Business Development and Partnership Specialist

Job description

For immediate hire for our new program we need a Partnership Development Specialist to be responsible for coordinating the fulfillment and execution of partnerships. The Partnership Development Specialist works closely with the Program Manager, corporate partners, donors and internal departments to assist with proper execution of program activities. Primary responsibilities include processing agreements, managing partnership benefits, creating prospect presentation decks, strategic reporting, writing proposals and assisting in the development and maintenance of donor relations.

Position Responsibilities Include:

• Support the Partnership & program team in developing sponsorship prospects and fundraising initiatives, maintaining donor relationships and securing new donors.

• Support the organization’s initiatives through actively seeking partners and donors.

• Coordinate fulfillment of partnership deliverables and activation for programs, events, and conferences.

• Maintain ongoing and regular contact with all corporate partners as directed by the Director and program manager

• Develop and maintain a prospect list for new partnership and business development opportunities through lead generation and weekly reporting.

• Assist with partnership development including prospecting and lead development.

• Coordinate fulfillment of marketing deliverables including managing the delivering of assets from the internal departments. Work directly with outside vendors and internal departments to ensure proper execution.

• Track partnership and business development objectives, financial processing, and activation efforts to ensure relationship is meeting partnership objectives and ROI.

• Assist in development of partnership and business development collateral material.

• Assist in strategic and tactical operational plans to ensure achievement of organization and departmental goals.

• Administer Partnership and Business Development policies with partners and across all internal departments.

Requirements and Skills:

• 3-5 Years of Relevant Experience

Preferred Experience:

• Non-profit Corporate Partnership Development, Philanthropy, Marketing, Brand Management, or Sales

• BS or BA in Business, Marketing, or Communications

• Partnership, Business Development, or Philanthropy corporate or Non-profit experience

• Managing relationships with external organizations, partners and service providers.

• Creating marketing and branding materials for clients using analytics to measure results, create reports, and develop presentations and corporate proposals.

Competencies/Skills Required:

• Advanced knowledge and proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook

• Intermediate knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (In Design & Photoshop)

• Excellent organizational skills and acute attention to detail.

• Superior customer service skills.

• Initiative, creativity, and a high level of professionalism.

• Current knowledge of industry best practices for partnerships, sponsorships, and donor development.

• Strong project management and leadership skills with the ability to work under firm deadlines and within a rapidly changing environment.

• Ability to prioritize and multitask to manage multiple concurrent projects.

• Must possess a solid understanding of branding, marketing and business analytics and reporting.

• Excellent presentation, verbal, written, and interpersonal communications skills to effectively develop and maintain enterprise relations.

• Comfortable working independently as well as part of a team in a collaborative environment.

• High level of integrity in dealing with confidential and sensitive information

• Must be able to travel 10%