The Centre for Ageing Better has a unique opportunity for a collaborative and innovative individual to join the team as Lincolnshire Partnership Manager. If you are passionate about improving later life in rural and coastal areas and have the skills to lead on and develop effective partnerships and collaborations, we’d like to hear from you.

At the Centre for Ageing Better we want everyone to enjoy later life. We create change in policy and practice informed by evidence and work with partners across England to improve employment, housing, health and communities. We are a charitable foundation, funded by The National Lottery Community Fund, and part of the Government’s What Works Network.

As Lincolnshire Manager you will be in at the start of Ageing Better’s exciting new strategic partnership; helping to shape what works nationally in a rural and coastal area to create better later lives. You will act as key liaison between Ageing Better and our Lincolnshire partners including Lincolnshire County Council and East Lindsey District Council, providing project management across partnership activities, building new relationships and engaging stakeholders. Hosted and co-managed by Lincolnshire County Council, you will ensure our work is informed by evidence and also shaped by the lived experience of people in later life.

The successful candidate will have experience of developing effective partnerships across a range of organisations and be experienced in promoting change at the local level.  You will be someone who can think strategically and identify new opportunities for collaboration and impact. An understanding of the local government and public/voluntary sector context and policy environment is essential.

To apply please send a CV and a covering letter responding in detail to the job description and addressing how you meet the criteria for the role.The closing date is Midday, 15th June 2020, with interviews to take place on 1st of July 2020.  

*This post will normally based at Lincolnshire County Offices, with occasional time elsewhere in the county and in Central London as required.

Partnerships Manager – Maternity Cover
1 year contract 
Location: North East and Yorkshire

About Governors for Schools

We’re a national education charity with the ambition of making sure every school in England has excellent governance which drives improved outcomes for all children and young people. Since 1999, we’ve been connecting skilled and committed volunteers with schools and academies in need of governors. By finding and supporting a diverse and talented network of governors, we help to drive systematic change in how schools are run. We’ve placed over 10,000 governors in the last 5 years and we’ve got ambitious plans to develop our services, expand our work with key partners, and support more schools with excellent governance. 

About the role

We’re looking for someone to join our team as Partnerships Manager, working from home based in the North East of England. You’ll help schools to access skilled and committed volunteers to help raise standards and give children the best start in life. You’ll manage the volunteering process for skilled individuals and have the autonomy to manage your own area, meeting recruitment and placement targets.

You’ll provide outstanding customer service to our existing partners and undertake business development in your region to support new relationships with corporate partners, universities and similar.

You’ll report into the Senior Partnerships Manager and work with the North team to plan ways of reaching volunteers through partnerships, social media and events.

Each day you’ll be:

- Supporting volunteers through the school governor appointment process, from application to placement
- Providing schools with suitable volunteers, including recruiting volunteers for specific vacancies
- Maintaining and developing relationships with local authority and academy trust governor services departments to place volunteers and engage schools
- Using a variety of communication channels to promote Governors for Schools services to schools and volunteers in your area
- Co-ordinating and taking active involvement in recruitment campaigns with the wider team, developing innovative and cost-effective approaches through social media and events
- Increasing the efficiency of the placement process
- Using our CRM system to ensure volunteer, school and company records are up to date
 
After a few months in the role, you’ll:

- Manage relationships with existing business and university partners
- Account manage up to 10 existing partners, providing frequent communication
- Deliver volunteer-focused presentations to partner employees, both in person and online
- Carry out business development, encouraging businesses to include school governance as part of their CSR strategy and as a CPD opportunity

About you

While you’ll be primarily working from home, you’ll also be out and about meeting both new and existing partners, attending events, and thinking of new ways to engage schools, volunteers and corporate partners. You’ll have a passion for education and be able to consistently demonstrate our values:

Excellence

- Attention to detail and a desire to continually improve by seeking and using feedback
- A ‘can do’ attitude and sense of pride in delivering high-quality work at all times

Integrity

- Know when to challenge assumptions and suggest better approaches
- Question actions inconsistent with our values

Collaboration

- Excellent communication skills with the ability to interact at all levels and build solid working relationships
- Willingness to support the wider team outside areas of your specific job role

Pioneering

- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to take initiative and find creative and effective ways to get things done

You should apply if:

Essential

- You’re passionate about improving educational standards
- You’re self-motivated and experienced working autonomously, prioritising your own workload
- You have experience of developing wider partnerships, and are comfortable talking to and working with people of varying degrees of seniority
- You have proven success in delivering and implementing bespoke client solutions
- You have experience using a CRM system
- You are based in the North East of England, ideally close to Newcastle or Durham
 
Desirable

- You have experience establishing and managing corporate partnerships
- You have experience of supporting volunteers through an application process
- You’re comfortable delivering presentations
- You have proven experience of working to targets
- You have experience as a school governor
- You’re used to working from home

Salary and benefits

- From £24,000 p/a dependent upon experience
- Flexible working arrangements
- 25 days’ holiday + bank holidays
- Membership with GoSweat, a fitness and wellness benefit

We’ll be reviewing applicants on an ongoing basis so early application is encouraged. Flexible working arrangements will be considered.

We are working to a start date of mid-July, dependent upon restrictions in place due to COVID-19.

To apply for the role of Partnerships Manager, please apply via the button shown. 

This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency. 

Additional Keywords: Partnerships Manager, School Partnerships Manager, Partnerships Executive, Account Manager, Education Project Officer, Education Programme Officer, Education Governance Co-ordinator, Relationships Manager, Education.

This is an important and senior new role within a growing business development team and an important time for Solace.  We have a strong track record of working in partnership with a wide range of organisations across sectors, notably women and girls, housing & homelessness, criminal justice, social care, welfare and health.  We work with second tier organisations as well as delivery providers and are increasingly raising our voice about issues that directly affect the rights and services that women and children have access to, calling out injustice and working to end violence and abuse against them.

We are therefore formalising our presence in the public affairs arena and this is your chance to influence policymakers, system change, and ensure the voices of women are fully represented.  As an experienced manager, and feminist, you will lead a small team including a new post of Public Affairs Manager and report to the Director of Business Development.  This is your chance as drive forward a brand new public affairs agenda, working alongside partners, second tier organisations to work for change and ensure all voices are represented.  

Solace is an innovative, exciting, grass roots charity working across London. We offer great employee benefits including three per cent employer pension contribution, generous holiday entitlement and a focus on learning and development. You will be joining a team of committed and inspiring individuals whose dedication has saved the lives of thousands of women, men and children in the capital.

Solace values diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applicants from black minority and ethnic communities.

New Corporate Partnerships Manager, an opportunity to join a well-known National Disability Charity based in Central London.

As the New Corporate Partnerships Manager you will join an award-winning corporate fundraising team who have a history of building long lasting strategic partnerships with large household brands. The team are entering a new phase of development and are focused on building on their success, working towards achievable and ambitious growth plans.

Working with the Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager, you will be responsible for generating new corporate partners and increasing income from a wide range of corporate sectors. You will build and nurture relationships at all levels in order to develop pipelines that generate income.

• Identify and secure new corporate income by developing relationships and devising mutually beneficial partnerships.
• Develop and present creative and engaging new business proposals and pitches for corporate prospect.
• Research competitor activity, corporate prospects and business sectors to leverage new business opportunities
• Proactively calling corporate prospects, securing and attending meetings.
• Collaborate and maintain relationships with all relevant internal staff to add value and maximise opportunities

This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious and driven corporate partnerships fundraiser to work within a creative and talented team. Using your experience of building new corporate partnerships, nurturing relationships to make an impact and play a key role in the Corporate Fundraising team. Our client is looking for you to have previous experience, knowledge and proven track record of:

• Working within Corporate Fundraising, securing new business and driving income opportunities.
• Researching new leads, making initial calls to potential partners, attending face-to-face meetings, presenting client-facing presentations, pitches, negotiating and closing business.
• Writing tailored and innovative new business proposals with strong story telling abilities.

Head of Corporate Partnerships
Dogs Trust
Highly Competitive Salary

Dogs Trust is looking to appoint an outstanding individual as their new Head of Corporate Partnerships. 

This is a new role which has been created to support the growing work of the Corporate Partnerships and Corporate Development Teams, with responsibility to develop a strategy that will deliver a significant increase in corporate income to support the work of the Dogs Trust.

You will be joining one of the fastest growing brands in the charity sector and be responsible for converting the high public awareness and love for the Dogs Trust’s work into relationships with some of the best-known brands in the UK and globally.

The mission of Dogs Trust is to bring about the day when all dogs can enjoy a happy life, free from the threat of unnecessary destruction. Although it has well over a hundred years of history, it was the charity's decision to embrace a non-destruction approach to dog welfare, 50 years ago, that defines Dogs Trust. From that point on Dogs Trust has led the dog welfare sector in every venture; the proactive and reactive measures the charity has delivered since then have brought the numbers of dogs put to sleep in government shelters down by 97%. Today Dogs Trust is the UK’s largest dog welfare charity and, as a charity solely funded by the donations of its amazing supporters, success through Corporate Partnerships has never been more important. 

Based in London and reporting to the Deputy Director, Philanthropy & Corporate Partnerships, this role is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact on Corporate Fundraising at Dogs Trust. You will lead on the charity’s commercial relationships and play a critical role in developing the Corporate Partnerships Strategy. Providing expert leadership in the development of new-business strategy as well as retaining and uplifting existing corporate partnerships, you will hold specialist knowledge in new business and account management at a senior level within a national charity setting. You will also have extensive experience of leading teams to six and seven figure partnerships in a charity setting, the ability to think strategically, and the skills to both develop and implement strategy.

The people who work at Dogs Trust bring ambition, passion and a determination to succeed in all they do, coupled with warmth, integrity and a sense of fun. You will combine a genuine love for dogs and their welfare with a professional, ambitious and can-do attitude - you will think big and get the job done in a collaborative and engaging way. 

If you are a highly-talented fundraising leader, passionate about dog welfare and hungry for a career-defining leadership challenge, then we want to hear from you. 

Execucare is a recruitment and executive search company working in the not-for-profit sector

Harris Hill are thrilled to be working with a membership body in recruiting a Corporate Partnerships Officer. This role will be responsible for managing key relationships with existing and potential corporate members, across various financial services. You will liaise with senior professionals keen to engage with the charity and their members, with firms including Natwest, Bates Wells, and Goldman Sachs. You will ensure that members receive exceptional customer service, maximise income generation from a variety of activities, and support the creation of a viable pipeline for new income streams.

This role is a mix of account management and new business, but at its core it is about building relationships. You will work with the marketing team to produce attractive and effective publicity materials in line with the charity's brand and house style.

You will:
- be a natural relationship builder with strong communication skills;
- be innovative, ambitious, questioning and solutions focussed;
- feel comfortable meeting with senior professionals across various sectors;
- be a team player working collaboratively with wider colleagues on cross-organisational projects;
- be open, approachable and a firm believer in continuous development

This is a perfect step for someone who wants to enter the charity sector. If you are keen and want have an informal chat about the role then please do get in touch with Hannah on [email protected] or call her on
02078207331.

Salary is £26,000 and there is flexible working available.

CV and supporting statement required.

Only suitable candidates will be contacted.

We are looking for a talented and experienced Partnerships Manager to join our Partnerships Team to support the long term sustainability of the organisation through ensuring that the SW AHSN is strategic, proactive and enterprising in meeting the needs of our members and stakeholders (present and future).

In this role you will support us to have a have a healthy pipeline of partnership and commercial opportunities. You will ensure we have strategically informed and rigorous prioritisation processes and you will support us to win and deliver on projects that play to our unique strengths and needs of our members and stakeholders.

You will be able to draw upon experience building and maintaining commercially sustainable collaborations and partnerships and have a track record in supporting teams and organisations to succeed in complex operating environments. Advanced stakeholder management skills, a talent for clear communication and an enterprising approach will be essential.

You’ll need to be comfortable with change, uncertainty, and managing your own workload. You will be an open, caring and supportive team player and a talented people manager. You will be committed to learning and passionate about improving health and care.

Passionate - Relatable - Pioneer - Organised - Encourager - Adaptable - Emotionally Intelligent

Do some of the words above describe who you are? Do you have the passion and motivation to both maintain and develop volunteering in a long established charity? Can you enthuse individuals, church groups and businesses to volunteer? Do you have creative ideas to develop the volunteer experience?

inHope relies upon a dedicated volunteer force of over 500 people from across the city. Our volunteers are both highly valued and central to our work; in fact, without them our four projects could not deliver the services that they are set up to provide to some of Bristol’s most vulnerable people.

Owing to retirement, we have been able to create a new role of Volunteer Manager. We are seeking candidates who are either able to hit the ground running whilst seeking to stretch and grow their skills and experience, or have a proven track record of overseeing a diverse volunteering programme. The charity has a development trajectory which includes achieving and maintaining NCVO’s Investors in Volunteers accreditation and our new manager will take the lead on this important task.

As Volunteer Manager you will be a full member of the Senior Management Team, reporting to the CEO.

• Salary: up to £36K FTE (subject to experience), paid on a pro-rata basis if not full-time;
• Full-Time: 40 hours per week but open to consider part-time of 32 hours per week;
• Workplace pension with matched contribution of up to 5%.

inHope. is a Christian charity that has been working in Bristol for 35 years. We are dedicated to helping those with life disrupting problems, such as food poverty, homelessness and addiction, to establish healthy and independent lives.

There are Occupational Requirements for this role to be filled by a Christian. Our Statement of Faith, Vision and Values, and Equality and Diversity policy are available upon request.

Great opportunity to join this inspiring youth charity in their Corporate Fundraising team

The Charity
A wonderful youth charity focussed on supporting children cope with the world as it is today.

The Role
Devise and implement corporate partnerships strategy
Generate income opportunities by
Developing annual sponsorship packages with key financial targets
Working with events, marketing, digital media, membership and major donor teams to identify other opportunities for income growth
Writing formal proposals as and when appropriate
Manage key partnerships and develop new relationships
Identify and secure new corporate income by developing relationships
Develop and present creative and engaging new business proposals and pitches for corporate prospect.

The Candidate
Knowledge and understanding of corporate partnerships, corporate social responsibility or the commercial sector
Good level of education with relevant qualifications in Marketing/Sponsorship.
Excellent planning and organizational skills
Works collaboratively and influences across management structures
Able to confidently pitch to a variety of audiences clearly

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

NL Recruitment is currently looking for a Corporate Fundraiser to join a maritime related charity, based in London. Working closely with the Director of Fundraising & Communications, you will join a positive and forward thinking team and proactively bring new business and managed existing corporate relationships.

As the Corporate Fundraiser, you will lead on acquiring new corporate income opportunities and manage and develop existing client relationships. You will generate income opportunities, including;

• Developing annual sponsorship packages with key financial targets
• Working with events, marketing, digital media, membership and major donor teams to identify other opportunities for income growth
• Writing formal proposals as and when appropriate and include financial modelling

We are looking for a proactive, dynamic and customer-focused Corporate Fundraiser who has:

• Knowledge and understanding of corporate partnerships, corporate social responsibility or the commercial sector
• Fully able to effectively use IT including Microsoft Office and Customer Relationship Database
• Able to confidently pitch to a variety of audiences clearly

Community Development Manager 

Part time 3 days a week, working hours to be negotiated

12-month Fixed Term Contract, with possibility of extension

Salary: £28,000 Full time equivalent

(£16,800 pro-rated) + 3% pension contribution

Home-based with regular meetings across London

Closing Date: Sunday 21 June 2020

At We Are Family Adoption (WAF), we are on a mission to ensure adoptive parents are part of peer-to-peer communities, offering each other mutual support through the highs and lows of parenting.

This is an exciting time for our organisation. We have ambitious plans to expand our membership and volunteer numbers, provide more of our existing services for more parents, design new services and raise income to support our organisation.

We are now recruiting a Community Development Manager to work with existing and new WAF volunteer-led groups to plan, coordinate, deliver and evaluate our services. Join us and you will support local groups in practical ways and build a strong volunteering programme. You will achieve this by inspiring and coaching local volunteer teams to follow best practice as well as help them develop partnerships in their local settings. You will ensure our local activities and events, as well as our online community services, are resourced and deliver the greatest impact for members too.

You will also oversee ongoing compliance with legislation and policy, organise and manage inductions, create and deliver volunteer training and toolkit materials as well as maintain volunteer records. Important will be the ability to share learning, implement technology solutions and identify new service offerings.

This is an excellent opportunity for a highly organised ‘self-starting’ individual with experience of working with user-run communities in a volunteer-involving environment. Skilled in supporting volunteer led projects, you will be used to developing and maintaining policies and procedures for volunteers. Critically, you will be adept at collecting, analysing and using data to drive and improve services.

You will be energetic and proactive, as well as comfortable using your strong communication skills to engage and build a rapport with members and volunteers. Able to motivate teams and individuals, you will be results focused and comfortable prioritising projects and working on own initiative.

If the opportunity to join an exciting, rapidly growing new charity appeals to you as someone able to make a valuable contribution, please send your CV and a covering e-mail setting out why you would like to join us and how you meet the requirements set out above to us via the link no later than the closing date.

WAF is a diverse organisation whose members come from all of the different communities within the London area.  We seek to reflect this diversity in our organisation and therefore welcome applications from all candidates regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age or disability.

Job Title: Corporate Fundraiser

Hours:  Full time/permanent – 35 hours per week

Salary:  £36,000 + benefits

Location:  London SE1

We are working in partnership with a leading maritime charity, incorporating a civilian youth organisation based in London, whose vision is to be the leading maritime charity for youth development and lifelong learning.

They are now seeking to appoint a Corporate Fundraiser who, reporting directly to the Director of Fundraising and Communications, will proactively identify and seek new relationships as well as develop existing relationships with their corporate partners.

With demonstrable experience of corporate partnerships fundraising, the successful candidate will:

• Devise and implement corporate partnerships strategy in line with the principles of the organisation’s fundraising strategy
• Lead on the generation of creative and impactful collateral to ensure all applications, proposals and pitches are successful and align with the charity’s strategic objectives and messaging
• Generate income opportunities, including:
  • Developing annual sponsorship packages with key financial targets
  • Working with events, marketing, digital media, membership and major donor teams to identify other opportunities for income growth
  • Writing formal proposals as and when appropriate and include financial modelling
• Managing key partnerships and identifying and securing new corporate income by developing relationships and devising mutually beneficial partnerships.
• Develop and present creative and engaging new business proposals and pitches for corporate prospect

This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who is dynamic in their approach, and who has experience of working with external and internal stakeholders to develop trusting relationships, and the ability to help grow the charities’ portfolio.

If you feel you have the skills and experience to be successful in this role then please submit your CV and supporting statement to Adam Stacey, Senior Consultant, quoting our reference JO1749.

For any further information, please contact Adam Stacey at Charisma Charity Recruitment.

Our client is keen to appoint so please apply without delay.

Successful applicants will be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

This world class leading visitor attraction which welcomes over 5 million visitors each year is looking for an experienced fundraiser who can hit the ground running in  securing major gifts as it has recently launched a new strategy with ambitious plans leading up to its 150th anniversary. 

Your remit will be to cultivate and maximise income from a portfolio of high net worth individuals and major donors capable of giving six and seven figures donations. These will include donors already identified as having the potential to support, from the UK, Europe as well as internationally. 

You will also be responsible for effectively managing an Executive level fundraiser.
The ideal candidate will bring a track record in Major Gifts fundraising or donor development charity, not-for-profit or cultural sectors. 

Further Information and to Apply

Please submit your CV via the 'Apply/Enquire' button in the first instance - a full pack will be made available to CVs of interest and/or we will be in contact to discuss the opportunity and organisation with you.

Given the current crisis we are experiencing a high volume of applications for the active searches we are managing at the moment. We regret that it is impossible to provide a detailed individual response to each expression of interest received. If you do not hear from us within 7 days of the advertised closing date, please assume that your application is not being considered.

NFP Consulting is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates. NFP Consulting is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Are you an enthusiastic fundraiser based in the West Midlands? A beloved national charity are looking for a fantastic relationship manager and self-starter to become their new Corporate Fundraiser in Solihull. You will be joining a wonderful regional team who are wanting to focus on engaging with local corporates, where you will working on partnerships that have a value of 25,000+.
This role is created to drive income growth across the West Midlands with corporate supporters. To identify, negotiate and establish viable partnerships with corporate organisations, ensuring that fundraising potential is maximised across a range of fundraising channels.

The charity are at a really exciting point in their regional fundraising, so do get in touch if you are interested to know more!

Salary up to £31,000

If you want to receive a full job description then please do not hesitate to get in touch. You can call Hannah on 02078207331 or email her on [email protected]

Closes end of March and looking to interview in the first week of April.

CV and supporting statement required.

Please note that only suitable candidates will be contacted.