Environmental League of Massachusetts (ELM)

Vice President of Partnerships – Communications

Environmental League of Massachusetts (ELM)

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Boston • Massachusetts • United States

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Salary

💰 $150,000 - $170,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • 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

Requirements

  • Infectious enthusiasm for ELM’s mission and commitment to ELM’s values.
  • An aptitude for identifying productive collaborations and building shared value.
  • Strong management skills; ability to delegate, mentor, and coach to empower.
  • Experience developing, overseeing, or executing communications strategy for an organization or brand.
  • Collaborative, “all-hands-on deck” orientation around getting work done.
  • Commitment to integrating racial justice and equity into ELM’s work and to ensuring an inclusive organizational culture.
  • Strong editorial judgment and ability to craft compelling narratives and messages across diverse audiences.
  • Experience engaging with press, shaping media strategy, and coaching organizational leaders for interviews or public appearances.
  • Ability to translate complex issues into accessible, persuasive stories for business stakeholders and the public.
  • Experience with digital communications, content strategy, and creative direction.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including an ability to build rapport easily with a diverse array of stakeholders.
Benefits
  • generous paid time off
  • health insurance
  • Health Reimbursement Account
  • 403(b) retirement plan with organizational match
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