Corporate partnership manager jobs

We’re an award-winning charity running local learning centres in the heart of the communities where the young people we support live. Our centres provide a high-impact education programme which includes practical learning support, pastoral care, and motivational and confidence-building activities for young people aged 7-18. Our aim is to enable students from the least advantaged neighbourhoods to realise their ambitions and achieve their wonderful potential.

As the UK’s leading university access organisation, our staff team is helping over 60,000 young people each year at its 46 learning centres across England and Scotland, and we plan to scale-up our provision over the coming years. 

We are looking for a Corporate Partnerships Manager to join our high-performing and talented fundraising team, all of whom have a genuine passion and enthusiasm for our mission to support young people achieve their ambitions.

Working with our Assistant Director of Development, this is an opportunity to play a key role in developing and maintaining the charity’s key relationships with businesses that are local, national and international in stature. 

The role will include stewardship of your own portfolio of the charity’s most critical corporate supporters and oversight of our corporate staff engagement programme. This is a dynamic and varied role - ranging from taking senior representatives from a corporate supporter to watch our programme in action, bidding for a major new partnership, rolling your sleeves up to meet a tight deadline, to managing and developing your team members. 

The role at a glance

Contract:
Full-time, permanent

Start date:
September 2026 (or as otherwise agreed)

Working hours:
09:00-17:30, Monday to Friday. 

Our Head Office team typically works in-person 4 days per week with 1 day from home. The in-person time will mainly be in the office with other members of the team, but will also include regularly attending meetings and events at corporate partners and hosting them on visits to IntoUniversity centres.

Salary: 
£40,000 - £46,000 (including £2,800 London contribution) Depending on experience

Location: 
IntoUniversity Head Office, 95 Sirdar Road, London W11 4EQ

Annual Leave: 
33 days (inc bank & public holidays)
+ 3 closure days (two in December and one in July)
+ additional length of service entitlement
(one day per year of service, up to 5 days)

This is an exciting opportunity for someone to join our Fundraising and Development team on a fixed-term basis.

The Head of Corporate Partnerships (Maternity Cover) will work alongside the Strategic Director of Fundraising and Development to lead and further develop the strategic plan for corporate fundraising at the Playhouse. They will also lead the day-to-day running of the activities that fall within this key component of the Fundraising and Development department.

The Head of Corporate Partnerships (Maternity Cover) will be part of a small team and receive some admin support from the Development Administrator.

Corporate sector fundraising includes planning, developing and managing campaigns to meet agreed income targets for income from businesses, managing and delivering agreed benefits, and maintaining key Playhouse partnerships with the corporate sector.

This is a full-time, fixed-term contract of 35 hours per week for around 12 months, depending on available start date. Working pattern will vary with some flexibility to work evenings and weekends when required. Pay for this role is £30,600 per year. Benefits at Leeds Playhouse include 5 weeks holiday entitlement (plus 1.6 weeks of bank holidays), that increases with length of continuous employment; 2 wellbeing days a year; and discounts across our food and drinks, free show tickets and a local gym and swimming discount. Please see our job pack for more benefits we offer.

Before applying for the role, please read the job pack on our website. This includes the full list of responsibilities, person specification and information about Leeds Playhouse.

To apply, please fill in both forms on our website before the application deadline.

The closing date for applications is 5pm Friday 24 July 2026.

Interviews are currently to be scheduled for Monday 3 August 2026.

Are you an experienced corporate fundraiser with a proven track record of winning significant, high‑value partnerships and a passion for developing others to do the same?

We’re looking for a Regional Corporate Partnership Development Manager to help us strengthen and grow corporate fundraising delivered through the British Heart Foundation’s (BHF) Community Fundraising team, supporting our vision of a world where everyone has a healthier heart for longer.

About the role

As a Regional Corporate Partnership Development Manager, you’ll be a key member of the Corporate Partnership team, playing an essential role in building the capability, confidence and consistency of Fundraising Managers across the UK.

This role is all about empowering others to secure and grow high value corporate partnerships. Drawing on your own experience of winning and managing £50k+ partnerships, you’ll coach Fundraising Managers through the full corporate sales cycle from pipeline development and proposition shaping, to pitching, negotiation, contracting and stewardship.

You’ll design and deliver training, embed best practice processes, and create practical toolkits that strengthen regional corporate fundraising. You’ll also support account management activity, helping Fundraising Managers deliver excellent stewardship, renewal strategies and long term growth for existing partners.

Working collaboratively across Community Fundraising, Corporate Partnerships and High Value Operations, you’ll help ensure our Community Fundraising Managers have the skills, tools and confidence to deliver exceptional corporate partnerships.

About you

As our ideal candidate, you bring strong experience of securing high value corporate partnerships and a strong understanding of what excellent corporate fundraising looks like. You’ve personally identified opportunities, shaped propositions, pitched to senior decision makers and successfully closed significant partnerships.

Just as importantly, you have a coaching mindset. You enjoy and have experience developing others, sharing your expertise and helping Fundraising Managers build their confidence and capability.

You bring:

• Proven experience winning high value corporate partnerships, with a strong track record of achieving financial targets while managing multiple priorities effectively.
• End to end sales cycle expertise, from identifying opportunities and shaping propositions to pitching, negotiating, contracting and onboarding partners, supported by strong organisational skills.
• Coaching and capability building skills with experience training, mentoring or upskilling colleagues to improve confidence and performance, ensuring teams stay structured and focused.
• Strong communication and presentation ability, confident engaging with senior internal and external stakeholders.
• Creative and commercially minded thinker, generating innovative, viable ideas that strengthen partnership outcomes and are delivered through clear planning and structured execution.

Working arrangements

This is 12 month fixed term contract.

This is a field-based role covering the UK. You'll need to live in England or be able to relocate to this region. This role requires regular travel within England, and occasional travel to other parts of the UK. A full UK driving licence is desirable but not essential.

Earthwatch is recruiting a temporary Project Manager for twelve months within our Programmes team. This role requires a driven and well-organised individual to plan and deliver projects with a focus on urban nature, early career scientist engagement and community engagement activities.

You will be the central point of contact for multiple internal and external stakeholders. You will ideally have experience in working with local authorities, corporates, communities and/or schools. You will be required to travel to project sites across the UK to support with delivery of community and school events. You will be effective at planning and working to agreed / developing processes to deliver results, demonstrating collaborative working across different partners, internal teams and functions. You are able to set and communicate priorities effectively and deliver project objectives to time and budget.

At Earthwatch we work together with businesses, scientists, civil society and policy-makers to drive the change we need to live within our means and in balance with nature.

Corporate Partnerships Manager, Primary Science Teaching Trust

Key info:

• Salary £40,000 - £50,000 p/a (35 hours a week)
• Home based, The role will require regular travel to PSTT’s premises in Bristol (at least 1 day per month)
• Closing midnight Wednesday 15th July 2026 
• Annual leave of 28 days, which can be taken flexibly throughout the year plus 3 days to be taken at Christmas
• Enhanced maternity pay and adoption pay, contributory pension scheme (5% employer contribution), 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme

Role 

PSTT’s long term vision is: Excellent primary school teaching in every primary school in the UK.

The goal of PSTT is to make science more accessible and attractive to children of primary school age throughout the UK. Research has shown that children’s interest in science is shaped before they leave primary school. That makes it vital for them to have a positive experience of science from their early years onwards.

The Corporate Partnerships Manager is responsible for developing and implementing plans to maximise income from corporate partners and trusts and foundations There is huge scope to develop both income streams at PSTT as this is a newly created position with the responsibility for growing and further developing these income streams. 

This is an exciting role for a candidate who wants to grow and shape the income stream, and demonstrate their personal impact on generating income, and providing partners with an incredible supporter experience. There will be an element of change as the organisation embeds an internal culture that effectively supports fundraising. 

This specialist manager role would suit someone who is already operating at a senior fundraiser or manager level, or someone who can demonstrate experience of developing a corporate and/or trusts & foundations pipeline, creating operational plans and delivering income. PSTT is an organisation with big ambitions so a background that includes working within a smaller charity would be helpful for the candidate to have but isn't essential. 

Please download the Candidate Info Pack provided for further information about the role, timelines and next steps. 

Please note, we cannot shortlist candidates who have not had a screening call so please allow enough time to have a call before the closing date. 

Closing date for applications: Midnight Wednesday 15th July 2026 

Interviews are expected to be held on the week commencing Monday 20th July in person.

We are recruiting for a Corporate Partnerships Manager to join our team in London; the scope on this job involves….

Job Title: Corporate Partnerships Manager

Location: Hybrid with 2-3 days a week in our Head Office (Vauxhall, London) or other areas for partner/prospect meetings
Salary: £45,529.83 per annum (Inclusive of London Weighting, which may not be applicable depending on your home location and any agreed permanent homeworking arrangement)
Contract type: Full-time, Permanent

Hours: 37.5

This is a brilliant moment to join Refuge. 

We’re building bold, high-impact partnerships with some of the UK’s most recognisable brands and we’re just getting started. 

As our Corporate Partnerships Manager, you’ll step into a thriving portfolio and take it further, growing income, deepening engagement, and unlocking fresh creative ways for businesses to stand alongside survivors of domestic abuse. 

From global beauty brands to leading financial institutions, you’ll lead relationships that don’t just raise funds they spark cultural change. You’ll design powerful collaborations, inspire senior stakeholders, and deliver innovative campaigns that connect purpose with action. 

You’ll also lead and champion a talented team, creating an environment where ideas thrive and ambition turns into results. 

We’re looking for someone who is strategic, commercially minded and full of ideas, a natural relationship builder who’s confident working with senior stakeholders and excited by what’s possible. If you’ve grown high-value partnerships and successfully bring others with you, you’ll feel at home here. 

At Refuge, you’ll find a flexible, inclusive, values-led culture where your work has immediate and visible impact. Every partnership you shape will help more women and children access life-saving support. 

We look forward to hearing from you.

Closing date: 9.00am on 15 July 2026

First interview date: 28 July 2026 (virtual)

Second interview date: 6 August 2026 (in person at our Head Office in Vauxhall)

Benefits

Refuge offers a variety of exciting opportunities to learn, develop and grow in your career. We recognise the value everyone brings to the organisation to achieve our aims and are dedicated to developing and rewarding our staff. More details of our benefits can be found in Job Information Pack.

Salary: £38,000 - £43,000
Contract: Permanent
Location: London – Hybrid working (2 days onsite)
Closing date: 9th July 2026
Benefits: 30 days annual leave bank holidays, flexible working, competitive pension, salary sacrifice schemes, generous wellbeing and volunteering benefits

We are delighted to be supporting Shelter in their search for a Corporate Partnerships Manager (New Business) to join their high-performing fundraising team. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced new business fundraiser to play a key role in securing high-value, long-term corporate partnerships, including six- and seven-figure opportunities. You will lead on building and managing a strong pipeline of prospective partners, creating compelling and innovative partnership propositions, and driving significant income to support the organisation’s mission.

Working collaboratively, you will develop creative, bespoke opportunities that engage corporate partners at a strategic level. You will also have line management responsibility, supporting the development of a team member while contributing to a culture of ambition and success.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Proven experience securing high-value corporate partnerships and delivering against income targets
• Strong new business development skills, including pipeline management and prospect research
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to create compelling proposals and deliver impactful pitches

If you would like to discuss this role with us, please contact us and quote reference 2991HB.

Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency. We use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable charity jobs. We are passionate about improving equality across the sector—you can read more about our commitment to diversity here: www.ashbyjenkinsrecruitment.co.uk/our-commitment-to-diversity/

If enough applications are received, the charity reserves the right to close the application period early.
 

Build partnerships that change young lives!

Wigan Youth Zone is looking for a Corporate Partnerships Manager to build meaningful relationships with businesses that want to make a real difference in their local community.

Salary: £32,000 per annum
Hours: Full-time (with some flexibility considered)
Location: Wigan Youth Zone

Benefits include:

• 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays), plus more with service
• Your birthday off
• Gym access
• Training and development opportunities
• Employee assistance programme and pension
• Discounted holiday club access for staff

About the Youth Zone:

Wigan Youth Zone gives young people somewhere safe to go, something positive to do, and someone trusted to talk to. As a vibrant, purpose-built facility supporting young people aged 8-19 (up to 25 with additional needs), it plays a vital role in the life of the borough. This role helps that impact continue and grow by connecting local businesses with a cause that really matters.

The opportunity:

Working closely with the Head of Fundraising, senior leaders, and trustees, you'll lead on securing and growing significant corporate partnerships, generating £75,000+ per year, with ambition to increase this to £100,000+ over time.

What you'll do:

• Build new, long-term corporate partnerships
• Develop compelling partnership ideas and proposals
• Steward and grow existing supporter relationships
• Identify opportunities for collaboration and engagement
• Represent Wigan Youth Zone across the local business community

This is a hands-on role with real scope to shape your approach and clearly see the impact of your work.

Who this role could suit:

We are look for an extremely proactive relationship developer.

You might come from community fundraising, corporate partnerships, business development, sales, marketing, communications, or another relationship-led income role.

What matters most is your ability to build trust, communicate impact, and turn relationships into sustainable support. Strong transferable skills such as influencing, persuasive writing, stakeholder management, and strategic thinking are highly valued.

Local knowledge of Wigan and existing networks are a real advantage.

How to Apply:

Please send a copy of your profile or CV to Priya Vencatasawmy as a first step.

If your experience matches what we're looking for, we'll be in touch with further information on how to make your formal application.

This roll is being advertised on a rolling basis, which means we will be sharing applications as and when we receive them if this affects you in any way please let Priya know.

Deadline: 13^th July at 9am

Interviews: TBC

Charity People is a forward thinking, inclusive organisation that actively and deliberately promotes equity, diversity, and inclusion. We know organisations thrive when inclusion is at the forefront. We evidence our commitment by matching charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates irrespective of background e.g. age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we believe that greater diversity leads to greater results for the charities we work with

1 in 125 babies are born with heart disease.

Children’s Heart Surgery Fund (CHSF) empowers the lives of everyone born with congenital heart disease in our region. We do this through the delivery of our holistic family support service and by providing vital resources to the Leeds Congenital Heart Unit and region.

Our Fundraising and Marketing team are the driving force behind our charity. We are 100% self-funded, and we successfully manage a diverse range of income streams to ensure we can deliver our help and support each year. Children’s Heart Surgery Fund are proud of our Corporate Partnerships, we invest in relationships to maximise opportunities for businesses to fundraise for us and get involved in our activities and events.

We are looking for an exceptional person who is a natural relationship builder to join CHSF as one of two full-time Corporate Partnership Managers. Reporting directly to the CEO, you will be responsible for securing new business and seeing these partnerships through to co-deliver meaningful income generating projects that are enjoyable for teams as well as valuable for us.

Reporting to the Director of Fundraising, you will play a key supporting role within the fundraising team, assisting the Corporate Partnerships Manager and the Communications team. With a key aim of delivering agreed activity and growing income from corporate partnerships.

This role focuses on supporting the identification and recruitment of new regional, national and international corporate supporters, while also playing a lead role in managing and stewarding existing partnerships, with particular responsibility for communications activity and delivery of sponsorship activities and events.

World Horse Welfare has seen a substantial growth in corporate support over the past four years, so this post presents significant opportunities to be part of a growing income stream as the charity celebrates its centenary in 2027.

Whether you’re a recent graduate with a willingness to learn or an experienced candidate ready to hit the ground running, we offer a competitive salary tailored to your experience — starting at £28,000 per annum for entry-level applicants and up to £34,000 per annum for those with proven expertise. You’ll benefit from a supportive environment, opportunities to grow, and the chance to make a real difference from day one.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Supporting New Business Development

• Assist in researching and identifying prospective regional, national and international corporate partners aligned with the organisation’s mission and values
• Support the development of tailored proposals, pitches and presentations for potential corporate supporters
• Help prepare outreach materials, including emails, decks, and briefing documents
• Maintain and update prospect pipelines and CRM records
• Attend meetings and events with prospective partners, taking notes and following up on actions
• Work closely with the charity’s rescue and rehoming centres and wider team to identify new corporate funding and partnership opportunities.

Managing Existing Corporate Partnerships

• Provide day-to-day support in the management of existing corporate accounts
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with partner contacts
• Ensure partnerships are delivered in line with agreed objectives and timelines
• Support the monitoring and reporting of partnership performance and impact
• Attend events linked to corporate supporters to represent the charity, with UK-wide travel sometimes required
• Help organise and attend large corporate volunteer days at the charity’s rescue and rehoming centres

Communications & Engagement

• Maintain a strong understanding of World Horse Welfare’s work to ensure relevance in our corporate partnership work
• Develop close working relationships with Communications team and work closely with them on creating and scheduling of agreed corporate content in line with communications schedules.
• Coordinate and deliver partnership communications, including newsletters, updates, impact reports, and social media content
• Lead on gathering content to form the basis of partnership communication obligations
• Work with internal teams to ensure consistent and high-quality messaging including drafting copy in line with brand messaging, obtaining appropriate images, developing related materials and ensuring approval processes are followed.
• Support the planning and execution of partner engagement activities, campaigns, and events
• Ensure partners receive appropriate recognition and visibility in line with agreements

Sponsorship & Agreement Management

• Assist in drafting and managing sponsorship agreements and partnership contracts
• Track and fulfil contractual benefits (e.g. branding, hospitality, social media, volunteering, speaking opportunities)
• Maintain accurate records of deliverables and ensure all obligations are met
• Support the review and renewal of agreements

Administration & Reporting

• Maintain accurate records within the CRM system
• Track income, pledges, and invoices
• Support preparation of reports and presentations
• Provide general administrative support to Corporate Fundraising Manager and Director of Fundraising in relation to corporate support

ABOUT YOU
Essential:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organisational skills with attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines
• Strong relationship-building skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications – including Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Proactive and eager to learn
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Collaborative approach and working style, able to work effectively across teams
• Creative thinking
• Passion for the organisation’s mission
• Willingness to travel

Desirable:

• Experience of managing corporate partnerships, or comparable transferable skills
• Experience with using CRM systems for profiling and building relationships
• Understanding of charity corporate partnerships
• Business development experience
• Experience of working in a charity fundraising team

Salary:  £38,724.41 per annum (plus London Weighting of £5,023.71 if applicable)

Location: Old Street London (with flexibility to work from home)

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time 35 hours

Closing date: Monday 6th July at 11:30pm

Do you have proven fundraising or commercial business development experience that includes being responsible for identifying and developing new income-generating opportunities, plus a real desire to work for one of the leading charities in its field?

Then join Shelter as a Corporate Partnerships Manager and you could soon be playing a vital role within our Income Generation directorate.

About the role

If you’d relish the chance to become a critical driver in delivering on Shelter’s Corporate Partnerships fundraising strategy, retain long term support from the private sector and drive growth in our portfolio to help tackle the housing emergency, read on. Among your challenges will be the need to leverage Shelter’s high levels of brand awareness and compelling cause-led employee fundraising products to drive engagement. That will involve finding innovative ways to engage businesses and identify opportunities to maximise income from the private sector, their customers, and employees. Put simply, it’s an interesting and varied role that comes with lots of challenges and scope to develop both yourself and the fundraising opportunities.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

About you

As well as a demonstrable track record in a fundraising or business development environment, you have a strong understanding of commercial and financial principles and a proven ability to apply them to improve business performance. You’re also great at monitoring performance and progress against agreed objectives and taking action to ensure deadlines and outcomes are achieved. Establishing priorities and developing clear, efficient, and logical plans to achieve your goals comes easily to you too, while your excellent interpersonal skills enable you to engage effectively with a range of stakeholders and convey your ideas succinctly and persuasively.

Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.

Benefits 

We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

About the team

Shelter has a mature fundraising program that has seen continuous year on year diversity and growth. The directorate generates over £48m gross income, of which a high percentage is unrestricted 

The directorate consists of Community and Events, Individual Giving, Planning and Improvement and High Value Partnerships, where this particular role sits. High Value Partnerships covers Major Donors, Trusts & Foundations, Legacies and Corporate fundraising, with the Corporate Partnerships team split between New Partnerships and Partnership Management.

How to Apply

Please click ‘Apply for Job’ on the advert. You are required to submit a CV and a supporting statement with responses to the points in the About You section of the job description of no more than 350 words each. Please provide specific examples following the STAR format.

Please ensure you demonstrate how you address the behaviours below throughout your responses:

• We prioritise diversity and have an inclusive and open mindset
• We enable decision-making
• We drive change aligned to our strategy

Any applications submitted without a supporting statement will not be considered.

About Shelter

Home is a human right. It’s our foundation and where we thrive. Yet everyday millions of people are being devastated by the housing emergency.

We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything,

We need ambitious, passionate people to join us. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. We are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter. We welcome you on our journey to becoming truly anti-racist.

Safeguarding statement

Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

Drive meaningful change for disabled children while building your career in corporate partnerships. This role offers the chance to secure major new business partnerships that directly fund life-changing equipment for children who need it most.

Location: Remote with 3 days in the office per month

About Newlife

As one of the UK's leading charities providing essential specialist equipment to children with disabilities, Newlife is dedicated to making life better - for the families we serve, and for the people who help us to make that happen.

Through grants and emergency equipment loans, we ensure children get the vital equipment they need, when they need it, while our free nurse helpline offers crucial support and information. Our campaigns help to give children with disabilities and their families a voice, advocating for change to benefit the families we serve.

Across the whole of Newlife, our teams are crucial to our success – it's not just a job; here you'll be helping us to change lives every day.

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checking may be necessary for this role.

What You'll Be Doing

You'll drive sustainable income growth through acquiring new corporate partners and managing existing supporters. This role focuses heavily on proactive business development, working with our stock donation team to identify, approach and secure new corporate supporters.

New Business Development:

• Develop and deliver a corporate new business strategy to secure significant income growth
• Identify, research and prioritise prospective corporate partners aligned with Newlife's mission
• Build and manage a strong pipeline across retail, logistics, manufacturing, professional services and consumer brands
• Generate opportunities through networking, outreach, referrals, events and LinkedIn engagement
• Lead on preparing tailored pitches, proposals and presentations
• Conduct face-to-face and virtual meetings with senior decision-makers including CSR, ESG, HR, marketing and executive teams

Partnership Types:

• Charity of the Year
• Strategic partnerships
• Cause-related marketing
• Employee fundraising
• Sponsorship and payroll giving
• Corporate volunteering
• Gifts in kind

Account Management:

• Manage and develop a portfolio of corporate partners to maximise long-term value
• Deliver excellent stewardship and relationship management
• Create impactful partnership plans and reports demonstrating social impact
• Identify opportunities to grow existing partnerships through multi-year agreements

Performance Management:

• Deliver agreed income and KPI targets for corporate fundraising
• Maintain accurate pipeline forecasting and reporting
• Monitor ROI and ensure partnerships deliver strong value

What We're Looking For

Essential Experience:

• Proven experience in corporate fundraising, sales, business development or account management
• Strong track record of securing new business and achieving income or revenue targets
• Excellent relationship-building and influencing skills
• Confident presenter with strong written proposal and pitch-writing abilities
• Commercially aware with ability to identify mutually beneficial partnership opportunities
• Highly organised with strong pipeline and project management skills
• Self-motivated, proactive and results-driven
• Passionate about improving outcomes for disabled children

Essential Skills:

• Strategic thinking and communication
• Negotiation and relationship management
• Resilience and persistence
• Commercial awareness and collaboration
• Initiative and creativity

Desirable:

• Charity sector experience
• Knowledge of CSR, ESG and corporate giving trends
• Experience using CRM databases such as Salesforce, Raiser's Edge or Donorflex
• Existing network of corporate contacts

If you're ready to build meaningful partnerships that change children's lives while advancing your career, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now to join our mission.

Corporate Business Development Manager 

Aquilas is delighted to be working with The Sick Children's Trust to recruit a Corporate Business Development Manager to grow corporate giving, and help families stay together when they need it most.

This is a full time, permanent role to work from their London office (one day per week in the office)

Location: London, Hybrid –  1 days a week in the office

Salary: £41,000 – £44,000 per annum 

Reports to: Director of Fundraising

About the charity

The Sick Children’s Trust is the charity that provides vital ‘Homes from Home’ where families with a sick child in hospital can stay, free of charge, just minutes from their child’s bedside.

At an overwhelming and difficult time, we offer families the support they need to face the day ahead. They can have a hot shower and a comfortable bed to rest, and our caring staff are there to listen and comfort them when they need it. Not only do we alleviate financial worries, but we also help the mental wellbeing of the families we support.

Purpose of the role

To lead the growth of The Sick Children’s Trust’s corporate partnerships programme, securing new business and developing high-value, long-term relationships that generate income and brand visibility.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a strategy to grow corporate income, focusing on new business and long-term high-value corporate partnership opportunities.
• Lead on proactive corporate new business generation, maximising introductions and networks provided through our established Fundraising Development Board.
• Support the planning and delivery of key philanthropic engagement and networking events, designed to strengthen relationships, enhance stakeholder engagement, and generate high-quality introductions through the Fundraising Development Board.
• Proactively identify and research prospective new companies aligned with the charity’s mission, values and income growth strategy, ensuring targeted and timely approaches are made.
• Regularly develop creative and tailored approaches and submit propositions that reflect a company’s CSR, marketing or staff engagement objectives.
• Produce high-quality, pitch-ready proposals, presentations and decks, collaborating with the Communications and Marketing Team.
• Deliver confident, persuasive pitches at a senior level (e.g. CSR leads, directors, boards)..

What we’re looking for:

• A track record of securing new business or corporate partnerships, ideally in a fundraising CSR setting
• Confident writing and presenting skills, with experience creating professional pitch decks and delivering high-level presentations
• A strategic thinker who can spot opportunities, plan a compelling approach, and close the deal
• Experience collaborating across teams (e.g. Marketing design, service delivery) to shape proposals and deliver joint objectives
• A strong relationship-builder with the credibility to work with senior executives, philanthropists and decision-makers
• Organised, self-starting and passionate about helping families when they need it most

To apply

For details on how to apply please click through to the job vacancy on the Aquilas website, where you can also find the full job description.

Aquilas are wholly committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates.  We are truly invested in our candidates and being supportive and informative throughout the application journey

We are looking for an experienced corporate fundraiser to help maximise charitable income to The Christie Charity by developing the corporate fundraising portfolio and securing corporate support and sponsorship from new and existing business contacts.

This is an exciting time to join The Christie charity as we embark on a period of transformational growth with the launch of key capital appeals enabling us to see a real step change in our income. We are looking for dynamic individuals to join our successful fundraising team at this exciting time.