Corporate Sponsorship Manager

2 weeks ago


Seattle, WA, United States Northwest Center Full time
Description

We are now hiring a Corporate Sponsorship Manager

Northwest Center provides comprehensive, disability-inclusive services from cradle to career: Early Supports for children from birth to 3 years, inclusive Early Learning for children from birth to 6 years, Employment Services for adults with disabilities, and training and consultation to empower businesses and educators to provide inclusive classrooms, workplaces, and communities. We are focused on our collective North-a world where all children have equitable access to education, and the employment rate for people with disabilities is the same as the general population.

Our Corporate Sponsorship Manager will play a critical role on our development team, working to drive Northwest Center's growth by establishing and nurturing corporate partnerships. This role will cultivate and steward partners, negotiate and fulfill sponsorships, and manage donor pipelines and portfolios. They will also work collaboratively within the team to support our fundraising initiatives and events.

Location: Seattle, WA

Schedule: Monday - Friday from 8:30 AM to 5 PM

Wage Range: $28.85 - $33.56

Benefits:
  • Competitive and affordable Medical (including hearing & hardware coverage), Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance
  • 17 Accrued Paid Time Off Days Annually
  • Annual Floating Holidays, Parental Leave, and Paid Compassion Leave
  • Retirement 401(K) with a company match
  • Company-Provided Orca Pass - Unlimited use
  • Employment Assistance Program (EAP) via Spring Health
  • Mental Wellness Program, including six free therapy sessions per year
  • Opportunity for career development with our NWC Mentorship Match program
  • Physical Wellness Reimbursement Program - $25/month
  • Student Loan Contribution Program - $50/month
  • Pet Insurance Discount Program
Check out the entire list of benefits Northwest Center has to offer here: https://nwcbenefits.hrbenefits.net/

Essential Duties:
  • Cultivate, solicit, and steward corporate partnerships and donors
  • Creating sponsorship proposals, negotiating agreements, and ensuring sponsorship deliverables are met
  • Build and maintain a pipeline of corporate prospects through research and outreach
  • Manage a portfolio of donors for engagement and retention
  • Managing stakeholder relationships to build relationships and ensure negotiations net the most value
  • Prepare compelling proposals, reports, and presentations for corporate partners
  • Marshalling and directing sponsorship efforts
  • Coordinating major campaigns and key events
  • Overseeing event management to ensure sponsorship-related activities are executed smoothly
  • Work closely with Northwest Center internal stakeholders to ensure timely and high-quality stewardship of corporate giving, including reporting, recognition events, and publications
  • Collaborating with the Development team on fundraising initiatives and campaigns
  • Support Special Events and work closely with our Special Event coordinator to provide support and planning
  • Represent Northwest Center's mission with genuine passion and professionalism
  • Maintain accurate donor and activity records in the organization's CRM system
Qualifications:
  • 3 + years of successful fundraising experience with a focus on developing corporate partnerships in a non-profit setting
  • 1 + year(s) of experience creating and negotiating sponsorship proposals
  • Professional experience utilizing Salesforce for nonprofits
  • Previous experience soliciting major gifts preferred
  • Strong relationship-building, communication, and presentation skills
  • Extensive knowledge of best practices in development, including moves management and corporate solicitation, cause marketing, event planning, and corporate partnerships
  • Demonstrated personal leadership coupled with dedicated team orientation, exemplary project management skills, and a high customer service focus

Northwest Center is committed to offering reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact us at [email protected].

At Northwest Center, we do not just accept diversity and inclusion - we celebrate it, support it, live it, and flourish in it to benefit our employees, the community, and our clientele. We believe that our strength lies within our diversity and the forward motion towards a day when people of all abilities can learn and work together.

We believe that curiosity and critical thinking are essential to dialogue and improving decision-making, planning, resource allocation, and how we treat others. Our goal is to create and implement more equitable practices, policies, and culture. To be equitable means to value and respect individuals from all cultural backgrounds, genders, races, identities, and abilities. Northwest Center is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, including disability and veterans' status.
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