Responsibilities

• Develop and Manage Strategic Partnerships: Identify, secure, negotiate, and oversee high-value brand partnerships, sponsorships, influencers, and ambassadors that align with organizational priorities, brand strategy, and business objectives.
• Cultivate and Steward Key Relationships: Serve as the primary relationship manager for high-profile partners and stakeholders, fostering long-term collaborations that enhance brand visibility, engagement, reputation, and mission impact.
• Lead Cross-Functional Partnership Execution: Collaborate across marketing, communications, creative, development, legal, finance, and leadership teams to plan, coordinate, and execute integrated partnership activations and co-branded campaigns.
• Oversee Partnership Operations and Governance: Establish and manage processes, agreements, deliverables, approvals, timelines, and stakeholder communications to ensure seamless execution, brand compliance, and organizational alignment.
• Measure Performance and Drive Growth: Evaluate partnership effectiveness through data, audience engagement, ROI, and partner satisfaction metrics, using insights to optimize strategies, support fundraising goals, and identify future growth opportunities.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, journalism, or related field preferred; or equivalent work experience. Must have a valid Driver's License.
• Experience: 5 years in hospitality, relationship management, or a related field; Proven expertise in brand management, external partnership development, and internal cross-functional collaboration, and knowledge of the blogging ecosystem relevant to nonprofits.
• Skills: Strong task and time management skills. Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management abilities. Proficiency with creative processes, brand strategy, market analysis, and data-driven decision making.