Environmental League of Massachusetts (ELM)

Account Manager

• Drive the growth, stewardship, and impact of the ELM Corporate Council
• Build and lead the strategy to cultivate and steward partnerships with corporations, mission-aligned businesses, and business associations
• Build partnerships that create shared value, including sponsorships, joint initiatives, employee engagement programs, and cause marketing
• Represent ELM with business leaders and at corporate events; deepen ELM's reputation as an effective leader and partner on climate and environmental policy
• Track emerging priorities in the business and sustainability sectors to anticipate opportunities for strategic alignment
• Drive creation and implementation of a communications, brand, and marketing strategy that advances ELM and the ELM Action Fund’s organizational goals
• Manage ELM’s Communications Team, ensuring clear strategic direction and leveraging opportunities for impact
• Guide ELM’s voice, positioning, and narrative and ensure consistency across channels
• Ensure communication efforts—digital, press, storytelling, campaigns, collateral, and events—are aligned with strategic plan
• Advise on messaging for the President, senior staff, and Policy Team, especially regarding external partnerships and public-facing initiatives
• Build ELM’s brand, visibility, and reputation among policymakers, business audiences, funders, and the public
• Serve as a member of ELM’s Leadership Team: Advise on organization-wide issues, drive collaboration and alignment among teams, refine strategic priorities, build progress towards mission and alignment with values
• Collaborate closely with Board and senior leadership to integrate partnerships and communications into organizational strategic planning and priorities
• Drive initiatives to engage partners in support of ELM’s policy and program priorities
• Coordinate with development, policy, and program staff to maximize the impact of external engagement
• Develop annual goals for partnerships, communications, and brand awareness ensuring accountability and measurable success
• Advise Events Team on building a strategic calendar of events
• Convert partnerships into financial support when appropriate, including sponsorships, corporate giving, and joint fundraising efforts – in collaboration with the Development Team
• Identify innovative revenue opportunities tied to partnerships, strategic events, and co-branded initiatives
• Drive grant proposals and corporate pitches that align with partnership strategy

Vice President of Partnerships – Communications