Senior Manager, Corporate Partnerships & Communications, BWS

Bonneville Environmental Foundation • Portland, OR

16d • $80,000 - $92,000 • Remote

About The Position

Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF) is an entrepreneurial nonprofit working on environmental solutions at the intersection of renewable energy and freshwater. Partnerships are key to our success. We build long-term relationships with our education, corporate, utility and philanthropic partners by first understanding their goals and needs and providing solutions that achieve those goals while achieving real, measurable environmental benefits.

BEF’s Business for Water Stewardship Team helps businesses work collaboratively with community and policy stakeholders to advance solutions that ensure people, economies, and ecosystems have enough clean water to flourish. We invite tribal nations, agriculture, food, beverage or technology companies, community organizations, environmental advocates, and policymakers to join us to transform how we collectively value, use, and manage water.

The Senior Manager, Corporate Partnerships & Communications, BWS plays a critical role in advancing the organization's national and international corporate water stewardship strategy and program. Working closely with the Senior Director of BWS, this position bridges strategy and execution — translating complex technical work into compelling narratives, managing high-value corporate partnerships, and equipping internal teams and external partners to effectively expand and communicate the impact of water stewardship investments. The ideal candidate is a skilled communicator and relationship manager who thrives in a cross-functional environment and is passionate about connecting corporate commitments to measurable conservation and mission outcomes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, communications, environmental science, public policy, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in corporate partnerships, program management, communications, or a related field — ideally within the conservation, sustainability, or environmental sector.
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex technical or scientific information into clear narratives for non-technical audiences.
• Experience managing or supporting partnerships, grants, clients, or contracts, including budget oversight and reporting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and professionalism including experience managing relationships and developing presentations, reports, and partner-facing materials.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute messaging strategies that articulate the impact of BWS work at the project, basin, and corporate portfolio levels.
• Translate technical and data-driven insights from project and reporting teams into clear, compelling content for diverse audiences, including corporate partners, funders, and the public.
• Help articulate the corporate partner’s programmatic vision and business value derived from water stewardship investment and engagement.
• Develop and maintain key case studies — including flagship projects and engagements — that demonstrate the value of and best practices in corporate water stewardship.
• Partner with BEF's Communications Director to ensure corporate partnership and BWS program messaging remains consistent with BEF's overall brand, mission, and reputation, while meeting BWS program-specific brand requirements.
• Articulate BWS’s corporate engagement strategy to funders, partners, sustainability forums, NGOs, and other relevant organizations at the regional and portfolio level.
• Build the capacity of implementing partners to effectively communicate, champion, and benefit from BWS program work.
• Support media engagement and communications on behalf of corporate clients, projects, and funding partners.
• Exercise sound judgment in balancing competing partner priorities and program constraints, recommending the most effective path forward for high-value engagements.
• Contribute to the development and execution of grant and funding strategies, including corporate and grant reporting in coordination with the BWS program team.
• Support the management of multi-million dollar corporate partnerships and contracts, including strategy development, project investment, and tracking and reporting to deliver outcomes that address shared water challenges and deliver on corporate program objectives.
• Support tracking of progress against corporate partnership goals and program targets, adjusting priorities as needed to ensure measurable outcomes are achieved.
• Provide support for policy initiatives and collaboratives that leverage business engagement and coalition efforts as needed.
• Support the development and management of conference, presentation and similar engagement opportunities for BWS.

Benefits

• Salary Range: $80,000-$92,000 per year DOE.
• 100% Employer paid Medical, Short Term and Long-Term Disability, Life insurance for employees; 75% subsidized for family/dependents.
• Retirement plan with 5% employer matching contribution.
• Generous PTO and Vacation Policy including alternative care and self-care leave.
• Four Week paid sabbatical after first 6 years, then every 5 years thereafter
• Opportunity to grow through training and development including a generous paid professional development budget.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior