Coordinator, Strategic Alliances

First Book•Washington, DC

11d•Hybrid

About The Position

First Book currently seeks a Coordinator of Corporate Partnerships on its Strategic Alliances team. The Coordinator will help implement and support First Book’s award-winning, cause-based marketing and corporate social responsibility (CSR) campaigns. These campaigns involve partnerships with industry leaders including KPMG, Citi, Pizza Hut, and Disney. Successful candidates will demonstrate a track record in project management, business writing, event planning, creative thinking and a passion for corporate social responsibility. The Coordinator will provide partnership management support, event planning and execution, corporate communications and budgeting in addition to assisting in the development of partnership proposals in a dynamic, fast-paced organization led by an internationally recognized social entrepreneur. In their role, the Coordinator will develop expertise in cause-based marketing and public-private sector partnerships that help partners reach their marketing and social impact goals while furthering First Book’s mission. The Coordinator will work with the Strategic Alliances Team and report directly to the Vice President of Strategic Alliances.

Requirements

An entrepreneurial spirit, this is core to First Book’s DNA. Must be a tenacious self-starter.
A passion for First Book’s mission and vision for the future.
Strong employee and team management skills. Must work well with cross-functional teams and be able to multitask with ease.
Ability to manage through complexity and ambiguity within highly matrixed organizations.
Strong presentation skills.
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
Must enjoy working in a fast-paced environment.
A sense of humor. This one is required.
Possess a minimum of 1-3 years’ work experience (will also consider internship experience)
BA/BS; Coursework in business, marketing, and social enterprise preferred
Proficient in Microsoft Office applications including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
Experience with a donor database(s), CRM system (Salesforce), as well as professional experience with social media preferred

Responsibilities

Support internal preparation for partner meetings.
Support event logistics in close collaboration with corporate partners and First Book members
Assist with tracking and administrative coordination
Support communications tasks for cause-marketing campaigns by gathering materials and routing items for review.
Participate in team meetings by providing administrative support and capturing action items.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams in the organization to meet partnership goals
Provide administrative support to the Strategic Alliances team, including scheduling, meeting coordination, gift acknowledgments, pipeline updates, and basic partner/prospect research.
Travel, as needed, up to 40% in peak partnership activation periods
Perform general administrative tasks and other assigned duties to support department operations.