Consultant for Sustainable Financing (Seaweeds)
Reports to: Corporate Partnerships Manager
WORKS WITH
- Internal: Within WWF Philippines, this post reports to the Corporate Partnerships Manager and the Head for Resource Generation and Partnerships; Works in coordination with the Corporate Partnerships team, Individual Fundraising Unit, Communications Unit, Admin and Finance Units; Works occasionally with Program Managers/Coordinators.
- External: Serves as main WWF contact person for corporate marketing and merchandise partners and potential partners.
SCOPE OF WORK
Reporting to the Corporate Partnerships Manager and the Head for Resource Generation and Partnerships, the Brand & Innovative Marketing (BIM) Partnerships Officer is responsible for securing corporate partnerships contributing to the organization’s strategic objectives of ‘diverse and sustained income growth that enables scale and flexibility’, and ‘engaging millions of Filipinos to be advocates’. S/he shall be responsible for creating, implementing and monitoring the marketing partnership plans, and shall act as the relationship manager for corporate marketing partners. Activities under this sub-unit are typically cause-related marketing campaigns, co-branding, event fundraising and merchandising efforts.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Plan, coordinate, and oversee marketing and merchandise partnerships with businesses in support of WWF projects and advocacies; where partnership activities involve merchandise (including virtual products such as in-game purchases), the products should follow minimum sustainability criteria and serve to promote more sustainable consumption habits.
- Build Panda Gifts catalogue content and promotional plan.
- Generate leads and identify prospective corporate partners to be engaged.
- Conduct the necessary research and due diligence on target corporations to be approached for potential partnerships.
- Create proposals and deliver pitch presentations to prospective partners.
- Participate in major fundraising events/campaigns and at times lead and coordinate those activities.
- Work in coordination with others in the WWF Corporate Partnerships Team, Individual Fundraising Unit and Communications team to introduce marketing and merchandise efforts across different audience segments.
- Prepare Memorandum of Agreements, billing statements, requests for payment and other related coordination tasks.
- Keep abreast of cutting-edge marketing trends that can be integrated into WWF's branding and projects.
- Perform other tasks that may be assigned.
KEY OUTPUTS/ DELIVERABLES
- Deliver to an annual financial target.
- Secure strategic marketing partnerships towards achieving the financial, advocacy and consumer engagement objectives of the organization.
- Manage corporate partnerships in the Brand and Innovative portfolio.
- Perform other duties that may be assigned by the supervisor from time to time.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Degree in Marketing, Business Management, Social Science or other related subject.
- At least 2 years experience in brand/product/service marketing,
account/relationship management – experience in retail is a plus. - Track record of delivering financial targets and demonstrable success in partnership management.
- Ability to develop business proposals and reports.
- Entrepreneurial skills: Innovative and resourceful, able to act on opportunities with min. resource and leveraging the resources and partnerships of the organization.
- Excellent English communication skills and ability to communicate compellingly with visuals.
- Excellent organizational skills with a keen eye for detail.
- Works well on his/her own and as part of a team.
- Committed to the organizational values and advocacy of WWF.
HOW TO APPLY
As an equal employment opportunity employer, WWF does not discriminate based on an applicant’s race, religion, sex, gender, or disability status. Submissions by mail will not be accepted to reduce the use of paper. Due to the high volume of applications, inquiries via phone cannot be accepted.
Interested applicants can email their CV with a cover letter to apply@wwf.org.ph with the subject line: Brand and Innovative Marketing (BIM) Partnerships Officer [First name initial_Middle name initial_Full last name].
Interested applicants can email their CV with a cover letter to apply@wwf.org.ph with the subject line: Brand and Innovative Marketing (BIM) Partnerships Officer [First name initial_Middle name initial_Full last name].