Associate, Sports Partnerships

2 weeks ago

Mississauga, Canada World Vision Canada Full time

Are you looking for more than a job? At World Vision Canada we offer challenging careers that change the lives of children all over the world and it will change yours too. Come and be part of a team of 400 Canadians with a vision for the world: Life in all its fullness for every child.

You will experience Christian faith in action helping to make real and lasting change in the lives of the world’s most vulnerable children. Join the World Vision Canada team and be part of a powerful and effective force for good:
For Children. For Change. For Life.

**Position**: Associate, Sports Partnerships

**Reports To**: Manager, Entertainment Partnerships

**Position Term**: Full Time Permanent

**Primary Location**: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

**Location**: Remote (Within Canada)

**Job Purpose**:
Reporting to the Manager, Entertainment Partnerships, the Associate, Sports Partnerships is responsible for the successful planning, execution, and delivery of World Vision Canada’s Sports Partnerships, ensuring that the vision and goals for each partnership are met and exceeded.

The Associate, Sports Partnerships drives the execution of project plans, schedules, marketing strategies, and the achievement of objectives and KPIs to achieve strategic engagement and fundraising objectives on behalf of World Vision Canada.

Works collaboratively with internal teams and stakeholders across World Vision Canada as well as third-party partners, building relationships that support the successful execution and delivery of shared objectives.

**Responsibilities**:

- Build strategic partner plans and journeys that deepen engagement and achieve strategic marketing and business objectives.
- Actively network and build new World Vision Canada relationships within the sports industry.
- Negotiate contracts, agreements and business terms that demonstrate mutual benefit while adhering to strategic budget and stewardship commitments and best practices.
- Continuously monitor and analyze industry trends and best practices and recommend opportunities for growth and expansion of market presence.
- Maintain a high standard of excellence in relationship management, servicing and supporting all partners with continuous communication, education in support of our mission, appeal coaching, customer insights, and strategy development.
- Provide highly proficient project management support in the development and execution of project plans, events, activations on behalf of World Vision in collaboration with sports partners.
- Manage partnership/project administration and operations, including building and tracking budgets, overseeing invoices & payments, creating and monitoring contracts and SoW’s and completing post-mortem reporting.
- Operate within an agile scrum framework to manage tasks and deliverables.
- Ensure cohesive collaboration with vendors and partners while providing a consistent experience with WVC messaging, products and brand-guided relationship management while ensuring excellence in delivery and adherence to WVC strategy and policies.

**Qualifications**:

- Post-secondary education in Business, Marketing, or related discipline.
- Demonstrated experience in project management or event management.
- Proven success in a marketing, strategy and/ or partnership marketing role, preferably in a professional sports environment.
- Demonstrated experience in relationship/partnership management with a proven track record of collaboration, negotiation, and reciprocity.
- Highly skilled at networking and enhancing corporate relations.
- Demonstrated high level of personal ownership, collaborative teamwork, holistic value-centric perspective, work adaptability.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment.
- Ability to manage multiple relationships/events and work under tight deadlines when necessary.
- Advanced organizational, interpersonal, communication and analytical skills.
- Flexibility to work evenings/weekends as events require; some travel required.
- Experience working in an Agile environment and with Agile principles considered an asset.
- Experience with corporate sponsorships is considered an asset.

**Working Conditions**:

- This position requires the ability to travel for business and the ability to work some weekends and evenings, as required.

Why Consider Us?
- World Vision Canada has consistently been awarded Canada’s and the GTA’s top employers. Other awards granted are for financial transparency, marketing, customer service and for the work we do in the field.
- We are Canada’s largest development, relief and advocacy non-profit.
- Competitive total rewards package.
- You get extra time off. We close for an additional day on long weekends, 6 times a year. You can get up to six weeks’ vacation, plus paid sick days, personal days & wellness days.
- Flexible work schedules, allowing you to prioritize yourself, your family and your work.
- Work from home opportunities.
- Opportunities to wor

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