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About Trevor

The Trevor Project is the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ young people. We are a non-profit that provides 24/7 life-saving support via phone, text, and chat. We also operate the world’s largest safe space social networking site for LGBTQ youth, and run innovative research, education, and advocacy programs. We’ve been saving lives every day for over 20 years.

Role: Partnerships Development Manager

Reports to: Director of Corporate Partnerships

Location: This role will be remote in the continental US, Alaska, or Hawaii

Hours: Full-time

Salary Range: $75,000-$90,000

Level: T4 Manager (non supervisory)

Status: Exempt

Applications must be received by 5pm ET, Monday, August 21, 2023

The Trevor Project recently voluntarily recognized The Communications Workers of America (CWA) as the representative of certain employees for collective bargaining purposes, and the position for which you are being considered is in the bargaining unit. Trevor is currently negotiating the first collective bargaining agreement with the union that will cover the terms and conditions of employment for this position.

Overview of the role

Every day, and in every role, our staff contribute to our critical mission of ending suicide among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning young people, while fostering an inclusive approach our direct work and engagement with Trevor colleagues across the organization while fostering an inclusive approach to your direct work and engagement with Trevor colleagues across the organization, while continually growing our LGBTQ competency and awareness.

The Trevor Project believes that long-term, dynamic corporate partnerships are imperative to our work of providing suicide prevention and crisis intervention services for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) young people. Our Partnerships Development Manager will lead this effort as one of our key deal-makers and relationship builders by building strategic working relationships with executives of Fortune 500 companies to identify and initiate new contacts, acquire new partnerships, and secure six- and seven-figure gifts to support Trevor’s life-saving programs. We’re looking for someone who is passionate about our work and brings industry-specific expertise to broaden Trevor’s portfolio of corporate partners.

Who You Are

• Focused on service delivery and adaptability. Proven success in managing multiple complex projects while meeting tight deadlines, bringing attention to detail and minimizing errors, consistently delivering work that is comprehensive and addresses the needs of both internal and external stakeholders.
• Mission and Culture Aligned: Demonstrates awareness and support for The Trevor Project’s mission and vision: to end suicide and address mental health crises in the LGBTQ youth community, and create a world where all LGBTQ young people see a bright future for themselves.
• Collaborator. Demonstrated ability to communicate ideas clearly - both written and verbal - for audiences, both internal and external, with proven results in developing successful relationships .
• Communicator. Proven skill in distilling complex information into compelling, easily digestible narratives; presenting information in an inspiring and persuasive way, as well as talking and working with senior corporate leaders and can understand their priorities. You have demonstrated experience in writing one-sheets, building pitch decks, and developing compelling written proposals that excite the reader, using corporate-jargon to help companies understand the power of social good.
• Experienced. Proven experience in fundraising, sales, business development, and/or strategic partnerships, ideally working on large scale non-profit/for-profit partnerships generating six- and seven-figure gifts, with a demonstrated understanding of how to create and move leads through a pipeline, make deals, and close them. Demonstrated understanding of the value corporations bring to nonprofits (and vice versa) and skill in creatively communicating the benefits of those mission-driven relationships to potential and existing partners is required.

What You'll Do

• Ensure all partnership prospects and active relationships in your portfolio follow industry best practices -- centering Trevor’s impact, meeting legal requirements, and promoting inclusion
• Build strong professional relationships with corporate partnership leadership
• Build the strategy for new business, identify potential partners in alignment with our mission, and develop new pitches and partnerships across industries to support Trevor’s programs
• Other relevant tasks, duties, or special projects as assigned
• Contribute to building an evolving corporate partnership model at Trevor by identifying new ways to build, scale, and manage corporate partnerships
• Represent Trevor’s mission in presentations for corporate partners and audiences
• Build strong professional relationships with corporate partnership leadership
• Help develop compelling proposals working alongside program and finance leadership
• Help develop compelling proposals working alongside program and finance leadership
• Guide Trevor’s corporate partners through each step of the sales cycle -- from prospecting to pitching to contracting and partnership launch
• Lead and support cross-functional revenue-generating initiatives, focusing on developing and implementing a key relationships strategy and identifying engagement opportunities for The Trevor Project's Board of Directors with the Corporate Partnerships Team for enhanced collaboration
• Guide Trevor’s corporate partners through each step of the sales cycle -- from prospecting to pitching to contracting and partnership launch
• Ensure all partnership prospects and active relationships in your portfolio follow industry best practices -- centering Trevor’s impact, meeting legal requirements, and promoting inclusion
• Lead and support cross-functional revenue-generating initiatives, focusing on developing and implementing a key relationships strategy and identifying engagement opportunities for The Trevor Project's Board of Directors with the Corporate Partnerships Team for enhanced collaboration
• Be a liaison between corporate partners and internal teams by helping to align on shared vision, goals, and projects -- while navigating any challenges that may arise with a positive, solutions-orientation
• Be a liaison between corporate partners and internal teams by helping to align on shared vision, goals, and projects -- while navigating any challenges that may arise with a positive, solutions-orientation
• Other relevant tasks, duties, or special projects as assigned
• Build the strategy for new business, identify potential partners in alignment with our mission, and develop new pitches and partnerships across industries to support Trevor’s programs
• Represent Trevor’s mission in presentations for corporate partners and audiences
• Contribute to building an evolving corporate partnership model at Trevor by identifying new ways to build, scale, and manage corporate partnerships

Why Trevor?

• Pet insurance
• Employee Assistance Program to help with confidential emotional support, work life solutions, financial solutions, legal assistance, or online support
• Remote work from the continental US, Alaska, or Hawaii (we provide the technology, a monthly internet reimbursement, and a reimbursement to outfit your work-from-home space!)
• Online Subscription to Headspace, a digital mindfulness and meditation platform
• Generous vacation and 12 paid holidays (one of our holidays is Harvey Milk Day!) plus two floating holidays , and three half-day Fridays during the summer
• Comprehensive health insurance, including coverage for various gender affirmation surgeries (and we pay 100% of your premiums for medical, dental, vision AND basic life insurance)
• A career that truly makes a difference in the lives of LGBTQ young people–every single day
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Professional and Learning Development Trainings/Education: including a professional subscription to LinkedIn Learning, providing access to more than 13,000 high quality on-demand courses.

$75,000 - $90,000 a year

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