Corporate Partnerships & Volunteer Manager

Our Mission: Project Invent empowers students with 21st-century skills to succeed individually and impact globally, through invention.

Our Vision: A generation of fearless, compassionate problem solvers.

Classrooms today aren’t preparing our students for the future. Project Invent is a national nonprofit empowering middle and high school students across the country to invent technologies for social impact. We train educators in design thinking, engineering, and entrepreneurship to lead students through identifying real problems in their communities and inventing impactful technology solutions. At the end of the year, students pitch their inventions to investors and tech leaders at our Demo Day events. Since 2018, we've grown from one to 70 schools across the country and 70% of our trained educators teach in low-income serving schools.

In 2025, we are growing our impact to 2,000 students nationwide. A critical and exciting aspect of our program pairs working professionals directly with students through volunteer opportunities to support them as they build empathy, brainstorm ideas, build physical prototypes, and pitch their products to a panel of judges. As the Corporate Partnerships & Volunteer Manager, you will play a pivotal role as you lead recruitment of volunteers from both corporate groups and the community, while also securing corporate sponsorships and partnerships to support Project Invent’s mission. This individual will work closely with diverse stakeholders to provide impactful volunteer experiences and establish meaningful corporate relationships.

Project Invent is building a culturally diverse team committed to working and thriving in a multicultural environment where differences are valued and respected. Women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, veterans, and intersectional individuals are highly encouraged to apply. We are a remote-first team and are happy to accept candidates from anywhere in the U.S. Team members typically work 9AM-5PM hours in their respective time zones with occasional evening and weekend commitments. This is a full-time, salaried position for a candidate excited about being a key contributor to a fast-growing organization.

What we're looking for…

• Committed to our mission of empowering students with 21st-century skills through invention.
• Successful track record of introducing new initiatives and building buy-in among peers.
• Ability to make ideas compelling through relevant and persuasive pitches to potential partners, peers, and leadership teams.
• Strong networking skills: excited to cold email, network, and start conversations with potential volunteers and community partners.
• Research mindset: strong account research and data analysis skills to understand stakeholder priorities, structure, and other pertinent information to develop corporate strategy and tactics.
• Excellent writing skills and ability to present ideas and stories in an organized, compelling manner.
• Able to effectively bring volunteers from interest to commitment to retention.
• High attention to detail and commitment to producing quality products.
• Able to work cross functionally across teams.
• Experience working in a CSR function or recruitment role within a corporation is a plus.
• Experience developing compelling proposals, reports and presentations for corporate partners is a plus.
• Experience with CRM software (i.e. Salesforce, Hubspot, etc.) is a plus.
• Experience with project management tools (i.e. Asana, Notion, etc.) is a plus.

Roles & Responsibilities…

• (50%) Volunteer Recruitment & Cultivation: Develop and implement a comprehensive volunteer recruitment strategy for corporate groups and community members. Identify and build relationships with prospective corporate volunteers and community partners through prospecting research, building relationships with key associations/groups, managing relationships through a CRM, and attending events. Drive the regional development strategy by transforming volunteers into committed individual donors and nurturing those relationships to maximize impact.
• (40%) Corporate Sponsorship & Partnership Development: Identify and engage potential corporate sponsors and partners that align with Project Invent’s mission and values. Create compelling proposals, reports and presentations to secure financial and in-kind support. Cultivate and maintain relationships with existing sponsors and partners to maximize engagement and retention. Advise and assist in the planning and execution of corporate engagement and showcase events.
• (10%) Development Support & Collaboration: Collaborate with the Development and Programs team to align volunteer efforts with Project Invent’s goals and initiatives. Pitch creative ideas for volunteer recruitment and corporate engagement strategies for execution and A/B testing.. Foster a culture of engagement and collaboration among volunteers, staff, and community members.

Helpful Links: Want to get a better feel of what we do and why we do it? Check out these links:

• Program Experience (video)
• Demo Day Experience (video )
• Team Experience (video)
• Fellow Experience (video)
• 2024 Annual Report (pdf)
• Our Commitment to Equity (page)
• Volunteer Opportunities (page)
• Community Partners (page)