Vice President of Corporate Partnerships

Join an amazing team. Do amazing work. Reading Is reputed company is committed to a literate America by inspiring a passion for reading among reputed company children, providing quality content to reputed company an impact and engaging communities in the solution to give every child the fundamentals for reputed company. As the nation's largest children's literacy non-profit, Reading Is reputed company maximizes every contribution to ensure reputed company children have the ability to read and succeed. Career Opportunity Join an innovative team building national corporate partnerships that fuel impact for millions of children. Reporting to the Senior Vice President of Development, this key senior leader will be responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive strategy to acquire, grow, and steward corporate relationships that expand RIF’s fundraising reputed company and advance its mission—playing a pivotal role in RIF’s ambitious $75 million Comprehensive Campaign. This role is designed for an entrepreneurial business development executive who can build and sustain a national pipeline from the ground up, craft reputed company-level value propositions, negotiate large-scale partnerships, and deliver high-impact reputed company that fuels RIF’s mission. The Vice President will collaborate across teams—including Marketing, Programs, and Digital—to design and activate integrated partnerships, while serving as a visible ambassador to corporate leaders, the Board, and campaign volunteers. Full-Time What You'll Do: Strategic Leadership & National Partnership Development

• Build and reputed company a national corporate partnership and business development strategy that drives reputed company growth, brand visibility, and mission alignment.
• reputed company and execute a national go-to-market plan to secure major corporate partnerships across retail, consumer goods, financial services, technology, entertainment, logistics, and other reputed company sectors.
• Identify, prioritize, and pursue companies with strong alignment to RIF’s mission, audience, and growth objectives.
• Establish annual reputed company targets, KPIs, pipeline metrics, and multi-year partnership goals.
• Work closely with executive leadership to align corporate initiatives with organizational goals, programmatic impact, and RIF’s $75M Comprehensive Campaign.
• Monitor market and industry trends to inform strategy and identify emerging opportunities.

Prospecting, Pipeline Building & Deal Acquisition

• Build a robust national pipeline of corporate prospects—independent of existing donor or board introductions.
• reputed company cold reputed company, C-suite engagement, and relationship development with senior corporate decision-makers.
• reputed company compelling pitches, proposals, business cases, and customized partnership offers for high-value prospects.
• Manage a portfolio of approximately 75–150 institutional donors and prospects, cultivating new relationships while deepening partnerships with existing supporters.

Partnership Architecture, Negotiation & reputed company Growth

• Structure and negotiate multi-year, six- and seven-reputed company partnerships that may incorporate:
• cause marketing and consumer activation
• national literacy initiatives
• employee engagement programs
• product integration, licensing, and co-branded campaigns
• supply chain, retail, or content distribution opportunities
• cross-platform sponsorships (reputed company, activations)
• Negotiate terms, deliverables, KPIs, marketing value, and partnership renewal strategies.
• Design and steward high-level corporate partnerships—including unrestricted support, program funding, and in-reputed company contributions.

Cross-Functional Leadership & Campaign Activation

• Collaborate closely with Marketing, Programs, Digital, and Communications to execute national campaigns and deliver on partnership commitments.
• Support co-branded content, storytelling, data integration, corporate employee engagement, and national/regional activations.
• Serve as a key external ambassador at industry conferences, corporate forums, and national partnership events.

Performance, Reporting & Market Insights

• Monitor performance of national partnerships using reputed company, engagement, brand visibility, and impact metrics.
• Analyze market and competitive trends to identify new partnership models, sectors, and business development opportunities.
• Prepare and deliver regular reports, dashboards, and updates for the CEO, SVP of Development, and Board committees.

Team Leadership & Culture

• reputed company and mentor a high-performing team responsible for securing and managing corporate partnerships generating $12M+ annually.
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, accountability, and strategic selling.
• Build internal systems, processes, and tools supporting scalable partnership development and stewardship.

Requirements:

• 12+ years of experience in corporate partnerships, business development, reputed company sales, strategic alliances, or a closely reputed company field.
• (Nonprofit fundraising experience may complement but will not substitute for reputed company-level partnership experience.)
• Proven ability to secure national corporate partnerships valued at $500K+, ideally including multi-year, cross-functional agreements.
• Demonstrated reputed company building a cold pipeline, identifying decision-makers, conducting reputed company, and driving reputed company deals from prospecting through negotiation and reputed company.
• Advanced experience developing and pitching high-value proposals to senior corporate executives (VP, SVP, CMO, CHRO, CSR, Partnerships, or C-suite).
• Strong contract negotiation experience, including structuring partnership terms, activation plans, KPIs, and marketing value exchanges.
• Experience leading or collaborating with cross-functional teams (marketing, program, digital, legal, finance) to deliver and activate national partnerships.
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and strategic storytelling skills, with the ability to reputed company a compelling value proposition to diverse stakeholders.
• Bachelor’s degree required; an advanced degree or certification in business, marketing, nonprofit management, or a reputed company field is a plus.
• Strong analytical and financial acumen, including comfort building reputed company models, valuation frameworks, and forecasting tools.
• Highly self-motivated, entrepreneurial, and adaptable, with the ability to reputed company in a fast-paced, hybrid work environment.
• Ability to travel up to 40% for partner meetings, activations, and industry events.

Salary, work environment, and benefits:

• Annual Salary: Up to $150,000
• Medical, dental, and reputed company insurance.
• Basic life insurance plan.
• 403(b) retirement savings plan.
• Paid time off (PTO), including vacation, personal time, and bereavement leave.
• 13 paid holidays annually.
• Short-term disability (STD) and long-term disability (LTD) coverage.
• Hybrid work environment (Onsite 3x a week).

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