Junior Corporate Partnership Officer

CONTEXT Every day 10 million kg of plastics end up in nature. Plastics do not decompose and stay around forever, causing harm to people, animals and the environment. Our vision is to create a world in which rivers are free of plastics. OUR STORY River Cleanup started in 2017 with a 10-minute cleanup and was founded in Antwerp in 2019 as a nonprofit organization. Since 2019, we have activated over 400.000 volunteers via more than 8.000 events in 102 countries, removed 4.2 million kilograms of river waste from nature and developed the Clean River Model as an open-source theory of change for plastic-free rivers. Through strategic and early interventions in the plastic lifecycle, we turn off the tap on new plastic pollution and permanently remove legacy waste on land and in rivers. The Clean River Model consists of 3 pillars (Empower people, Prevent pollution and Accelerate change) and 3 enablers (Assessment, Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation). Together, they encompass the entire lifecycle of river plastics. We are validating the Clean River Model in three action zones globally by the end of 2026 and have the ambition to scale-up the implementation to 100 rivers by 2030, 1000 by 2050. YOUR ROLE As our Junior Corporate Partnership Officer, you are the operational backbone of our Corporate Partnerships team. You ensure that partnerships are professionally administered, accurately tracked and smoothly delivered, from CRM and reporting to proposals, partner commitments, internal coordination and follow-up. You work closely with and report to the Business Development Manager, enabling them to focus on business development, relationship building and revenue growth. Corporate partnerships are our main source of revenue. We aim to grow the number of corporate partnerships and expand our existing partnerships. Everything we do in our fundraising aims to provide our partners with the best possible experience at every interaction. As River Cleanup, we are well positioned to provide added value for our corporate partners in relation to a wide variety of corporate goals, ranging from CSR, ESG, sales, marketing, PR, brand, people, HR, and innovation. With a direct report to the Business Development Manager, your tasks & responsibilities include: Coordinate the day-to-day administration of corporate partnerships and incoming requests. As you grow into the role, you may gradually take ownership of the day-to-day coordination of a selected portfolio of partnerships, under the guidance of the Business Development Manager. Prepare and participate in selected partner calls, presentations and team cleanups, coordinating practical follow-up and ensuring actions and commitments are captured. Support the preparation of partnership proposals, presentations, meeting materials and account plans, including research, data and follow-up. Act as the central operational point of coordination for corporate partnerships, working closely with colleagues in…