Conservation International protects nature for the benefit of humanity. Through science, policy, fieldwork, and finance, we spotlight and secure the most important places in nature for the climate, biodiversity, and for people. With offices in 30 countries and projects in more than 100 countries, Conservation International partners with governments, companies, civil society, Indigenous peoples, and local communities to help people and nature thrive together.
Position Summary: The Coordinator, Corporate Partnerships supports Conservation International's (CI) Corporate Partnerships team in advancing strategic engagement with corporate partners to achieve conservation and sustainability goals. The position enables smooth partnership management processes, supports due diligence and reporting, and helps maintain effective internal coordination across CI teams. The role coordinates partnership operations and systems, conducts research on sustainability and corporate trends, and provides administrative and logistical support to the team. The Coordinator reports to the Sr. Manager, Corporate Partnerships and works closely with colleagues across CI's programs, development, legal, and finance teams. Based in Arlington, VA (hybrid: 10 days a month in the Arlington office).
Responsibilities:
- Due Diligence Coordination: coordinate CI's corporate due diligence process, ensuring timely review, documentation, and compliance.
- Compile corporate research reports using public ESG information to evaluate CI's corporate partnerships.
- Pipeline and Systems Management: maintain accurate records of partnership pipelines, proposals, and partner data within CI systems (e.g., Raiser's Edge, SharePoint).
- Partnership Operations: support day-to-day operations, including gifts processing, fundraising database records management, acknowledgment letters, and donor reporting.
- Research and Analysis: research companies, industries, and emerging sustainability trends to inform partnership strategy through the lens of risk assessment.
- Internal Coordination: support collaboration across Corporate Partnerships, Development, Finance, Legal, Field teams, and other departments.
- Administrative Support: scheduling, maintaining team agendas, files and systems, organizing recurring meetings, and supporting institutional reporting and training.
Required qualifications:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong attention to detail, research, analysis, and proofreading abilities.
- 2 to 4 years of experience in international development, business sustainability, or advocacy.
- Ability to synthesize and communicate information to a variety of audiences.
- MS Office fluency, with strong knowledge of Excel and SharePoint.
- Experience researching sustainability, ESG performance of private sector players, or conservation topics, and writing synthesized memos.
- Experience handling confidential partner information and financial records.
Preferred: Bachelor's degree in a related field (environmental studies, business and sustainability, international relations, development); experience with Excel data sets; experience in nonprofit partnerships or corporate engagement; working knowledge of French, Mandarin, Spanish, or Portuguese.
Salary range: $55,000-60,000 annually, plus a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and a 403(b) with 6% employer match.
HOW TO APPLY:
To apply for this position, please submit a resume and cover letter via the Conservation International application portal.