Corporate Partnerships Assistant in Melbourne

The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) is seeking a Corporate Partnerships Assistant to support the account management of a diverse partner portfolio and contribute to cultivating meaningful corporate relationships, supporting the delivery of high-profile partner activity, events and activations.

ABOUT THE POSITION:

You will be responsible for supporting the delivery of best-practice and strategic account service across a high-value partner portfolio, applying proactivity, creativity and collaboration to maximise partnership value. Other key responsibilities include:

• Actively identifying upsell opportunities, contract extensions, and new initiatives within the existing portfolio to maximise partnership retention and drive sustainable revenue growth.
• Assisting with the end-to-end management of exclusive NGV events, exhibition openings, and partner activations, including coordinating mailouts, managing guest lists and providing on-the-ground event delivery.
• Collaborating with the team to draft sophisticated internal and external correspondence, bespoke partnership proposals, dynamic presentations and comprehensive post-event reports with high accuracy and visual design value.
• Building and maintaining strong, trust-based relationships with key internal NGV departments and external corporate stakeholders to ensure the seamless delivery of all agreed partnership activities.

To be successful, you will have demonstrated experience providing high-level administrative and account management support within a corporate partnerships, fundraising, marketing or fast-paced business environment. You will have proven skill in structuring complex information logically and tailoring content accurately for corporate and internal audiences. As a proactive, creative thinker, you thrive in a fast-paced environment and bring a positive, solution-oriented energy to the team. You are a highly organized communicator with exceptional attention to detail, able to manage multiple priorities while ensuring partner relationships and events are executed to a high level. You take full ownership of inquiries, requests, or complex problems, resolving them promptly and transparently to maintain high-level service delivery. You have a strong understanding of core marketing concepts like branding, positioning and business development. Marketing, communications and/or business qualifications will be highly regarded. Some after-hours event attendance may be required.

If you require any adjustments to ensure your full participation in the recruitment process or if you need the ad or any attachments, such as the role statement, in an accessible format (e.g., large print), please contact the People and Culture team at job.applications@ngv.vic.gov.au or by using the National Relay Service on 133 677 and asking for 03 8620 2222.