• Help transform the lives of the world’s poorest communities
• Fundraising and Relationship Management Role within a dynamic NGO
• Full Time Permanent
• Flexible work arrangements

About Us

Our mission is to transform lives by improving access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in the world’s poorest communities. WaterAid works with partners to maximise its impact for policy change/influence.

About the Role

The role is positioned within the Corporate and Community Engagement team and reports to the Head of Strategic Partnerships. The Corporate Partnerships Manager is responsible for developing, managing and fostering relationships between WaterAid and its corporate partners. The role will focus on leveraging current relationships and building a pipeline of new prospects and opportunities to establish sustainable partnerships that create shared value.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Demonstrated experience in planning all steps in corporate relationships management, from prospecting to reporting back on program’s results;
• Past success preparing and presenting partnerships proposals and securing funding;
• Experience in developing and managing a pipeline of prospective partners;
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including persuasive presentation abilities, effective listening, diplomacy and tact, team-playing with demonstrated success in dealing with external stakeholders;
• Mature, charismatic personality possessing the style, stature and leadership required to work effectively with senior staff and volunteers.

Above all else, you will be empowering, collaborative, decisive, self-motivated and able to work effectively both operationally and strategically, with a strong commitment to international development. This is a great opportunity to help transform the lives of the world’s poorest and most marginalised people by improving their access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene.

Applicants must have the right to work in Australia.

WaterAid is a child safe organisation committed to protection of people we serve. Our recruitment and selection procedures are designed to ensure we only recruit people who are suitable and aligned with our standards on the safety of children and protection from sexual exploitation and abuse. All appointments are subject to appropriate background checks and screening.

We promote diversity and equality in all our practices. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.

A Position Description is attached below.