Strategic Partnerships & Communications Lead, Water Stewardship

Trellis Group; Portland (OR); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance & disability coverage

Retirement plan with 5% matching

Generous PTO & vacation policy

Sabbatical after 6 years; then every 5

Professional development budget

Hybrid work schedule

Job summary

Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF) seeks a Senior Manager for Corporate Partnerships & Communications, BWS to lead messaging, partnership engagement, and program management. You will translate complex environmental data into compelling narratives for corporate partners and funders, while developing case studies and ensuring consistency with BEF branding.

The role involves coordinating with the BWS team, managing multi-million dollar partnerships, and guiding communications strategy to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, communications, environmental science, public policy, or a related field.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in corporate partnerships, program management, communications, or a related field.
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex technical or scientific information into clear narratives for non-technical audiences.
• Experience managing or supporting partnerships, grants, clients, or contracts, including budget oversight and reporting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and professionalism including experience managing relationships and developing presentations, reports, and partner-facing materials.

Responsibilities

• Develop messaging strategies articulating the impact of BWS work at project, basin, and portfolio levels.
• Translate technical insights into content for corporate partners, funders, and the public.
• Articulate the corporate partner’s programmatic vision and business value from water stewardship investments.
• Develop and maintain case studies demonstrating value and best practices in corporate water stewardship.
• Collaborate with BEF's Communications Director to align messaging with BEF branding and BWS requirements.
• Articulate BWS’s corporate engagement strategy to funders, partners, sustainability forums, NGOs, etc.
• Build capacity of implementing partners to communicate and benefit from BWS work.
• Support media engagement for corporate clients, projects, and funding partners.
• Balance partner priorities and program constraints to recommend the most effective path forward.

Skills

Communication

Relationship management

Project management

Storytelling

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF) seeks a Senior Manager for Corporate Partnerships & Communications, BWS to lead messaging, partnership engagement, and program management. You will translate complex environmental data into compelling narratives for corporate partners and funders, while developing case studies and ensuring consistency with BEF branding.

The role involves coordinating with the BWS team, managing multi-million dollar partnerships, and guiding communications strategy to