- Full time permanent role with hybrid working arrangements, (3 days in office)
- Modern offices in central CBD location close to transport links
- Exciting opportunity to join award-winning organisation and drive growth in SVA’S partnerships team. Your opportunity to make a real impact.

ROLE Are you looking to use your relationship building or corporate partnerships experience for an inspiring, values-led and impact driven not-for-profit?

Due to internal promotion, we are seeking a Corporate Partnerships Lead responsible for driving growth (through securing discretionary and tied funding, & grants), and building and nurturing innovative corporate partnerships, to ensure sustainable support for this award-winning organisation’s initiatives.

The role would suit a creative and strategic partnerships professional with a minimum of 2 year’s transferable experience or 2 years operating at partnerships coordinator level for a not-for-profit organisation.

You’ll bring exceptional written and verbal communication and stakeholder engagement skills and will be looking to make an impact as part of a team-oriented team.

If you have been looking to take your next step in corporate partnerships, this is your opportunity to play a key role in driving growth and financial support for their diverse programs.

RESPONSIBILITIES

- Collaborate with Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager to deliver annual fundraising goals through development of innovative strategies for acquiring, managing and stewarding their corporate partner base.
- Develop and deliver donor communications, cases for support, presentation decks and grant submissions.
- Research and assess new corporate funding models.
- Manage a portfolio of corporate donors and partners across all aspects of the fundraising cycle.
- Work with corporate partners and Senior Manager to develop corporate engagement opportunities.
- Measure and report on impact of corporate partners, providing meaningful insights to partners.




- Develop and deliver engaging events and experiences for their corporate partners and donors.
- Develop strong relationships internally and externally, contributing to team and organisational initiatives.
- Represent SVA at meetings and events.
- Ensure effective data integrity to align with best practice
- Ability to travel nationally and attend events outside of standard office hours as required.

YOUR SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES

- Tertiary qualification in business, marketing, arts, social sciences and/or equivalent professional experience in similar environment an advantage. Previous not for profit experience preferred.
- Two years of demonstrated experience business development/sales and strategic prospecting, relationship building and negotiation.
- Strategic thinking, and analytical skills and able to make data informed decisions.
- Successful track record in identifying, securing and stewarding corporate partnerships.
- Demonstrated success in developing proposals, grant writing and communications.
- Knowledge of corporate engagement and volunteering initiatives.
- Experience in event management highly regarded.
- Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, with ability to persuade, influence and engage stakeholders at all levels.
- Demonstrated success in relationship management and revenue generation across various formats
- Ability to manage organisational objectives alongside partner priorities and achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.
- Adaptable, collaborative with a solutions-focus and learning mindset, open to feedback with an ability to work cross-culturally and form long-term relationships.
- Ability to think creatively and express complex ideas through tailored communications and events.
- Passion and commitment in working to further SVA’s purpose
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, predominantly Excel, Word, Powerpoint and Outlook.

If you are looking to use your strategic corporate fundraising experience with a genuinely inspirational and highly experienced team, please do not delay! Apply today! For more information or for a confidential discussion, please call Christina on (phone hidden) or [email protected]

📌 Corporate Partnerships Lead (Sydney)
🏢 Cause Recruitment
📍 Sydney