Project ECHO is experiencing exponential growth and is currently seeking a Corporate Relations Manager to join our team!

The Corporate Relations Manager will report to the Director of Corporate Relations and will help build the internal capacity to steward and manage an increasingly larger portfolio of prospects and funders.

As the Corporate Relations Manager, you will:

·Perform Outreach and engage with prospective funders.

·Coordinate and attend funder meetings: pitching, taking notes, and following up on next steps

·Build and steward funder relationships, sharing outreach collateral about funding opportunities while engaging and building trust with potential and existing funders.

·Identify and document best practices and processes for stewarding prospective and existing funders

·Attend webinars and conferences for networking opportunities to cultivate new prospects as well as learn about funding opportunities

• Document fundraising activities in Salesforce and with the fundraising team, develop processes for leveraging Salesforce strategically. Create reports that inform our fundraising strategy.

·Utilize Advance Software to coordinate as needed with the UNM Foundation on prospective funders and document gifts processed through the Foundation

·Develop, research, write, edit, or oversee the preparation of persuasive, accurate, and grammatically and syntactically correct solicitations, pitches, proposals, case statements, reports, correspondence, and other development-related communication materials as required

·In collaboration with the Communications Team, develop fundraising collateral such as presentations, flyers, social media posts and other appropriate material.

·Conduct research to identify prospects and creating strategies to match prospects' interests to the priorities of Project ECHO

• Collaborate with the grants team in the creation of Concept Notes and Proposals
• Serve as a liaison between the department and the UNM Foundation around gift management
• Create and establish strategic partnerships that may lead to funding opportunities

Project ECHO is unique and innovative center based within a vibrant academic community at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center. Our mission is to democratize implementation of best practices with a goal of helping 1 billion people lead better lives by 2025.We are looking for mission-driven high performers who share similar values to join our team and help us achieve this goal.

Project ECHO is committed to democratizing implementation of best practices in healthcare, education and other areas where first mile professionals need support.We do this by training universities, nonprofits, and dedicated individuals on facilitation skills and how to set up robust virtual communities of practice to be able to scale their own expertise and missions to the benefit of their local communities.Over the past 20 years, Project ECHO and our partners have trained more than 1,000 partners who make up our global network of Universities, ministries of health, and NGOs around the world. Examples of programs we and others run include infectious disease control (Hepatitis C, HIV), mental health and addiction treatment, literacy, math, climate mitigation and many more.

Project ECHO is funded in part by philanthropic grants and gifts from organizations such as the GE Foundation, the Helmsley Charitable Trust, the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation, the Merck Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the US Government. Additionally, for programming benefitting New Mexico we receive support from the NM Legislature, the New Mexico Human Services Department and the New Mexico Department of Health.

Project ECHO prides itself on being a values-based organization and inclusive place to work. Our seven values include: Service to the Underserved, Democratization of Knowledge, Mutual Trust and Respect, Teamwork, Excellence and Accountability, Innovation and Learning and Joy of Work. We strive to find individuals who can embrace and exemplify these values.In addition, Project ECHO was named one of Albuquerque’s Top Three Best Places to Work in 2023. This award recognizes organizations of all sizes with exceptional climates, team atmospheres, benefits, and employee engagement. For more information and a brief overview of benefits available please visit Project ECHO Newsroom.