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The Corporate Relations Manager will use strong entrepreneurial, collaborative, critical thinking, and team skills to help the organization achieve significant growth in both scale and impact. Working with the Senior Director of Corporate Relations and the full Corporate Relations team, s/he will help lead corporate relations and various projects related to Disability:IN programs. This person plays a critical role in expanding our impact by driving revenue through mission-aligned sales and building strategic partnerships that advance our goals.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop, pitch, and negotiate proposals for prospective partners, driving growth through targeted outreach and strategic storytelling.
• Support the creation and management of a repeatable sales pipeline from lead generation to closing, including outreach strategies, qualification frameworks, and follow-up processes.
• Spearhead communication and fundraising strategies in collaboration with the broader team, with a focus on acquisition, partner retention, brand alignment, and long-term value creation.
• Lead and manage a portfolio of corporate partners, overseeing strategic onboarding, relationship development, and alignment with organizational goals through regular touchpoints and high-level engagement.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to corporate partners by identifying needs, developing tailored partnership strategies, and connecting them to solutions across Disability:IN’s four pillars—Data & Insights, Learning & Development,Network & Events, and Advisory & Consulting.
• Represent the organization and Corporate Relations team in both internal and external meetings, effectively leading communications with senior stakeholders and supporting cross-team alignment.
• Act as a Corporate Relations liaison for partner engagement at Disability:IN’s Global Conference & Expo and external events ensuring consistent, high-quality representation.

Work Schedule, Location & Travel Requirements:

• Disability:INis a fully remote organization; employees are expected to operate independently from a home office.
• Travel: Limited travel, as needed, approximately 2-3 times per year.
• Schedule: Standard hours are 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. local time Monday-Friday with occasional evening and weekend work required.

Salary & Benefits:

• Starting salary will be commensurate with experience.
• Future salary adjustments will be based on individual and organizational performance.
• Disability:IN offers generous benefits including medical, dental and vision insurance, a retirement plan, flex spending accounts, and unlimited paid time off.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 5-7years of work experience required
• Experience in nonprofit sales/development required ideally with grant application experience and/or corporate experience as well.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Demonstrate an orientation to details with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously.
• Identify solutions in a timely manner, responding promptly to multiple stakeholders.
• Hold oneself accountable for work product quality and timeliness, providing regular status updates to leadership and requesting support/extensions when appropriate and necessary.
• Database management (e.g. Salesforce) experience preferred.

Cultural Competencies:

• An interest in, passion for, and commitment to Disability:IN’s core mission
• The ability to speak up, contribute observations and ideas, and offer foresight about how to best fill gaps and solve problems
• A personable and professional demeanor, with the ability to interact and communicate effectively with Disability:IN’s constituents
• A commitment to demonstrating a high level of truthfulness, integrity,reliability, and honesty with work time and commitments
• A high tolerance for ambiguity; must be flexible and comfortable with unstructured time
• Driven, self-motivated, and willing to take initiative
• Team player who can collaborate respectfully and inclusively with others
• Good judgment, knowing when to handle or escalate issues to leadership or peers

The Corporate Relations Manager may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned.

If you need assistance completing this application due to a disability, please contact us at Jobs@disabilityIN.org to request accommodations or an alternative application process.

Disability:IN is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

Position Summary:

The Events Associate will have primary responsibility for planning and executing logistics of in-person and virtual events, including webinars and matchmaking events. In addition, this position will work closely with Disability:IN team members to make sure their events are properly planned and executed. The ideal candidate is highly organized,detail-oriented, and committed to our mission. 

Essential Skills:

• Excellent project and time management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills (communication, listening,decision-making) with the ability to work well and effectively and collegially with supervisors, internal departments, partners, and external vendors.
• Flexible and adaptable thinker, open-minded problem-solver with an ability to produce results despite changing or ambiguous circumstances,adaptive and willing to take on a variety of new assignments.
• Lifelong learner who is comfortable with independent learning and willing to accept constructive feed-back.
• High level of organization, attention to detail and follow-through.
• Integrity, judgment, and discretion: Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information.
• Adaptive and willing to take on a variety of new assignments.
• Ability to successfully prioritize, manage, and execute multiple projects with accuracy while balancing multiple events and shifting timelines.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic and high-pressure environment.
• Ability to work independently but also as a member of a team.
• Effective collaborator across multiple teams.
• Ability to produce results despite changing or ambiguous circumstances.
• Ability to handle stress.
• Ability to do all of the above in a fully remote workplace.  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage registration, logistics, accessibility, and technical support for in-person, hybrid, and virtual events.
• Support all aspects of assigned event elements and processes for conferences in and outside of the U.S., such as: registration,travel booking, room booking, space planning, technology, AV, health and safety, volunteer programs, external/internal communications, awards ceremonies, event staffing assignments, accessibility, translation, food and beverage, and more. 
• Coordinate meeting planning elements and processes with contracted outside vendors.
• Assist with the pre-event planning and execution of virtual events, including webinars and matchmaking events. 
• Assist with pre-event planning and logistics for Global Events, both in-person and virtual.
• Conduct event-related training for staff,volunteers, partners, talent, and vendors.
• Report on and monitor progress related to ongoingevent elements and processes. 
• Staff in person events, which may include event load-in and load-out, room setup and take down, speaker/talent preparation,vendor coordination, attendee assistance, technology troubleshooting, and more. 
• Manage scheduling of speaker prep calls and speaker communications for in person and virtual events.
• Enter, track, and report on data in Salesforce and Swoogo.  
• Create webinars, send calendar invitations, and manage logistics in Zoom Webinar platform.
• Create and maintain internal event process and calendar to ensure overlap is avoided and all interested parties are in the loop about upcoming events.
• Other duties as required. 

Work Schedule, Location, and Travel Requirements:

• Disability:IN is a fully remote organization.All employees are expected to operate independently from their home offices daily
• Must be willing to travel 3-6 times per year.
• Flexible work hours leading up to and during events and a willingness to work outside of typical working hours including at least 4virtual events outside of the US per year which can occur at all hours based on time zones.

Salary and Benefits:

• Starting salary will be commensurate with experience.
• Future salary adjustments will be based on individual and organizational performance.
• Disability:IN offers generous benefits,including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a retirement plan, flex spending accounts, and unlimited paid time off

Education and Experience:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree required.
• 3-5 years of related experience in event planning, convention planning, on-site event management, virtual events, and event follow-up and feedback collection. 
• Experience in large scale corporate event planning including pre-planning, on-site management, event follow-up, virtual events, webinars,and accessibility.
• Experience with accessibility for in-person and virtual events. 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Excellent project and time management skills. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 
• Strong interpersonal skills (communication,listening, decision-making) with the ability to work well and effectively with internal departments, sponsors and external vendors. 
• Flexible and adaptable thinker, open-minded problem-solver with an ability to produce results despite changing or ambiguous circumstances, adaptive and willing to take on a variety of new assignments. 
• Lifelong learner who is comfortable with independent learning  
• High level of organization, attention to detail and follow-through 
• Integrity, judgment, and discretion: Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information. 
• Adaptive and willing to take on a variety of new assignments. 
• Ability to successfully prioritize, manage, and execute multiple projects with accuracy while balancing multiple events and shifting timelines. 
• Ability to thrive in working both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic and high-pressured environments. 
• Effective collaborator across teams.
• Ability to produce results despite changing or ambiguous circumstances. 

Technology Skills:

• Experience with Zoom and Zoom webinar technical aspects.
• Experience with Office 365.
• Strong preference for experience with Cvent, Salesforce, Swoogo, and Form Assembly.

The Events Associate may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned.

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If you need assistance completing this application due to a disability,please contact us at Jobs@disabilityIN.org to request accommodations or an alternative application process.

Disability:IN is an equal opportunity employer.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion,sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status,protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.