Corporate partnerships manager jobs near Edinburgh, Scotland

Senior Corporate Volunteering Manager
Permanent
Full time (34.5 hours), we are open to a conversation about how you work these hours
Home-based with some travel to London and across the UK

London: £38,500.00 - £43,500.00

National: £35,000.00 - £40,000.00

Would you like to take over leadership of a well-established and sector-leading programme? Are you passionate about the value that partners can add through corporate volunteering? If so, we’d love to hear from you.

About the role

In this role, you will be responsible for leading Macmillan's sector-leading Corporate Volunteering programme, building on the growth of the last few years. You will identify, plan and deliver exceptional volunteering opportunities for employees of our corporate partners. You will encourage innovation and think strategically to ensure we never miss an opportunity to provide more support for people living with cancer.

You will work with some of Macmillan’s most high profile corporate partnerships on our existing portfolio, leading another member of the team to ensure we are delivering best in class volunteer experiences at all times. You will work with an extremely diverse range of internal and external stakeholders and manage excellent relationships across the board, influencing those around you to ensure you are equipped to deliver to tight deadlines and ambitious targets.

About you

You have a track record in exceptional relationship management. You are passionate about the value of corporate volunteering and the impact the private sector can have on people living with cancer through this. You are ambitious, assertive, and confident to influence internal and external stakeholders. You know about volunteer management best practice and you’re well-versed in reporting the impact volunteers can have. You'll have good project management skills, and experience of bringing a new product or service to pilot stage.

You are an experienced leader who can motivate and manage a team in a fast-moving environment. You have proven experience in partnership working, whether that’s in the third, public or private sector.

About us
We help millions of people with cancer across the UK live life as fully as they can through physical, emotional and financial support. Our values are at the heart of who we are and everything we do, inspiring our thinking and guiding our actions. Together, we do whatever it takes for people living with cancer; with heart, with strength and with ambition.

We strongly encourage people of different age groups, ethnically diverse backgrounds, religions, beliefs or no faith, and who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, non-binary people, veterans, parents, and individuals with disabilities to apply. Macmillan is an employer who welcomes everyone to our team to join us and fulfill their potential with us. If you need reasonable workplace adjustments at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know. In your application, please feel free to note which pronouns you use (for example, she/her/hers, he/him/his, they/them/theirs). 

We want every individual to feel empowered to bring their best to work, and that’s why we offer flexibility in our working locations, working hours and benefits so we can support you in your life and your career.

Recruitment Process
The closing date for this role is Sunday 17 July.

In order to ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all of our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed so that shortlisting is based solely upon the suitability of the candidate’s experience.

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Please submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to change the closing date of our vacancies.

We aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool, reflecting the diverse range of people we support.

We want to make our recruitment processes accessible to everyone, so if there is any way that we can support you to be the best you can be, please contact the Macmillan People Services Team.

Welfare Benefits Development Manager
Fixed Term Contract/Secondment (24 months) 
Full time [34.5 hours] we are open to a conversation about how you work these hours
Home-based 
Salary Range - 44-49k – plus car allowance if applicable

The cost of a cancer diagnosis adds an additional £1000 (on average) a month on top of a person living with cancer's (PLWC) outgoings. We at Macmillan Cancer Support are in partnership with 88 and growing community partners who deliver specialist support to PLWC. We are looking for an experienced person, who knows the complexities of the Welfare Benefits system and is able to spread great practice across the UK.

We are striving to do everything we can to ensure that our workforce is representative of the people we support, and those who support us. We advocate for being an inclusive organisation, where everyone can feel that they belong and where there are no barriers to success. 

We want every individual to feel empowered to bring their best to work, and that’s why we offer flexibility in our working locations, working hours and benefits so we can support you in your life and your career, and we welcome a conversation about how these options can best support you.

We offer a range of flexible working patterns, such as compressed hours, e.g. 34.5 hours in 4 days instead of 5, flexibility to work earlier or later around our core working hours of 10am-4pm and more options. 

About the role

You will be supporting a network of well established partnership teams across the UK who will be your key relationship, you will be the beacon of knowledge on welfare benefits support and structure.

This is a hybrid role that will be well  resourced to provide support on the phone, teams and face to face.

About you
Experience of the Welfare Benefits system is a must, and we are also looking for a person who can coach others to understand the system and referral pathways. Knowledge is key, but relationship building experience is also a must.

About us
We help millions of people with cancer across the UK live life as fully as they can through physical, emotional and financial support. Our values are at the heart of who we are and everything we do, inspiring our thinking and guiding our actions. Together, we do whatever it takes for people living with cancer; with heart, with strength and with ambition.

Recruitment Process

The application deadline is 10th July 2022. 

In order to ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all of our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed so that shortlisting is based solely upon the suitability of the candidate’s experience.

Job Title: Partnership Development Manager (Regional)

Hours: 35 per week

Salary: £36,755 per annum  

Type of Employment: Permanent

Location: Relationship Fundraising, Home based

Line Manager: Senior Partnership Development Manager (Regional)

Direct Reports: None

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB

Playing a key role within the Fundraising Team, the post holder will be personally responsible for developing a multi-million-pound pipeline of new corporate partnership opportunities that will have a significant positive impact on income over the current and future years, contributing to budgeting and forecasting. Working closely with the Senior Partnership Development Manager,(Regional), community fundraising and corporate partnerships team, you will focus on partnerships valued up to circa £100k per annum leveraging Teenage Cancer Trust’s strong position and reputation in the sector to forge multi-year collaborations with companies and high-profile brands.

You will also provide expertise and support to Relationship Managers to maximise all levels of corporate giving, working specifically to ensure robust retention plans are in place for each partnership to ensure long-term support for Teenage Cancer Trust. Your focus will be on partners and prospects with a regional focus but may be asked to expand this area to meet the needs of the business.

In one of the toughest environments for corporate partnerships know to the sector, you will be tenacious in your focus on finding new and innovative ways to engage companies within a hugely challenging environment.

How to Apply: 

To apply please submit your CV along with a short supporting statement. Refer to the person specification and succinctly outline:

• Your experience
• Your knowledge and know how
• Your skills and personal qualities

Applications to be received by:   Sunday 17th July 

First Stage Interviews:                Week commencing 25th July

Second Stage Interviews:            Week commencing 01st August 

At Teenage Cancer Trust one of our key focuses is around equity and making sure our services are accessible and inclusive to all young people with cancer, with no-one left behind. We have the same goal for people working with us. We want you to be yourself here and thrive doing so. In line with our Equity, Diversity & Inclusion commitments, we would love to see applications from LGBTQ+ people, people of colour/those from ethnically diverse communities, people living with disabilities and people of faith. 

At Teenage Cancer Trust we take our commitment to safeguarding seriously and work to protect and promote the rights of the young people who we support. Our safeguarding responsibilities extend to the children and adults who work to support the charity, who we also have a duty of care to protect. Safeguarding is at the forefront of each activity we carry out. In line with our approach, this role is subject to a DBS check (Disclosure and Barring Service).  

For information on how we collect, store and process personal data please refer to our privacy policy on our website. 

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential. If there is any assistance or adjustments, we can make to support you to make your application, Please contact the HR Team.

Working Options has grown rapidly over the last two years in response to the pandemic and the opportunity presented by some key funders. We are an ambitious organisation with an exciting new three year strategy in place, focusing on increasing our geographic reach, growing the number of students we support each year, building our evidence of impact and growing the role we play in business in recruiting socially diverse talent.

To sustain our scale, we are looking to grow our corporate partnerships. We are looking for a talented Corporate Partnerships Manager to join a growing and different kind of charity to deliver its mission and objectives. This is a great role for a creative and ambitious Corporate Partnership professional with experience of deliveringstrong relationships, securing funding, and engaging new and existing partner relationships. The successful candidate will be keen to work in a fast-paced, start-up environment and will be passionate about young people and levelling the work playing field.

NL Recruitment is currently looking for a Corporate Partnerships Account Manager for an international children's charity.

Working closely with the Head of Corporate Partnerships, you will manage a portfolio of corporate partnerships. You will also:

• Build and develop long term relationships with current and new corporate partners
• Support the delivery of corporate partnerships strategy to maximise income from existing partners
• Prepare and develop pitches and engaging presentations
• Represent the organisation when attending meeting

Our client is looking for a passionate Corporate Partnerships Account Manager who has experience in managing and delivering corporate partnerships. You will also have:

• Experience in managing different stakeholders and corporate relationships
• Experience in developing and implementing partnership plans
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Good interpersonal and relationship building skills

NL Recruitment is currently looking for a Corporate Partnerships Account Manager for an international children's charity.

Working closely with the Head of Corporate Partnerships, you will manage a portfolio of corporate partnerships. You will also:

• Build and develop long term relationships with current and new corporate partners
• Support the delivery of corporate partnerships strategy to maximise income from existing partners
• Prepare and develop pitches and engaging presentations
• Represent the organisation when attending meeting

Our client is looking for a passionate Corporate Partnerships Account Manager who has experience in managing and delivering corporate partnerships. You will also have:

• Experience in managing different stakeholders and corporate relationships
• Experience in developing and implementing partnership plans
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Good interpersonal and relationship building skills

This is a brand new, exciting opportunity within myaware to manage our existing and future research funding programme and develop our partnership working with organisations associated with the healthcare and treatment development for those living with myasthenia. This could include NHS Trusts, research centre, pharmaceutical companies and other charitable organisations. 

The role

As Research and Partnerships Officer you will be responsible for processing all research funding applications in line with myaware’s research funding policy. Working closely with the CEO, myaware medical/scientific committee and our legal team to ensure completion of all necessary legal requirements. You will work with successful grant/project leaders to ensure timely grant/project progress reporting and cultivate and maintain excellent working relationships and regular communications with myaware’s research funders including the families/executors of legators. This role will also include opportunity to host or represent myaware at important research meetings and events.

This role is pivotal in ensuring that the needs and challenges of our members are represented within the wider healthcare community, to increase vital awareness with the opportunity to develop the way in which myaware advocates on behalf of its members. Key tasks will include involvement in projects relating to the development of new myasthenia related medications and treatments and member consultation. 

Who are we looking for?

You will have experience of working within the healthcare/research/pharmaceutical sectors with a PhD in Life Sciences or similar. A keen interest in or a knowledge/understanding of grant administration. We are a looking for an innovative self-starter to join our small national team of 20 staff. You must be an excellent communicator, with experience of using databases, ability to meet deadlines and work on your own initiative. if this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.

Who are we?

Myaware is the only charity in the UK dedicated solely to the care and support of people affected by myasthenia. 

We are working hard to raise awareness of myasthenia, as it is a little-known condition. We provide support for people with myasthenia and their families, whilst offering advice and tips for living with the condition. 

We also fund the research that brings us closer to finding a cure as well as funding specialists nurses and advisors. 

Members of myaware have full access to a wide range of support services and events including our specialist benefits advisor and telephone or Skype counsellor. 

Myaware supports people with myasthenia and their families.  We campaign for better medical services for people with myasthenia and work to inform medical professionals. 

The myasthenias are a group of neuromuscular conditions. They are rare but also manageable and can affect anyone, regardless of age, gender or nationality. Myasthenia gravis, ocular myasthenia and Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome are autoimmune conditions whereas congenital myasthenic syndrome is caused by an inherited genetic fault. It is thought that there are approximately 12,000 people currently living with myasthenia in the UK. 

Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance
• Perkbox account (global benefits and rewards platform)
• Group Life Assurance after 6 months of service 
• NEST workplace pension scheme
• Free inhouse staff counselling
• Free inhouse staff benefits and welfare advice 
• Investment in your personal and professional development

This role is initially a one-year fixed term contract, with the possibility of extension 

Candidates should submit their CV and covering letter by 5pm on Monday 11th July 2022.

HE Partnerships Manager

Unifrog’s mission We’re on a mission to level the playing field when it comes to young people finding and applying for their next step after school. We're achieving this by bringing all the available information into one single, impartial, user-friendly platform that helps students to make the best choices, and submit the strongest applications. We also empower teachers and counselors to manage the progression process effectively.

Our outlook is global - we work with schools and universities all over the world, from the US to New Zealand, and from Italy to Hong Kong. We want to make it so that young people can compare every opportunity taught in English, wherever it is in the world, and have all the support they need to make successful applications.

We have a clear social purpose, and we’re hugely ambitious. We already work with more than a third of UK secondary schools and hundreds of international schools. We are growing rapidly in terms of the number of our partners, in terms of how much they use our platform, and in terms of the breadth of products we offer.

Our team is at the heart of our business and is integral to our success. We work hard to foster a culture of openness, happiness and innovation, and we commit to helping every individual learn and grow so that they can reach their full potential. We want to hire talented people, whatever their background. If you are excited by our mission and are ready to work hard, please don’t hesitate to apply. We look forward to hearing from you! We believe in the power of diversity. If you are from an ethnic minority background, we strongly encourage you to apply. In advance of applying if you have any questions about working at Unifrog, please contact one of our Diversity Champions, Hannah or Farhana (visit our website for details).

The role and your key responsibilities

As HE Partnerships Manager, your role is to grow our university partner numbers and support our existing university partners to get the most out of their partnership with us. A fundamental element of our work with universities is to make sure they’re adding genuine value to our student and teacher community.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Make sales to universities around the world

You’ll set up and conduct meetings with university staff in which you’ll listen to their needs, communicate our mission to them, demonstrate our offering, and seek to secure the university’s ongoing subscription.

• Maintain excellent relationships with existing partner universities, and secure their resubscriptions

You’ll onboard new partners, conduct regular check-in calls, and consultatively support our partner universities to make the most of their partnership with us. It’s crucial that you maintain a sky-high resubscription rate.

• Deliver our existing services for partner universities

Our HE offering is new and fast evolving. You’ll be involved in delivering every part of it, including:

• Insights reporting

Our Insights dashboard and reports use aggregated data from the Unifrog platform to uncover trends at subject and regional levels, and are designed to inform universities’ marketing, recruitment and portfolio planning. You’ll consult with partner universities to help them get the most out of their Insights dashboard, present reports to them, and identify potential upsell opportunities.

• Webinars and other events

These events are one way for our partner universities to interact with our community of students and teachers. We want our events to be useful and enjoyable for all parties.

• Help develop new ways for our university partners to add and receive value

We are just getting started with how we support universities to add value for the students and teachers using the Unifrog platform, and how we support universities to receive value as well. We want you to play your part in coming up with new services we can deliver: at Unifrog we innovate quickly, and it’s everyone’s job to be creative.

Essential skills and characteristics

• Resilient, and motivated to exceed targets

Our sales and resubscription targets are achievable but ambitious. You’ll need to be determined to meet and exceed them.

• Strong communication skills

You’ll be in frequent communication with lots of different people, both within Unifrog and externally – this will be in person, written, over the phone and via video call. You’ll need to be an outstanding communicator.

• Personable, with a track record of excellent relationship management

At Unifrog we’re known for our excellent customer service. You’ll need to provide fantastic support for your partner universities and make sure your team are doing the same.

• Sector insight

We work with universities around the world that are often very different from each other; you need to be quick to understand how we can be useful to them, and how they can be useful to our students and teachers.

• Attention to detail

Whether it’s marketing collateral or a new Insights Report, it’s important you have the skills and discipline to carefully check our HE focused content.

• Proactive attitude and willingness to get stuck in

You need to be excited about going beyond the core responsibilities detailed above to improve what we do and make it a success.

Working together

You’ll work alongside our existing HE Partnership Managers, as well as people on our marketing, data analysis, and school-facing teams. You’ll be line-managed by our Head of HE Partnerships.

Key benefits

• Play a key role in growing the newest part of Unifrog’s business.
• Become part of a committed, dynamic and growing team. We want to build the team at Unifrog for the long term – if you do well, we will do our best to make you want to stay at the company for a long time.
• Influence the company’s direction: we love to promote great ideas, wherever they come from.
• Professional development is important at Unifrog. You will define your own 6-month objectives and will be supported by your line manager and the rest of the team to achieve them. You will have an annual training allowance to spend on what you need to grow and progress.
• Join one of the most talked about edtech startups and help transform careers and destinations in schools.
• For details of further benefits we offer our staff, please see the jobs page of our website.

Key details

• Base salary of £35,000 plus commission.
• Share in company-wide performance bonus.
• Full-time. Working hours are 8:30am to 5:30pm or 9:00am to 6:00pm, Monday to Thursday, and 9am to 4:30pm on Friday.
• Work remotely or in our London office.
• 28 days paid holiday per year (plus bank holidays).
• Start date: as soon as possible, though we will be flexible for the right candidate.
• To discuss any details about the role before applying please contact Stephen (details on our website).
• To discuss working at Unifrog from a diversity perspective please contact Samar (details on our website). Application process
• Deadline: 22:00 (UK) on Sunday 17th July.
• To apply, please visit our website to upload your CV and complete the questions and tasks below:

i. ‘Why do you want to work for Unifrog and what excites you about the role?’ (300 words)

ii. ‘With reference to the job description, what makes you an excellent candidate for this role?’ (300 words)

iii. ‘Why do you think there’s been an increased interest in undergraduate study in the Netherlands amongst international school students in recent years?’ (250 words)

• The next stage of the application process will be a short phone interview. These will be held during as well as after the application window; apply early if possible.
• We can only consider candidates who already have the right to work in the UK.

Inclusion and diversity at Unifrog

Within the company we try to foster a culture of innovation, and a happy working environment, both because this is the right thing to do, and because we think this results in the most effective team. To this end we believe in open communication, celebrating successes, supporting each other, not being afraid to be wrong or to fail, and promoting good ideas wherever they come from. We also believe in the power of diversity in all its forms, including in terms of culture, education history, religion, age, socio-economic background, race, gender, sexual orientation, personality, life experiences and disability. We want to encourage applicants from every different background to apply for our roles, and add their perspectives to our team.

A fantastic remote or office working opportunity for an expert relationship building fundraiser to join this charity at a time where income is growing. The TPP team is supporting this educational charity with the search for a Corporate Partnership Officer. This is a fantastic opportunity to increase income through partnerships development, new business and account management, and the development and coordination of their core programme.

This is a permanent role and reporting to the Head of Industry Engagement, responsible for:

• Identifying and building a pipeline of prospects
• Securing corporate income through delivering pitches and proposals to new prospects and to secure uplift in existing partners
• Identifying and pursuing sponsorship opportunities
• Managing and coordinating day to day management of current partners

This role will suit an enthusiastic candidate with the ability to build strong relationships and who is process driven. The charity has offices across the UK and offers flexible working to suit you; you can work from an office or from home. If you are an assistant looking to step up or an existing officer interested in supporting young people in an education setting, this could be the role for you!

To apply, please send through a CV in response to this advert in the first instance, and a TPP consultant will follow up with information about the role, organisation and recruitment process. Alternatively, contact Sema Hussein via [email protected] to arrange a confidential discussion

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

Role outline and purpose

The Corporate Partnerships Executive will support the Account Management team within Corporate Partnerships in the delivery of fundraising partnerships.  The Corporate Partnerships Executive is responsible for establishing, managing and growing sustainable, mutually beneficial partnerships which deliver income, access to expertise and resource, and who’s influence supports the Trussell Trust in achieving our aim to end the need for food banks in the UK.

Role responsibilities

• Provide day to day relationship management of a portfolio of small accounts, ensuring that all activities comply with applicable law and the Code of Fundraising Practice and that the Trussell Trust’s obligations to partners are met, whilst respecting the dignity of the people we serve and support.
• Provide support to the Account Management team to provide thank you letters, impact reports, administer payments, and ensure records are kept up to date on Salesforce.
• Co-ordinate PR, Events and Volunteering opportunities
• Create short content for partners.
• Gather and produce content for reporting.
• Liaising across depts for internal info gathering and sharing.

Are you a relationship expert? We’re looking for someone who knows how to look after and take care of partnerships, building meaningful and long-lasting relationships that enable us to improve outcomes for future generations everywhere and support positive change across education systems worldwide.

Our rapidly growing portfolio of international work means we have a newly created role as a Partnership Manager, initially for a 1 year FTC with the potential to go permanent. You’ll be part of our Business Development team and focus on ensuring we have the right partnerships in place to provide the local expertise within Africa as well as building global joint partnerships and consortiums for new and up and coming projects.

You’ll be the prime point of contact for our international partners, keeping them engaged in our work and supporting on a range of business development and partnerships management activities to proactively secure new business and grow our impact.

Requirements

• degree or experience of working in international education, international development or partnerships management
• experience in a business development role
• experience in developing and delivering strategies to manage important relationships
• demonstrated ability to influence internal and external stakeholders
• ability to work on own initiative and as part of a remote, virtual team

You may have held other similar roles such as a partnership manager within research, education or charity sector, or have been a relationship manager or account manager in a similar industry, you may even have a background as an influencer, advocate of fundraiser within the charity sector looking to take your relationship skills to the next level.

Why NFER?
We have a strong track record in education research, a growing international reputation, and world-leading expertise in the role of assessment in driving improvement. We believe in the transformative impact that evidence-based insights can have in supporting improvements in education systems, informing policymakers and other key decision makers, and strengthening practice in the classroom.

• Salary £45,000 - £50,000 DOE
• Generous pension scheme
• 42 days’ holiday per year including Bank Holidays + additional discretionary days (pro rata)
• Excellent support for professional development
• Hybrid or remote working with great work/life balance
• Plus lots of well-being and social activities
• UK based and open to UK Skilled Worker visa sponsorship

You’ll be linked to our Slough or York office with minimal requirement for office-based days meaning you can choose to work at home, from the office or a mix of the two to enable you to work as effectively as you can. Our teams value the energy we create when we come together so ideally you’ll join us in Slough for key dates throughout the year.

NFER is a not-for-profit organisation and an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

We are reviewing applications regularly as part of an ongoing recruitment process. If you’re looking for a place where you can put your heart, soul and skills into making a difference, we want to hear from you. Apply via the button shown.

We are looking for a self-motivated and passionate person to design and implement our philanthropy programme. This is an exciting new role for someone to prospect, manage and develop opportunities with new supporters and impact the charity's ambitious five-year strategy. You will:

• Identify and manage a portfolio of prospects to ensure effective cultivation and stewardship of donors and prospects for new sources of funding.  
• Recruit and implement a Solving Kids’ Cancer Development Board made up of volunteer leaders dedicated to raising the charity’s profile.
• Develop and implement a legacy strategy for the charity.
• Play a vital role in the delivery of the Fundraising and Communications Strategy by maximising income and raising awareness, and the charity’s strategic priorities.

For more information on the role and what we do, read the attached Job Pack.

What we offer

• 32 days holiday, bank holidays included
• 5% employer pension scheme contribution
• Access to 24/7 confidential helplines for counselling and legal and tax advice
• Wellbeing check-ins with manager and optional Wellbeing Action Plan
• Participation in staff surveys for the opportunity to anonymously feedback experiences
• Regular opportunities to meet in person as departments and the full team
• Training opportunities – we care about our staff and volunteers and encourage opportunities for professional development
• A child-centred charity with a passionate and dedicated team

Applying to join our team

If you would like to apply please complete and submit an Application Form highlighting your suitability for the position in the Supporting Statement. Please do not send a CV or Cover Letter. If you would like an informal conversation with Anne, Head of Fundraising & Comms, prior to applying to this role, you can email her directly - her details are in the job pack.

We would also ask you to complete and return the attached diversity monitoring form. The information contained in the questionnaire will be treated as confidential and will be used by us to monitor and drive our work towards diversity and inclusion commitments.

We actively encourage applications from those with lived experience of neuroblastoma and/or other childhood cancers. As an equal opportunity employer, we also welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy, maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

If there are any adjustments that would help you to engage with the recruitment process, please let us know.

As a safeguarding charity whose work and practice is underpinned by safeguarding principles to protect children and young people and enhance their welfare, we always work in accordance with legislation, statutory guidance and best safeguarding practices. All of our roles require a basic criminal record check.

Interviewing

Interviews will take place w/c 18 July July via Microsoft Teams.

If you need any additional help with the interview stage, please let us know what you need.

Shortlisted candidates will meet a panel comprising Anne Denman - Head of Fundraising and Communications, Anna Austin - Relationship Manager, and Gail Jackson - Chief Executive Officer.

Head of Partnerships 

Dated: June 2022

Contract: Full time, permanent

Salary: £48,000-50,000 per annum 

Start date: Immediate

Location: Home based with potential access to desk space in central London, if required; travel across the UK may be required from time to time as part of role (subject to covid guidance) 

Reporting to: Director of Strategy and Learning

Direct reports: None at this time

Annual leave: 25 days per year plus bank holidays

About the role

The Head of Partnerships is a new and critical role, created as part of our merger with the YMCA George Williams College. We hope the merger will see our quality improvement and training work grow, alongside extending our communities of practice and our offer to them. As such, we created a dedicated post to hold, nurture and grow our approach to working with and through networks, and to oversee our partnership projects. 
 

Networks have long been at the heart of the Centre for Youth Impact’s approach. Built over the last eight years, we deeply value our relationships with our Regional Impact Networks across England, and are excited by the emergence of new relationships in Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland – and indeed internationally, particularly building on the legacy of the College. There is now the opportunity to revisit our approach to working with and through networks, particularly in developing a more responsive and ‘tiered’ offer that reflects and responds to the needs, ambitions, and experiences of our different stakeholders. 

The Head of Partnerships will be responsible for implementing a new network strategy, strengthening these relationships (including transitioning existing network leads to potentially new ways of working), and framing the support that we offer to network ‘members’ across the UK (further details on our existing networks can be found here). This will include scoping, defining and implementing our approach to supporting/collaborating with members of the YMCA Federation in England and Wales alongside building relationships with the Federations in Scotland and the island of Ireland, as part of the merger with YMCA George Williams College. There is also the potential to work closely with the Director of Strategy and Learning to consider new international learning partnerships.

Over the past few years in particular, the Centre has been increasing its partnership projects: significant programmes of work with one major partner or funder, including cohort-level evaluation, capacity building and learning partnerships.The Head of Partnerships will also manage a range of partnership projects, working alongside other members of the team to initiate, design, and deliver cutting-edge programmes of work. The post-holder will work closely with the Director of Programmes and Director of Strategy and Learning to ensure that we are integrating our learning from our networks into our wider strategy and programmes of work focused on research, evaluation, and organisational learning. 

The Head of Partnerships will play a strong role in supporting income generation, particularly for our network support activities. The post holder will also contribute significantly to our communications activities, amplifying the work and voices of our networks, and offering our platform in contribution to greater collective impact.

What are we looking for? 

We are looking for an outstanding candidate who is imaginative and responsive, with strong interest and high-level skills in building alliances and collaborations, alongside capacity building for social sector organisations. You will need to have an appetite for understanding and navigating complexity, with an inquisitive mind and interest in youth-focused public policy and system dynamics. An interest and solid understanding of evaluation would be a distinct plus. You will also need to be a strong and confident project manager, with exceptional relationship skills. We take a coaching approach to all of our work, so skills and experience in this area will be a distinct advantage. 

You will have the ability to engage with humility and authenticity with a wide range of people and organisations working to support young people. You will be able to spot and make connections between relationships and areas of work and be alive to changes and patterns in the external policy and practice context and the opportunities they present for our charity. 

Finally, you will be a skilled facilitator, experienced in both designing and delivering workshops and training. You will also be a compelling and confident writer and presenter who can communicate the breadth of our work. You will be comfortable representing us externally and acting as a ‘thought leader’: openly reflecting the evolution of your ideas and thinking, and generously sharing your learning with others.

Please follow the link to our website for the full JD and person specification.

Age Scotland is the national charity for older people with a vision to make Scotland the best place in the world to grow older.  They work to improve the lives of people over the age of 50 and to promote their rights and interests by inspiring, involving and empowering older people in Scotland, and by influencing others, so that everyone can make the most of later life.

This fantastic charity believes that everyone, regardless of their age, has the right to lead a rewarding and fulfilling life. With the support of Age Scotland, older people can continue to learn new skills and form new relationships with confidence. They believe that life is for living, and everyone should have the opportunity to live happily and well, for as long as they can.

Age Scotland support and enable hundreds of community groups across Scotland, providing information and advice through their free helpline and publications, tackling loneliness and isolation with their Community Connecting Service and much more.

None of this would be possible without the vital work of their fundraisers.

Working within the Charity Services Team, the new Corporate Fundraiser will work collaboratively on joint funding approaches for potential corporate partners. You will develop and implement a proactive fundraising strategy with the aim of maximising income for the charity whilst achieving annual fundraising targets. The successful candidate will identify and pursue gift in kind opportunities and negotiate contracts which ensure mutually beneficial arrangements with Age Scotland’s corporate partners.

Age Scotland’s new Corporate Fundraiser will have a proven track record of securing income, generating new business and maintaining strong corporate relationships. The right candidate for the role will also have a talent for writing engaging and impactful communications, and a passion for developing creative ideas to present to companies in support of the charities fundraising goals. Employees enrolled in Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA or 2FA) will be expected to install and maintain the Watchguard app on either their personal or work mobile device.

You are advised to get in touch well in advance of the closing date to give us time to consider your application and pre-interview the strongest applicants.

Closing Date: Midday, Wednesday 6th July

Interview Date: Thursday 14th July

Age Scotland is a living wage employer.

This search is being conducted exclusively for Age Scotland by BTA (Bruce Tait Associates). Our leadership team have all worked in the voluntary sector and we use this experience to match organisations and individuals to create great appointments.