Are you a commercially minded, relationship-driven professional who thrives on building strategic partnerships that deliver both environmental impact and measurable value?
WESSA is seeking a Corporate Partnerships Officer with proven experience working with corporate clients in the NPO, conservation, or sustainability sector. This individual will drive corporate income growth, develop high-value partnerships, and align businesses with environmental action, sustainability goals and corporate social investment (CSI) priorities.
This role plays a critical part in diversifying WESSA’s income streams and strengthening long-term corporate partnerships. The successful candidate will identify, prospect and secure new partnership opportunities, while managing and growing an existing portfolio of corporate partners to ensure strong engagement, retention and renewal.
Working closely with programme teams and the Marketing & Communications team, the Corporate Partnerships Officer will translate partnerships into impactful, visible initiatives, including employee engagement activations, co-branded campaigns and site-based experiences, that support WESSA’s environmental programmes.
The role is responsible for managing the full partnership lifecycle, from prospecting and proposal development through to negotiation, agreement finalisation, activation and reporting. This includes securing sponsorship value, negotiating partnership agreements and ensuring delivery against agreed objectives.
In addition, the role requires maintaining accurate partnership records, tracking deliverables, and providing regular performance and impact reports to partners. The Corporate Partnerships Officer will also represent WESSA at industry events, networking platforms and corporate engagement opportunities.
This position is well suited to a target-driven professional with strong commercial acumen, excellent relationship-building skills, and the ability to engage confidently with senior corporate stakeholders. The ideal candidate can develop compelling, customised partnership proposals that align WESSA’s programmes with corporate ESG and CSI strategies.
Location: Cape Town or Johannesburg (with travel required for corporate engagement)
Read the full role requirements here and apply
Apply by: 16h00 SAST, Monday, 04 May 2026
Send your application to: applications@wessa.co.za
Subject line: Corporate Partnerships Officer
Please submit your covering letter, CV and supporting documents as a single PDF.
Important to note: Please submit all documents (cover letter, CV and supporting materials) in a single PDF document.