development organization using basketball to connect young people with athletics, mentorship, education, career development, life skills, and community opportunities.

About This Opportunity

This is a professional leadership opportunity within a growing national 501(c)(3) sports and youth-development organization. Positions are currently volunteer/unpaid while NHSBA develops its national funding base, with the goal of transitioning key leadership positions to compensated roles as funding becomes available.

Position Summary

The Director of Partnerships will lead national relationship development with corporations, foundations, professional sports organizations, colleges, universities, government agencies, nonprofits, schools, workforce organizations, and community partners.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and execute a national partnership strategy.

Identify and cultivate strategic partners.

Build relationships with executives and organizational leaders.

Develop partnership proposals and presentations.

Maintain a national partnership pipeline.

Coordinate partnership meetings and follow-up.

Develop sponsorship and activation opportunities.

Pursue venue, equipment, media, transportation, and service partners.

Develop college and university relationships.

Build professional sports and community partnerships.

Coordinate with the Director of Fundraising on sponsorship opportunities.

Coordinate with PIVOT USA on workforce-development partnerships.

Track partner commitments and deliverables.

Assist with renewals and long-term relationship development.

Ideal Candidate

Business-development, corporate-relations, nonprofit, sports, education, sales, or community-development professionals with strong networking and communication skills. Existing corporate, sports, education, or community relationships are a plus.

What You Gain

National partnership-development experience, executive networking, sports-industry exposure, nonprofit leadership experience, and the opportunity to help build NHSBA's national partnership network.

Volunteer-to-Compensated Pathway

NHSBA intends to transition key leadership positions to compensated roles as funding becomes available. This is an organizational goal and is not a guarantee of future compensation.

How to Apply

Submit a resume and brief statement describing your partnership, business-development, sales, nonprofit, or relationship-management experience