Senior Manager, Global Strategic Partnerships

Position Title: Senior Manager, Global Strategic Partnerships

Location: Washington, D.C. (hybrid; position must report into DC office 2-3 days per week)

Department: Development       

Reports to: Senior Director, Corporate Alliances

Salary Range for US Based Staff:  $69,329 - $81,563

 

Organization Overview:

 

Founded in 1968, Special Olympics is a global movement to end discrimination against people with intellectual disabilities. We foster acceptance of all people through the power of sport and programming in education, health, and leadership. With nearly four million athletes and Unified Sports® partners and one million coaches and volunteers in more than 170 countries, Special Olympics delivers more than 30 Olympic-type sports and nearly 50,000 games and competitions every year. Learn more at SpecialOlympics.org. 

 

 

Position Summary:

Want to be a critical player in leading the INCLUSION REVOLUTION by activating the world’s top brands in support of our Movement? Come join our team!

Special Olympics International (SOI) seeks to form mutually beneficial, long-term partnerships with corporations that can offer reach and revenue to support the brand and its organizational priorities. Based on the Global Strategic Partnerships team, the Senior Manager position will specifically focus on assisting the team cultivate, manage and fulfill existing corporate partnerships.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Manages the fulfillment, renewal and continued growth of SOI corporate partners
• Supports team members on larger partnership initiatives and new business projects
• Annually secure and generate a minimum of $750,000-$1,000,000 toward the corporate team’s overall revenue goal through existing relationships and new opportunities
• Prepare grants, statements of work, presentations/proposals and other requests to solicit financial support along with budget relieving in-kind donations;
• Work cross-functionally to develop innovative, customized activations for prospective partners to align a company’s key business objectives with SOI’s priorities;
• Collaborate with functional programmatic leads and SOI & state-based chapter executives on local partnerships activations including promotions, programmatic deliverables and employee engagement
• Assists in planning and coordinating stewardship activities and acknowledgements of gifts
• Maintains accurate data, case studies and reports progress regularly
• Creates and manages appropriate tracking system for reporting activities
• Travel to be expected (up to 20%)
• Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent experience) and at least 5-7 years of experience in managing and growing corporate partnerships sponsorships, traditional grants and/or cause-related marketing.
• Ability to work independently - capable of working on individual assignments for periods of time and making presentations/direct solicitations on behalf of SOI
• Ability to negotiate complex and diverse giving structures/programs and facilitate meaningful donor relationships and effective donation placement
• Experience working with a variety of corporate-based divisions including, but not limited to foundations, marketing, CSR and sponsorship divisions
• Demonstrated success driving revenue growth in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• High energy, sense of humor and passion for team collaboration
• Fluency with Salesforce and all Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Preferred experience with corporate social responsibility and/or corporate philanthropic programs
• Working knowledge and background of federated non-profit organizational structures

For USA based staff: Special Olympics offers full-time staff medical, dental, and vision insurance.  We also offer the following:  medical FSA, HSA, transit FSA, employee assistance program, PTO/personal time, and legal benefits.

Special Olympics provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.