How many people can answer the question, \"What do you do for a living?\" with the answer, \"I help find cures for cancer.\" At LLS, employees take our mission seriously. Whether you work in one of our regions, are an accountant at the national office or a specialist in our Information Resource Center, you work each day on making our mission a reality: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. Join us and give new meaning to the word, \"job.\"

As a valued member of LLS, you are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package. Our offerings include medical, dental, and vision insurance; life insurance; flexible spending accounts; a 403b retirement plan along with generous paid time off. In addition, we observe federal paid holidays throughout the year, and offer a wellness program and an employee assistance program.

While employees may be permitted to work remotely, travel to the assigned office, HUB or Satellite Offices may be required as determined by the employee’s manager and the employee’s People Organization Generalist.

Summary:  As part of a mission centric, locally delivered and nationally powered organization this role serves as the stewardship and account execution manager for national strategic partnerships;   this critical role will also ensure increase revenue year over year based on customer centric success. Serves as the liaison across operations, mission teams, marketing and communications, legal and finance for all non-pharmaceutical efforts.  

 

Duties and Responsibilities:   

Serve as business development account leader to promote the understanding of the LLS mission throughout National external partnerships. Work in partnership with Education Services, Health Research and Advancement Operations departments to effectively communicate the LLS overall mission, programs, resources, and priorities. Lead account manager for transformational partnerships in the 7+ figure range

Develop Targeted Donor Cultivation and Stewardship Materials 

Liaise and strategize with business partners across the enterprise on projects and programs and how to most advantageously position our value proposition to donors. Support the development of general information decks, overviews, speaking points, acknowledgement and other letters, and other collateral materials for relationship building activities with individual, corporate and foundation donors and prospects. Liaise with CE and Advancement/Donor Operations to assist in writing proposals, PPT decks, impact reports and targeted collateral to support cultivation activities and solicitations 

Strategy and Vision 

Ensure corporate partnership strategies are executed flawlessly with national corporate partners and product teams both internally and externally.Create communication plans and lead internal partnership kick off calls to inform regions and product teams of activation plans to ensure success and proven return on investment for corporate partners. Co-lead all external partnership calls, in person meetings and meeting follow up  Serves as the point of contact for all stewardship and execution strategies for business development and partnerships team for transformational partnerships.Serve as the business development liaison with CE to ensure execution for partner benefits are delivered on time.Help to create and manage partnership budgets and focus for future fiscal years.Main point of contact to coordinate external conferences in which BD attends/exhibits and external partner’s summits where LLS will be attending/exhibiting.Other duties as assigned in support of the BD team

High Impact Fundraising and Stewardship 

Cultivate strong working relationships with national, territory, and region leaders, and others throughout the organization to ensure the successful integration and implementation of campaigns/programs. Identify and lead stewardship plans for designated corporate partners. Maintain a working knowledge of the LLS mission and programs to promote Organizational initiatives. Perform other related duties as assigned.   Leadership Acknowledgements Executes acknowledgement letters for all assigned accountsFacilitates high-touch opportunities for LLS Leadership to thank top donors in the form of phone calls, handwritten notes, or in person stewardship meetings. #LI-Hybrid

Education & Experience Requirements:   

Bachelor’s degree preferred  5 Years corporate fundraising and account management experience Experience in managing 6+ figure partnerships from corporate sector Strong office Suite and database management, preferred knowledge of SalesforceStrong communication and collaboration skills both internal and externalAbility to prioritize and lead transformational partnershipsExperience in stewardship and cultivation

Physical Demands & Work Environment: 

Physical demands are minimal and typical of similar jobs in comparable organizations Work environment is representative and typical of similar jobs in comparable organizations LLS has a 35-hour work week The average salary  range is $57,000-  $82,000 , open to further discussion based on geography.Limited travel approximately 25% 

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees.  Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the Company.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Disclaimer

LLS is an equal employment opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in its workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender, gender identity and expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, race, color, creed, national origin/ancestry, citizenship, religion, genetic predisposition or information, physical or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. LLS seeks such skilled and qualified individuals to share our mission and where they will join a cohort of others who have chosen to call LLS home. LLS complies with all applicable laws which prohibit discrimination and harassment in the workplace, and is committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive environment supportive of all of our employees and the communities we serve.