Partnership Executive

**_Exciting opportunity to play, learn and build your career with Playgroup NSW_**
- Part Time - 3 Days per week (2 days in our vibrant Sydney office in Barangaroo and one from home)
- Opportunity to impact every child, their family and community across Australia.
- The role would be ideal for someone with an account management or business development background with excellent presentation and relationship building skills, looking to further their career in a for-purpose organisation.

**About the Company**

Playgroup NSW supports and delivers a range of strengths-based programs and playgroup related engagements to its 55,000 member families, including but not limited to: Universal community volunteer led programs; Targeted early intervention and preventative programs specifically for children and families experiencing vulnerabilities, and for children with a disability and their carers; Programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and culturally and linguistically diverse families; Perinatal mental and parent/child mental health programs, and Intergenerational programs including older Australians.

For 50 years, playgroups have been a fundamental community building block, creating vital social networks in which children, parents, grandparents, and carers play together, share knowledge and experiences, connect, and grow stronger as a community. There are Playgroup organisations in all states and territories.

Playgroup NSW respects and honours Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders past and present. We acknowledge the stories, traditions and living cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on this land and commit to building a brighter future together.

Our Vision at Playgroup NSW is to positively impact every NSW child, their family and community in the first 2,000 days of life.

Our Purpose is to lead play-based programs and services for NSW families with children birth to school age, offering development, shared experiences, and family support, that results in active citizens and inclusive communities.

Our Values are to:
**_ Be child centric_**: Children are at the heart of our work.

**_ Lead change_**: Seek and encourage learning, innovation, and greater positive impact.

**_ Act with integrity_**_:_ Be honest, accountable and show respect.

**_ Work smart, play often_**_:_ Be goal focused, mindful of people's wellbeing and enjoy work.

**About the Role**

Reporting to the Head of Partnerships, you will be responsible for establishing and growing new and existing partnerships of PG NSW. You will work with the wider business to facilitate outstanding relations with our partners, develop assets, manage contracts, drive sales of sponsor packages, help to create partnership proposals and ensure deliverables are met in a timely and professional manner. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining solid and mutually beneficial relationships with external partners, communicating effectively with internal and external stakeholders, managing administration tasks efficiently using communications tools and CRM software to help build a thriving partnership ecosystem.

**Key Responsibilities Include**
- Drive sales of sponsorship packages (with targets) to new and existing corporate partners through research, lead generation, lead nurture, solution planning, financial negotiation, setting appointments, following up conversations in a timely manner, recording activity in the CRM and liaising internally with appropriate stakeholders to maximise opportunities.
- Support the Head of Partnerships on partnership activity, pre, during and after delivery, planning for and attendance at meetings as appropriate, to define and deliver existing and new corporate partnership relationships.
- Create presentations for client activities in Powerpoint.
- Management of partnership in-kind stock and storage facilities.
- Drafting contracts for all agreements.
- Coordinating partner activities including but not limited to: events, online marketing activities, in-kind asset provision, giveaways and competitions, content production.
- Briefing in campaigns from clients to the marketing teams, gathering information as appropriate and keeping clients up to date on activities.
- As the face of PG NSW, you will be expected to plan and manage client activities autonomously and always communicate appropriately and professionally.
- Support the Head of Partnerships in delivering and nurturing existing and new partners, sponsors and advertisers through campaign management and brilliant customer service
- Assist with Client Relationship Management in the new CRM. Responsible for ensuring all campaign elements for partnerships, sponsors and advertisers are delivered on time and to a high standard.
- Collaborate with the marketing and communications team and internal stakeholders to support membership growth through client activities.

**Knowledge Skills and Experience**

**Qualifications**
- Bachelors Degre