Business Development Associate: Corporate Partnership (Sponsorship)

• This is an unpaid volunteer opportunity.
• Associates are expected to contribute a minimum of 5 hours per week and be responsive to emails within 48 hours.
• STW™ welcomes volunteers who are seeking skill-based volunteering opportunity. STW™ shall provide "letter of recommendation" professionals who demonstrate outstanding contribution for professional references.

About Us:

STW™ is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization whose mission is to conduct water research to identify and remove harmful contaminants in water, and to raise public awareness about water contamination and its health impacts. STW™ also offers educational programs to excite young minds about water science.

Our volunteers are diverse professionals from all over the world bringing their knowledge and experience to STW™ because we care deeply about our communities and water resources. We learn and collaborate in an open and empowering work environment to find long-term solutions to the water contamination problem. Our vision is “Contamination free, healthy water for all”.

To learn more about Save the Water™, please visit www.savethewater.org.

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 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 email your resume to newvolunteers@savethewater.org. We would love to hear from you!