Senior Manager, Corporate Partnerships

City Year; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability coverage

FSA

401(k)

Job summary

City Year Chicago is seeking a Corporate Partnerships Manager to support the corporate partnerships program and fundraising goal of $3.5 million annually. This in-person role with flexible remote days will build donor relationships, develop sponsorships, and steward existing partners.

Reporting to the Corporate Partnerships Director, you will manage a donor portfolio, lead grant proposals, and collaborate across teams to renew sponsorships and deliver high-impact stewardship and reports.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred; 4+ years of relevant experience desired.
• Experience working with senior level executives in a corporate environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Authorized documentation to work in the United States of America.
• Criminal background history clearance to work with school-age children, depending on the position.

Responsibilities

• Donor Portfolio Management: manage a diverse portfolio of corporate donors supporting City Year's corporate giving goal.
• Cultivate and steward corporate prospects, renewals, and engagement opportunities.
• Collaborate with Development team and partners to align sponsorship priorities with City Year Chicago.
• Support site events and major initiatives, with proactive outreach to sponsors and donors.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Partnership building

Event planning

Relationship management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Position Overview

The Corporate Partnerships Manager is responsible for supporting City Year Chicago’s corporate partnerships program. Reporting to the Corporate Partnerships Director, the Corporate Partnerships Manager will be responsible for supporting the site's fundraising goal of $3.5 million annually. This includes developing new donor relationships and leveraging and cultivating existing relationships. The chief goal of the position is to plan and effectively deliver high quality corporate relations and stewardship plans resulting in corporate sponsorship renewals.

• Starting salary range for this role is $65,000-$75,000
• Anticipated start date for this role is fall 2026.
• This is an in-person role with flexibility to periodically work remotely.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degreepreferred; 4+years of relevant experiencedesired
• Experience working with senior level executives in a corporate environment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong partnership building and event planning skills
• Authorized documentation to work in the United States of America
• Criminal background history clearance to work with school-age children, depending on the position

Responsibilities

• Donor Portfolio Management
  • In conjunction with the Director, Corporate Partnerships (DCP), managea diverseportfolio of corporate donorsin support ofCity Year'scorporate giving goal of $850,000+ in FY27
  • Partner with Regional Grant Writer to develop compelling grant proposals for existing and prospective corporate funders, and lead grant applications for asks between $10,000 - $25,000
  • Manage a portfolio of corporate and foundation donors ($1,000 - $25,000) for whom SMCP will be directly responsible to cultivate, solicit, and steward, with the goal of retaining and increasing giving and engagement
  • Support the team in soliciting event sponsorships and encouraging attendance for fundraising events
  • Initiate a minimum of 3 meaningful in-person meetings, phone/video calls, and/or emails a week to strengthen relationships, solicit dollars, and steward gifts
  • Ensure the successful stewardship and retention of Team and Program Sponsors by managing appropriate frequency of outreach, appreciation, impact reporting, and involvement
  • Utilize Salesforce as a CRM platform to document and maintain clear and timely records including tracking account activity, meeting and call notes, donor giving, stewardship activities, and giving projections
• Cultivate and Steward Corporate Prospects
  • In partnership with the Director, Corporate Partnerships (DCP), provide relationship management for the Team Sponsorship ($100,000+) and Program Sponsorship ($25,000+) program; a robust existing portfolio of roughly 20 corporate partners
  • Annually renew 90% of corporate sponsorships
  • Develop content for Mid-Year and End-of-Year Impact Reports for each Team and Program Sponsor
  • Ensure the successful stewardship and retention of Team and Program Sponsors by managing appropriate frequency of outreach, appreciation, impact reporting, and involvement
  • Project manage and facilitate between 1 and 4 engagement opportunities for each Team and Program Sponsor, such as Meet & Greets with Student Success Coach (SSC) teams, school tours, and hands‑on service opportunities
  • Prepare SSCs for corporate partner engagements
  • Align corporate partners priorities with City Year Chicago; including our mission, impact department, and school partners.
• Organizational Initiatives & Site Support
  • Work closely with the Development team to understand priorities and revenue goals, and develop strategies to meet the team’s needs
  • Collaborate with other site departments, City Year Headquarters’ corporate partnerships team, and other City Year sites on a frequent basis
  • Participate in site and network-wide meetings and calls, providing insight, feedback, and collective problem solving
  • Support and attend all major site events, including fundraisers, service days, training, and other initiatives
  • Engage in structured discussion and training on diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging aimed at developing stronger cultural competency, both individually and collectively as a site
  • Partner with CYP’s departments and staff to ensure that site-wide goals are met, including, but not limited to, the SSC applicant interview process, stakeholder engagement, event and service day participation, and cross‑departmental committees

Competencies

• Collaboration: Connects with stakeholders to identify shared interests; partners with others to incorporate different perspectives toward a common goal.
• Teamwork: Actively contributes to shared projects with the understanding that team success is personal success.
• Understanding & Building Connection: Considers perspectives of others and cultivates relationships to strengthen interpersonal bonds with colleagues and external stakeholders.
• Managing Change: Leads and/or demonstrates support for innovation; helps others successfully manage organizational change; holds others accountable for adjusting to change (if people manager).
• Project Management: Organizes, prioritizes, tracks, and manages workflow and resources.

Working Conditions

Local travel required, including to local partner schools and events, and to other City Year sites and national conferences

Must have access to reliable transportation or the ability to navigate public transit

Occasional lifting or carrying of materials (e.g., event supplies, training materials) up to ~20 lbs.

Works a hybrid schedule, including typical 3-4 days in-person, with occasional periods of longer in-person commitments

Must have reliable internet access when participating in any required virtual meetings or trainings

Benefits

Full-time employees will be eligible for all benefits including vacation, sick days and organization holidays.

You may participate in all benefit programs that City Year establishes and makes available to eligible employees, under (and subject to all provisions of) the plan documents that govern those programs.

Currently, City Year offers medical, dental, vision, life, accidental death and dismemberment and disability coverage, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), and other benefits including 401(k) plan(s) pursuant to the terms and conditions of company policy and the 401(k) plan document.

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Employment at City Year is at-will.

City Year does not sponsor work authorization visas.

About City Year

City Year’s dual mission is to expand educational opportunity for all students and develop the next generation of leaders through national service. Trained teams of City Year AmeriCorps members provide support to students, classrooms and the whole school.

Schools that partner with City Year are up to two to three times more likely to improve in English and math assessments, and the more time students spend with AmeriCorps members, the more they improve on academic, cognitive and interpersonal skills— skills that help students thrive in school, college and career.

City Year’s 900 staff and 2,000+ AmeriCorps members work and serve in 29 communities across the U.S., including Boston (where City Year was founded in 1988 and is headquartered), Baton Rouge, Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Columbia, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Little Rock, Los Angeles, Memphis, Miami, Milwaukee, NewHampshire, NewYork, Orlando, Philadelphia, Providence, Sacramento, San Antonio, SanJosé/SiliconValley, Seattle/KingCounty, Tulsa and Washington, D.C. City Year also has international affiliates in the U.K. and South Africa.

A proud member of the AmeriCorps national service network, City Year is supported by AmeriCorps, local school districts and private philanthropy.

City Year has been designated a 4-star charity by Charity Navigator since 2003, putting City Year in the top 1% of non-profits nationwide for accountability, transparency and responsible fiscal management, and among the most trustworthy nonprofits in America.

At City Year, we sometimes say we work not only “at” City Year, but also “on” City Year, recognizing that the organization, like our world, is constantly evolving and changing.

Two things that have never changed: our steadfast belief in the power of young people to change our world for the better; and our aspiration to create positive school and work environments where everyone feels a sense of connection, is supported to do their best work, and is able to learn, contribute, lead and create to their fullest potential.

As an equal opportunity employer, City Year is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified individuals and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, parental status, genetic information or characteristics, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

Policy Information

Fair Labor Standards Act

Family and Medical Leave Act

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