Corporate Engagement Specialist

With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 34,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Employee Contract Type:

Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)

Job Description:

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

Corporate Engagement (40%)

• Manage a portfolio of current and prospective foreign corporate partners with a focus on delivering effective communication and engagement opportunities that build relationships with them and lead to investment in WV Viet Nam to serve the most vulnerable children.
• Conduct meetings, prepare materials and proposals, make the solicitation, and complete necessary follow-up to advance the conversation and secure support from foreign and multiple corporations in Viet Nam.
• Strengthen the high-touch, long-term relationships with corporate and other funders as well as demonstrated success soliciting and securing support from them.
• Build the pipeline for corporate support by identifying, researching and engaging Foreign and multinational corporations. 
• Develop strategy and timeline for corporate relationship development, solicitation and implementation, coordinating with Operations, GAM and technical program teams as needed.
• Develop assets and identify new creative opportunities to add value for partners and deepen corporate engagement, including gratitude and recognition programs 
• Coordinate with Communications and Public Engagement team to develop collateral, and support corporate partnerships through social media support. 
• Respond to donor/partner questions and requests; resolve issues in a timely manner.

Private Non-Sponsorship (PNS) proposal development (40%)

• Engage with Support Offices on PNS opportunities.
• Maintain and update PNS opportunity pipeline with corporates and foundations. 
• Coordinate with Area Programs and technical program teams on development and writing of corporate proposals and solicitation materials.
• Provide recommendation for Go/No-Go analysis of PNS opportunities for serving the most vulnerable children.
• Provide appropriate advice, supports to ensure compliances of PNS projects as donors’ requirements.
• Support Area Programs in completing reports and documentation of PNS projects as requested by donors 

Capacity Building on corporate engagement and PNS proposal development (5%)

• Develop training/coaching courses for Area Programs on corporate engagement and PNS proposal development.
• Deliver capacity building to relevant staff for corporate engagement and PNS proposal development

Support Joint Marketing Area Program (JMAP initiative) (10%)

• Support the digital marketing strategy which is aligned with and supportive the SOs’ digital marketing plan.
• Initiate and support the implementation of initiatives on Alternative Funding to increase sponsorship and non-sponsorship funding when possible

Others (5%)

• Take responsibility for personal security, accurately identify and assess the dangers and respond in the most appropriate way; take all good faith efforts to keep other WVV staff and property secure with guidance and instruction as being trained by WVV
• Perform other duties as assigned by the manager to contribute to the team performance

KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE

Required Professional Experience    

• At least 5 – 8 years’ in development sector with 5 years in corporate engagement and fund raising.
• Extensive knowledge development programmes, fund raising, CSR requirements.

Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification    

• Bachelor’s degree on development, public policy or relevant field with minimum of 5 years’ experience directly working in corporate sectors, fund raising.
• Research, advocacy, communication skills/training 

Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications    

• Training/knowledge/experience on cross cutting sectors; Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion; Environment; 
• Knowledge and experience of holistic community development 
• Excellent interpersonal, representational and networking skills
• Proven ability to build and maintain strategic relationships and manage stakeholders
• Excellent communication skills for a range of audiences
• Excellent writing, presentation and reporting skills

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