Partnerships Coordinator

Partnerships Coordinator

Reports to:

Director of Strategic Partnerships

Status:
Full Time (40+ hours)

FSLA:
Non-Exempt

Location:

Columbus (hybrid Arena District Office and home)

Travel:
Local event sites and venues within a 30-mile radius approximately 20%

The Greater Columbus Sports Commission is the only organization 100% focused on bringing sports events to Columbus, which is the 14th largest city in the United States and one of the fastest growing cities in the Midwest. Our team is comprised of passionate, smart staff members who are proud to amplify Columbus and elevate its position as a top sports event host city.

Just like the community we serve, Sports Commission team members are open-minded, creative, hard-working, and welcoming. Beyond our forward-thinking professional development and flexible policies, we’re proud to be a progressive, vibrant and uplifting workplacep>

Every day, the team strives to live out each of the organization’s core values:
Value the Voices, Take It On, Live Your Passion, Create Moments and Think Forward. We incorporate these into daily responsibilities and meetings, and they’re crucial to our organization’s interactions with partners and community members — we honor our past and are always looking to the future.

The Partnerships Coordinator will support the Strategic Partnerships team and the plan to generate partnership revenue to meet annual goals for recruitment of partner businesses and public/private sector groups. You will help prospect external partners as well as work closely with internal teams throughout the Sports Commission to plan and execute partner events and fulfill partner benefits. You will also support the team in achieving revenue goals for the GCSC owned and special events – such as Community Cup and Youth Camp, and NCAA Women’s Final Four.

Maintain accurate and up-to-date partnership records in the CRM system (Simpleview), including partner and non-partner listings in the CRM tracking leads, monitoring responses, and verifying bookings or lost business.

Prepare monthly reports including partnership activity summaries, prospecting reports, and billing updates.

Prepare and Initiate invoicing for partners while maintaining an understanding of the team’s community partner renewal goals and strategically supporting to reach those sales goals.

Communicate with partners and request other partnership information.

Coordinate projects for growing and retaining partnerships and increase partner engagement.

• Assist in prospecting and researching potential new partners and sponsors
• Assist with coordinating large activation projects such as Home Court within the Community Cup event.
• Assist in the logistics for various board and committee meetings such as Emerging Leaders Board Nominating/Governance meetings and Board Orientations. Includes invitee list, agenda preparation, catering, room set up, information packets, Power Points and ensuring meeting minutes are recorded
• Assist in coordinating the corporate partner networking events and Corporate Partner Engagement Committee meetings and events
• Assist with logistics for internal and external meetings, including the quarterly Board of Commissioner meetings. This would include document preparation, scheduling, updating board member lists, minutes, event space planning and catering, and other meeting logistics.

Provide general administrative support to the Strategic Partnerships team, including project coordination and assistance with overflow tasks, as needed.

Assist with special projects as assigned.

General team needs, ordering event supplies, scanning/printing documents organizing files, mailings and arrange shipment of materials.

Prepare travel arrangements and itineraries, as needed.

Attend Experience Columbus or Sports Commission community and industry functions.

Experienced in the following areas (either through education, work experience or a combination of both) typically 2+ years:

• Partnership, development or fundraising functions of a for profit or non-profit
• Working in a CRM system for data management
• Connect…