Partnerships Specialist
Location: Faridabad
Employment Type: Full-time, On-site
About UTOPIIC Innovations
UTOPIIC Innovations helps enterprises build responsible, resilient, and future-ready businesses and supply chains. The organization supports clients in assessing risks and readiness, engaging their value chains, and converting sustainability expectations into measurable action.
By combining technology, data, and expert-led engagement, UTOPIIC simplifies complex challenges across the value chain. Team members collaborate closely with enterprises committed to sustainable growth and practical impact, working in an environment that values innovation, accountability, and collaboration.
About The Role
We are looking for a Partnerships Specialist to identify, build, and manage strategic partnerships that support UTOPIIC’s business objectives and sustainability-focused initiatives.
A key part of the role will be supporting The Readiness Forum (TRF) — UTOPIIC’s industry platform focused on supplier readiness, sustainable manufacturing, MSME competitiveness, and stronger buyer-supplier relationships.
The role will involve building relationships with brand sponsors, solution partners, industry stakeholders, speakers, buyers, and ecosystem partners to create meaningful collaborations and successful industry events.
Key Responsibilities
* Identify and research potential strategic partners, brand sponsors, solution partners, buyers, and ecosystem stakeholders aligned with UTOPIIC and TRF.
* Develop and manage relationships with brands and organizations for event sponsorships, partnerships, collaborations, and joint initiatives.
* Lead outreach to potential sponsors and partners through email, LinkedIn, calls, meetings, and industry networks.
* Develop partnership proposals, sponsorship decks, presentations, value propositions, and communication material.
* Understand partner objectives and create mutually beneficial partnership opportunities.
* Support the end-to-end management of The Readiness Forum, including sponsor acquisition, partner coordination, speaker engagement, and event collaborations.
* Identify relevant brands and solution providers that can add value to TRF’s audience of enterprises, buyers, manufacturers, and MSMEs.
* Coordinate with internal teams to develop partnership offerings and ensure successful execution of commitments made to partners.
* Build and maintain a structured database of prospects, conversations, partnerships, and follow-ups.
* Track partnership pipelines, engagement, outcomes, and performance through reports and CRM/productivity tools.
* Participate in meetings, networking opportunities, industry events, and stakeholder discussions to expand UTOPIIC’s partnership ecosystem.
* Support sales and business development initiatives by identifying potential business opportunities through partnerships.
* Continuously identify new opportunities to strengthen UTOPIIC’s brand presence, industry network, and ecosystem relationships.
Experience & Qualifications
* 2–5 years of experience in partnerships, strategic alliances, business development, sponsorships, event partnerships, or a related role.
* Demonstrated experience in building relationships with brands, sponsors, corporate partners, or industry stakeholders.
* Experience in identifying, pitching to, and managing event sponsors or brand partnerships will be highly valued.
* Experience working on corporate events, industry forums, conferences, or B2B events is an advantage.
* Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to confidently engage senior stakeholders.
* Strong business development mindset with the ability to identify opportunities, pitch value propositions, negotiate, and close partnerships.
* Strong research and analytical skills, with the ability to identify relevant organizations and assess partnership potential.
* Ability to prepare professional proposals, sponsorship decks, presentations, reports, and partnership communication.
* Strong follow-up, relationship management, and project management skills.
* Comfortable working with spreadsheets, presentations, CRM systems, and data-driven reports.
* Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and projects simultaneously.
* Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Economics, Sustainability, Communications, or a related field; relevant postgraduate qualifications are an advantage.
* Interest in sustainability, responsible business, ESG, supply chains, manufacturing, and value-chain engagement is preferred.
* Ability to work full-time, on-site in Faridabad.
What We’re Looking For
We are looking for someone who is relationship-oriented, proactive, commercially aware, and comfortable initiating conversations with new stakeholders. The ideal candidate should enjoy building partnerships from the ground up, developing compelling propositions, and turning conversations into meaningful collaborations.
Experience in brand sponsorships and partnerships for events, particularly B2B or industry-focused events, will be a strong advantage.
