Corporate Partnerships Associate

Responsibilities

Manage Suffolk's portfolio of association memberships, sponsorships, board participation, and external partnerships — tracking commitments, maximizing value, and identifying opportunities to deepen or expand the company's involvement

Support executive engagement across boards, committees, and industry forums, prepare briefing materials, tracking follow-ups, and serving as a knowledgeable representative of Suffolk in external settings

Assist in the planning and execution of Suffolk's participation in industry conferences, signature events, speaking engagements, and sponsorship activations — with a focus on strategic presence as well as logistics

Maintain systems for tracking engagement activity, relationship health, ROI metrics, and key contacts across Suffolk's association and partner landscape, including CRM management

Cross-functionally with Business Development, Marketing, Government Affairs, and Community Relations to align industry engagement efforts with broader organizational goals

Handle administrative functions in support of the team including scheduling, expense reporting, invoice processing, and file management

Qualifications

• 4-8 years of experience in association management, membership organizations, external affairs, corporate affairs, or a related field; experience working at or closely with a trade association, professional organization, or industry board strongly preferred
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and workstreams simultaneously without dropping the ball
• Proactive and self-directed — anticipates needs, closes gaps , takes ownership of work
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; comfortable drafting professional correspondence, briefing materials, and presentations
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint); experience with CRM platforms or association management systems a plus
• Willingness to travel domestically to support industry events and external engagements as needed

Working Conditions

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time; talk or hear; perform fine motor, hand and finger skills in the use of a keyboard, telephone, or writing. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; and reach with arms and/or hands.

Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. The employee will spend their time in an office environment with a quiet to moderate noise level. Job site walking.