Officer, Corporate Partnerships (P3)

Save the Children

For over 100 years, Save the Children has been fighting for the rights of children. The right to a healthy start in life. To have access to education. To be in a safe environment, protected from harm. We work in some of the world's hardest-to-reach places - over 100 countries, including the U.S. No matter what your role is, when you join Save the Children, you're creating positive, irreversible change for children, and the future we all share.

The Role

As a member of the Corporate Partnerships Team, you will play a key role in helping vulnerable children achieve a brighter future. This position is responsible for generating significant revenue and brand value through the cultivation and stewardship of new corporate partners. Success requires a highly collaborative approach with internal stakeholders to consult, strategize, align, and implement initiatives that deliver shared value-driving results for businesses while advancing outcomes for children. In this role, you will focus on engaging prospective partners by prospecting, building pipelines, holding partner meetings, and contributing to the overall business development strategy and corporate partnerships team goals.

Location

Hybrid - Washington DC or Fairfield, CT office locations

What You'll Be Doing (Essential Duties)

Contribute to the Success of the Overall Team Strategy (40%)

• Work closely with colleagues across the global Save the Children movement to maximize opportunities with new corporate partners by sharing expertise and leveraging program and agency knowledge.
• Conduct account-specific research to inform partnership strategies and identify new opportunities.
• Under the guidance of the Senior Officer, lead the development, presentation, and securing of new organizational partnerships.

Revenue Generation and Partnership Development (25%)

• Execute a strategic development plan to build new corporate partnerships aligned with agency-led campaigns and initiatives.
• Collaborate on partner-led campaigns, events, and other opportunities where Save the Children can add value, strengthen the partnership, and advance organizational growth ambitions.

Best-in-Class Stewardship and Program Delivery (20%)

• Interface with partners' marketing, social impact, and executive teams throughout the pitch process, creative development, and execution to ensure best-in-class integration, delivery, and alignment with partner goals and strategic priorities.
• Collaborate across all areas of Save the Children, serving as an advisor and partner where corporate partnerships have broader impact or implications for the agency.

Deliver on shared goals with key stakeholder groups - (15%)

• Proactively identify opportunities to elevate Save the Children and its corporate partnerships through thought leadership and strategic communications.
• Monitor corporate trends, including ESG and CSR, to inform strategy and guide the development of new opportunities.

Required qualifications for the role

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, plus at least 5 years of relevant experience.
• Proven success in fundraising, sales, marketing or promotions.
• Proven ability to work effectively and gain the respect of various constituencies including senior corporate executives and decision makers.
• Demonstrated knowledge of brand and cause marketing as well as business development.
• Proven track record as an effective communicator and negotiator.
• Demonstrated ability to engage and work well in a team and with those from other countries and cultures.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 20%.
• Professional proficiency in MS Office suite.
• Professional proficiency in spoken and written English.

Preferred qualifications for the role

• Experience in working for or with a domestic non-profit , INGO or humanitarian organization.
• Comfort working in a highly matrixed organization and with complex partnerships.

Compensation

Save the Children is offering the following salary ranges for this position, dependent on candidate location:

• Geo 1 - NY Metro, DC, and other locations with labor costs significantly above national average: Target Salary for this position is $84,150 - $94,050 base salary

• Geo 2 - Locations around the US National Labor Cost Average: Target Salary for this position is $76,500 - $85,500 base salary
• Geo 3 - Locations significantly below the US National Labor Cost Average: Target Salary for this position is $68,850 - $76,950 base salary

The salary ranges listed above are for US based candidates. For candidates located outside of the US, salary ranges will be based on the salary scales of the local employer of record. Actual base salary may vary based on, but not limited to, relevant experience, base salary of internal peers, business sector, and geographic location (more information on job structure is available here).

About Us

We are looking to build an inclusive team at Save the Children. We offer a range of outstanding benefits to support this goal:

• Flexible schedules and time off: Flexible schedules, generous PTO, 11 paid holidays plus 2 floating holidays, and hybrid working opportunities
• Health: Competitive health care, dental and vision coverage for you and your family
• Family: A variety of paid leaves: caregiver, parental/adoption, critical child illness and fertility benefits
• Employee Rewards Program: Annual merit increases and/or additional incentives for eligible employees
• Retirement: A retirement savings plan with employer contributions (after one year)
• Wellness: 15 safety and wellness days annually (if hired on or after July 1, safety and wellness days prorated to 8 days), mental health benefits and support through Calm and company-hosted events
• Employee Assistance Program: free and confidential assessments, short-term counseling, referrals, and follow-up services
• Learning & Growth: Access to internal and external learning & development opportunities and mentorships

Click here to learn more about how Save the Children US will invest in you.

Save the Children is committed to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for the children it serves and helping protect the children with whom we are in contact. All Save the Children representatives are explicitly prohibited from engaging in any activity that may result in any kind of child abuse.

Save the Children is committed to minimizing safety and security risks for our valued employees, ensuring all are given training, support and information to reduce their risk exposure while maximizing the impact of our programs for children and families. Our shared duty, both agency and individual, is to seek and maintain safe working conditions for all.

If you require disability assistance with the application or recruitment process, please submit a request to applicantsupport@savechildren.org.