Corporate Partnership Officer

About this role

Job title: Corporate Partnership Officer

Reports to: CEO

FLSA Classification: Volunteer

Job purpose

Support the development program with a focus on corporate giving through cultivating

partnerships.

Duties and responsibilities

• Be the first point of contact for LINC’s corporate partners.
• Build and maintain relationships with businesses to sponsor fundraising events,
• campaigns, and make annual donations, as well as provide resources, volunteer support
• and skills training.
• Work with Marketing and PR to target companies and feature our corporate sponsors on
• LINC’s website, social media, blogs and in printed material.
• Assist with management of LINC's LinkedIn account to spread awareness of our mission, network with
• nonprofits and secure corporate partners.
• Connect with all our previous and current donors recorded in CRM on LinkedIn.
• Support with devising and implementing successful fundraising activities for partners,
• ensuring all financial targets are achieved and where possible, surpassed.
• Research and prospect companies that have similar mission, vision and values as LINC
• to create partnerships that will produce financial support, shared resources, and/or
• promote LINC with their network/community.
• Work closely with the Finance Assistant and Account Manager to ensure the following
• are done, in regard to corporate donors, in a timely manner:
• a.
• Ensure donations are deposited in the bank
• b.
• Donations are recorded in our CRM
• c.
• Ensure appropriate tax receipts are sent
• Manage and update details in company’s profile within our CRM (NeonCRM).
• a.
• Contact name/number/addresses
• b.
• Create notes with pertinent information
• c.
• Ensure appropriate tags are linked to account
• d.
• Communicate with CRM Specialist to add/remove the account to appropriate
• email audience list
• Work closely with In-Kind Donation Officers to acquire, record, and allocate corporate
• merchandise donations, especially for fundraiser events.
• Produce all necessary reports relating to corporate partners in an accurate and timely
• manner.
• Commit to external networking with relevant businesses and sector networking with
• peers.
• Maintain compliance and adherence with processes to ensure good governance.
• Research the employers of our donors to see if they provide company match
• opportunities for their employees' charitable donations
• Contact necessary parties when appropriate and make note of communication in

CRM

• Ensure that information is obtained, used and stored in a confidential manner.

Qualifications

• Experience in creating and delivering fundraising activities for a corporate audience.
• Demonstrable experience of supporting the growth and retention of partnerships.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal relationship building skills.
• A demonstrable passion for, and affinity with, LINC’s cause
• Strong PC skills and ability to learn LINC’s CRM and systems.
• Knowledgeable in the use of social media platforms.
• Subject to background check
• Education and Experience
• Bachelor’s degree in business or communications or equivalent role and
• responsibilities.
• Extensive familiarity of hands-on fundraising experience.
• Certifications
• Fundraising certification is a plus.
• Licenses

N/A

Working Conditions

• Willingness to put in more working hours, even at odd times.
• The majority of work for this role is remote, however face-to-face meetings are required

at times with potential, current, and past corporate partners.

• Ability to commute to and from meetings with corporate partners.

Physical requirements

• This position operates in a professional office environment and remote/virtually. This role
• routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing
• cabinets and fax machines.
• Ability to travel to and from meetings with corporate partners when necessary. Must have personal automobile insurance.
• Direct reports
• None