Strategic Partnerships & Revenue Growth Lead

RockBridge Treatment & Recovery; Buffalo (MN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

RockBridge Treatment & Recovery seeks a Community Development Manager to build executive-level relationships across healthcare, government, and community sectors in Minnesota. The role develops referral networks and strategic partnerships to increase census, donor support, and visibility for RockBridge’s services and Lakeside Academy.

The position emphasizes business and financial acumen, executive presence, and the ability to translate relationships into revenue growth, with frequent travel

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• Five or more years of experience in business development, fundraising, referral development, healthcare outreach, account management, or community partnerships.
• Demonstrated success generating measurable referrals, census growth, donations, sponsorships, or partnership revenue.
• Strong financial acumen, including understanding budgets, revenue drivers, ROI, and growth.
• Ability to build credibility with hospital executives, government and correctional leaders, donors, business leaders, and community stakeholders.
• Excellent presentation, negotiation, relationship-building, and written communication.
• Experience using CRM and performance data to manage pipelines.
• Ability to travel regularly, including occasional evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute annual referrals, census, partnership, and community development plans tailored to each program’s population and market opportunities.
• Build and maintain high-value referral relationships with hospitals, behavioral health providers, counties, schools, child protection agencies, juvenile justice and correctional systems, social service organizations, payers, and community partners.
• Identify underdeveloped markets, service gaps, and new referral pathways that expand access and support census growth.
• Lead partner meetings, presentations, and program tours communicating services, outcomes, and admission criteria.

Skills

Strong financial acumen

Excellent presentation

Negotiation

Relationship-building

Written communication

CRM experience

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, healthcare administration, communications, nonprofit leadership, or related field

Tools

CRM

Job description

RockBridge Treatment & Recovery seeks a Community Development Manager to build executive-level relationships across healthcare, government, and community sectors in Minnesota. The role develops referral networks and strategic partnerships to increase census, donor support, and visibility for RockBridge’s services and Lakeside Academy.

The position emphasizes business and financial acumen, executive presence, and the ability to translate relationships into revenue growth, with frequent travel