Prospectus is excited to be working exclusively with Terrence Higgins Trust to recruit a Senior Corporate Partnerships Officer on a permanent, full time basis. You will join a rapidly expanding team whose goal is to make sure that everyone with HIV has their voice amplified and anyone with a sexual health issue gets the help they need.

This is an exciting role that focuses on growing and developing Terrence Higgins Trust's existing and new partnerships to meet and surpass agreed income targets.

You will be responsible for the development and delivery of the mid-level corporate partnerships strategy and support the Corporate Partnerships Manager and Head of Philanthropy and Corporate Partnerships to develop the overall partnerships strategy.

You will be responsible for the production and delivery of an outstanding stewardship programme for corporate partners.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance and begin to prepare your supporting statement. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to speaking with you soon.

We're over the moon to be heading up the search party for an experienced Corporate Partnerships and Account Manager to develop, plan and deliver an innovative programme of campaigns and products for a fantastic health charity that supports and provides care for the local community.

You'll take the lead on corporate engagement in all its many forms. The charity already runs a successful business network with almost 50 active members ranging from multinationals to small, local businesses through a range of events and activities.

You'll maximise current potential through the business network, as well as building brand-new relationships from scratch, including strategic partnerships and Charity of the Year.
You'll take ownership of the income stream and have plenty of autonomy to be creative in terms of trying fresh things and leading new campaigns.

A happy team is waiting to welcome you and you'll be supported by leadership that encourages and invests in people and their development. This role would suit either a seasoned corporate partnerships specialist or someone from the commercial sector looking for greater job satisfaction.

Plenty of flexibility with working hours and would consider some homeworking too. A special opportunity for the right person to make their mark with amazing foundations already in place.
If you're as excited by this exciting opportunity as we are, please send a copy of your CV to our regional consultant, Amelia Lee: [email protected]

We'll be meeting candidates on a rolling basis so please apply ASAP to avoid disappointment.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of 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 know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

The Sick Children’s Trust

The Sick Children’s Trust is the charity that gives families with a seriously ill child in hospital a comfortable place to stay and a friendly ear to listen in one of our ten ‘Homes from Home’. Hospital can be a lonely and scary place for anyone, but especially a child. By providing families with somewhere to stay together just minutes from their child they have one less thing to worry about.

We support over 3,500 families each year at a time when everything is uncertain. We give them some stability in their day-to-day life. 

The charity consists of approximately 50 staff spread between our “Homes from Home” and our London Head Office.  In a recent staff survey staff, we had brilliant feedback and were particularly pleased that staff said they were proud to work for the charity. This role reports to the Corporate Partnership Manager and is part of a larger fundraising team, the majority of which are based at our Head Office.

About the Role

The Corporate Partnerships Officer will play a key role in providing account management to our existing partner relationships to ensure that the business objectives and income targets are achieved. You will also be responsible for supporting the Corporate Partnerships Manager to secure new business and diversify our current corporate portfolio.

The work is varied and you will ensure an engaging and motivating supporter journey for corporate supporters and play a key role in co-ordinating corporate volunteer days.

About You

You are highly motivated individual with excellent networking, interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to make confident presentations. You are tenacious, and resilient enabling you to maximise income from corporate opportunities.

You possess the organisational skills to manage multiple projects and the understanding and literacy skills to produce audience appropriate fundraising materials. Successful fundraising / corporate partnership experience is essential.

Benefits include:

• 25 days annual leave per annum (pro rata for part time hours)
• 2 additional days leave per annum  (Bonus day in December and for your Birthday)
• Flexi-time 
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Permanent Health Insurance Scheme (PHI)
• Family friendly policies including paid time off to care for dependents
• Employee Assistance Programme

If interested please submit your CV and covering letter stating why you are suitable for the role.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications during the advertising period and we reserve the right to close the advert early.  Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

This household name charity with an unrivalled brand and profile is recruiting for a Corporate Partnerships Officer to join its successful corporate fundraising team. Reporting to, and working closely with, the Corporate Partnerships Manager, you will be responsible for the following:

- Managing corporate partnerships worth up to around £100k; providing excellent account management to maximise funds raised. This including setting joint objectives with partners, identifying opportunities for growth, measuring impact, and ensuring brand guidelines are met.

- Providing support to Corporate Partnerships Manager for high value partnerships including COTY, cause-related-marketing and sponsorship, incorporate account management elements as above.

- Supporting the team's activity across annual fundraising campaigns

- Processing incoming enquiries and donations, and managing the thanking and recording process

- Assisting the team with the preparation of resources for presentations, as well as leaflets and posters for corporate partners

- Providing support at corporate partnership events

This is an excellent role for someone already working within corporate partnerships for another charity, or for someone with transferable skills keen to make their move into corporate fundraising. The successful applicant will have the following skills and experience:

- Proven account management experience, either within the charity sector or within a similar role in another sector

- Exposure to managing events

- Excellent organisation and administration skills proven in role

- Demonstrable experience of working in a customer focused role providing top-level care to partners

If you'd like to be considered for this role please send your CV to or call on 020 7939 7448 to have an initial chat about the position.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), race, religion or belief, gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

Please note, due to the number of applications we receive we aren't always able to respond to unsuccessful candidates.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Corporate Partnerships Officer to work within the Corporate Partnerships team to maximise funds from national companies for a high profile welfare charity.

The Charity
High profile welfare charity.

The Role
Managing low value corporate partnerships and providing excellent account management to maximise the funds raised. This includes setting joint objectives, identifying opportunities for growth, impact measurement, ensuring adherence to our brand and messaging guidelines, providing motivation and stewardship, and undertaking measurement and evaluation.
Providing support to Corporate Partnerships Managers for high value corporate partnerships including through Charity of the Year, cause-related marketing, and sponsorship, incorporating the account management elements outlined above.
Providing support for corporate events
Providing support to the Corporate Partnerships Manager and Head of Team for the monthly income and expenditure reconciliation process.
Maintaining accurate records on the CARE database of corporate support.

The Candidate
Proven track record of effective administrative work.
Demonstrable experience of working in a customer focused role.
Event Management experience.
Demonstrable experience of account management.

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.

We have a new exciting opportunity, not to be missed! At DEBRA we are currently looking for a Corporate Partnerships Manager to join our team based at our Head Office in Bracknell (with some UK travel). In return you will receive a competitive salary of £27,000 - £30,000 per annum.

About the Corporate Partnerships Manager role

You will contribute towards the successful achievement of corporate and overall fundraising goals at DEBRA.  To maximise income from new and existing corporate contacts through a range of different methods including Charity of the Year partnerships, long-term relationship building, CSR and more. 

Growing corporate income is a key element of the overall fundraising strategy and this role will contribute to the success of this goal.

Key Responsibilities

- Generate income from the corporate sector – team target of circa £240,000 in 2020

- Input into the current corporate strategy to ensure success in a diverse target market

- Identify new opportunities and pursue these to bring more corporate supporters on board to support DEBRA.  Input into a pipeline of opportunities

- Manage all aspects of ongoing relationships with companies

- Work with supporter services team to identify opportunities DEBRA members could provide

- Apply for new opportunities as appropriate including but not restricted to Charity of the Year and corporate foundations.

- Help identify additional resources to assist with the success of Corporate fundraising at DEBRA – also input if existing resources could be amended

- Identify corporate volunteering opportunities by working with the wider DEBRA team

- Ensure all donors are thanked in a timely manner

- Ensure that the database (Progress) is kept up to date with communications

- Work with the Major Partnerships Team and the wider Fundraising Team to identify corporate leads.

- Work with the wider Fundraising Team to identify opportunities to grow income from the corporate sector across all areas of fundraising such as sponsorship for events, gifts in kind, etc.

- Identify and pursue networking opportunities to grow the number of corporate leads.

- Represent DEBRA to external organisations

- Provide reports to Head of Corporate Partnerships on monthly basis

What we’re looking for in our Corporate Partnerships Manager:

Essential

- Highly developed communication (verbal and written) skills in order to secure introductions, deliver presentations and pitches, which will lead to income generation;

- Sound commercial awareness and a good knowledge of the corporate environment.

Desirable

- Two years’ experience of working within the corporate fundraising arena with proven ability to drive new business;

- Educated to degree level or equivalent;

- Adopts a flexible and adaptable approach to work, working quickly and effectively in a fast moving environment;

- Displays a high level of functional expertise and constantly updates knowledge to ensure expertise remains relevant;

- Works cooperatively and effectively with others in a team to achieve shared objectives;

- Commercial Focus: Demonstrates understanding of overall business and commercial issues facing the charity and uses this knowledge to improve results;

- Creates and develops the effective relationships needed to achieve business results;

DEBRA is the national charity that supports individuals and families affected by Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) – a painful genetic skin blistering condition which, in the worst cases, can be fatal.

Our vision:

We have a vision of a world where no one suffers from the painful genetic skin condition EB.

Until that day, DEBRA focuses its work in two areas:

- We fund pioneering research to find effective treatments and, ultimately, a cure for EB.

- We provide care and support to individuals and families living with EB.

We couldn’t do any of this without raising substantial funds, which is why you will be so integral to our success.

If you are enthusiastic about the contribution you could make and would like to join our team as our new Corporate Partnerships Manager please click ‘apply’ today – don’t miss out, we’d love to hear from you!

We have a new exciting opportunity, not to be missed! At DEBRA we are currently looking for a Corporate Partnerships Assistant to join our team based at our Head Office in Bracknell. You will join us on a part time basis working 21 hours per week. In return you will receive a competitive salary of £18,000 - £20,000 pro rata.

About the Corporate Partnerships Assistant role

You will support the team with research and administrative tasks to ensure a smooth supporter journey and that relevant opportunities are pursued.

Key Responsibilities

- To assist with research into potential corporate partnerships

- Thank donors in a timely manner

- Manage the DEBRA Business Networking invitation process as well as arranging venues/speakers for the quarterly events

- Assist with administrative tasks to support the corporate fundraising function – including ensuring admin is covered for team members who are out of the office visiting supporters

- Input into the current corporate strategy to ensure success in a diverse target market

- Identify new opportunities and pursue these to bring more corporate supporters on board to support DEBRA. Input into a pipeline of opportunities

- Help identify additional resources to assist with the success of Corporate fundraising at DEBRA – also input if existing resources could be amended

- Identify corporate volunteering opportunities by working with the wider DEBRA team

- Ensure that the database (Progress) is kept up to date with communications

- Work with the wider Fundraising Team to identify opportunities to grow income from the corporate sector across all areas of fundraising such as sponsorship for events, gifts in kind, etc.

- Identify and pursue networking opportunities to grow the number of corporate leads.

What we’re looking for in our Corporate Partnerships Assistant:

Essential

- Computer skills – essentially Word, PowerPoint and Excel

- Strong written and verbal communication skills

Desirable

- Experience of working in the charity sector.  Previous experience of an administrative role

- Educated to A-level or above

- Adopts a flexible and adaptable approach to work, working quickly and effectively in a fast moving environment;

- Displays a high level of functional expertise and constantly updates knowledge to ensure expertise remains relevant;

- Works cooperatively and effectively with others in a team to achieve shared objectives;

- Demonstrates understanding of overall business and commercial issues facing the charity and uses this knowledge to improve results;

DEBRA is the national charity that supports individuals and families affected by Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) – a painful genetic skin blistering condition which, in the worst cases, can be fatal.

Our vision:

We have a vision of a world where no one suffers from the painful genetic skin condition EB.

Until that day, DEBRA focuses its work in two areas:

- We fund pioneering research to find effective treatments and, ultimately, a cure for EB.

- We provide care and support to individuals and families living with EB.

We couldn’t do any of this without raising substantial funds, which is why you will be so integral to our success.

If you are enthusiastic about the contribution you could make and would like to join our team as our new Corporate Partnerships Assistant please click ‘apply’ today – don’t miss out, we’d love to hear from you!

Title:  Corporate Partnerships Fundraiser

(Please note that internally this job title is Partnerships Executive)

Reports to: Partnerships Manager

Budget Responsibility: none

Based at: 74 St Annes Road, Woolston, Southampton, SO19 9FF

Hours of work: Full-time [37.5 hours per week]

Team Association: Partnerships Team

Fundraising Team

Development Department
 

Job Purpose To be pro-active in identifying and developing new and existing relationships with corporate partners and prospects in order to generate income and assist the team in reaching agreed income targets.

Salary: £25k-28k depending upon experience

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify, research and approach prospective contacts in order to cultivate relationships and generate new business income through sponsorship and other charity partnerships.

• Support the Head of Fundraising in maintaining and building upon existing corporate partnerships.

• Gain an in-depth knowledge and keep abreast of the progress of all Sailors’ Society’s programmes, projects and events in order to prepare high quality, commercially relevant and compelling proposals, reports and presentations.

• Take responsibility for own ‘portfolio’ of contacts, following all leads through to completion, meeting income raising targets and accurately recording all correspondence.

• Secure participants for Sailors’ Society events.

• Keep accurate records of all correspondence with Society stakeholders on Raisers’ Edge.

• Attend internal and external meetings, events and presentations as required.

• Ensure donors are promptly thanked and their gift is accurately recorded.

• Provide administrative duties related to corporate and trust income generation, such as sourcing materials, preparing invoices and other activities as required.

Personal Development

The Corporate Partnership Fundraiser will be expected to maintain a high level of competence and capability, identifying appropriate training and development opportunities as required.

Person Specification (minimum requirement)

Essential Attributes

• Commercially driven with a proven track record in business development or B2B sales.
• An understanding of and experience in managing charity/corporate partnerships and sponsorship agreements.
• Confident and competent at approaching new business prospects on the telephone, face-to-face and in writing.

• Excellent networking skills.

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to relate to people at all levels and to represent the Society in person.

• Ability to listen to the needs of corporate prospects in order to propose relevant ways of working together.

• Excellent writing skills with the ability to write accurate, powerful, compelling and persuasive copy in a range of formats e.g. proposals, reports, brochures and posters/flyers.

• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to plan and manage a complex and demanding variety of tasks and to meet strict deadlines.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent in experience.
• Prepared to work outside of normal office hours in the evenings and occasional weekends, including some overnight stays and overseas travel.

Desirable Attributes:

• Experience in working in a busy corporate fundraising environment.
• Experience of using Raisers’ Edge or other CRM database.
• A good understanding of Corporate Social Responsibility, corporate community engagement initiatives and established corporate fundraising techniques.
• Experience of working for a charity and an understanding of charity law.
• An understanding of the global shipping and maritime industry.

There are currently over 850,000 people living with dementia in the UK, and this is expected to increase to 1 million by 2021, and 2 million by 2050.

In response to this, Dementia UK provides specialist dementia support for families through our Admiral Nurse service. When things get challenging or difficult for people with dementia and their families, Admiral Nurses work alongside them, giving the one-to-one support, expert guidance and practical solutions that people need. The unique dementia expertise and experience an Admiral Nurse brings is a lifeline – it helps everyone in the family to live more positively with dementia in the present, and to face the challenges of tomorrow with more confidence and less fear.

The charity has seen significant income growth over the past four years (income has doubled to almost £10 million), and we have ambitious plans to maintain this growth so we can significantly increase the number of Admiral Nurses, and the specialist support they provide.

Corporate fundraising will play a key part of this expansion as a key income stream for the charity. Corporate fundraising income at Dementia UK has seen considerable growth over the last few years and we have established strategic partnerships with a number of major companies across a range of sectors. To continue to grow this vital income stream, and ensure the success of our strategic long-term partnerships, we are creating a new position within the team.

Purpose of Job

This new role is an incredibly exciting one as it works across both the partnership development and partnership management functions to raise vital funds to help families facing dementia.

Partnership Development (new business) (0.6 FTE)

Supporting the Corporate Development Manager to identify, research and approach potential corporate partners in line with our new business strategy.

Partnership Management (0.4 FTE)

Supporting the Corporate Partnerships Manager to deliver one of our largest multi-year corporate partnerships by working directly with the corporate partner as the “Charity Partnership Officer”. The role is vital to the success of the partnership, and will be the main point of contact for all colleague fundraising initiatives; as well as encouraging participation in events, boosting repeat support and reporting on the ongoing impact of the partnership. The partner is a high street financial services organization with three offices in Leeds and 55 branches and 1,400 staff across the UK.

This role will be based a minimum of two days a week at their head office in Leeds, and has the option to be home-based for the remaining three days. Please note the role will be expected to increase the number of days / week working from the partner’s Head Office during busy periods of the partnership.

This role will suit someone who has some experience of corporate fundraising and wants to progress their career in corporate account management or corporate development, or someone currently working in a broader fundraising context with exposure to corporate fundraising.

Please be aware that only applications including a CV and covering letter will be considered.

Interviews will be taking place on the 25th and 26th of February in Leeds.

Arthritis Action is seeking a creative Corporate Partnerships Manager to join our team. This is a varied role which involves developing and implementing Arthritis Action’s new corporate fundraising strategy, with the aim of maximising income from corporate partnerships, sponsorships and CSR relationships.

We are looking for a creative fundraiser, or business development professional, who is excited about establishing new corporate initiatives, developing a strong pipeline and meeting potential corporate partners. You will also attend networking events to help raise the profile of Arthritis Action.

This is a full-time role, but we will consider part-time for the right candidate. 

Key Responsibilities – the role will include but not be limited to:

• Developing and implementing the Charity’s new corporate fundraising strategy.
• Researching prospective corporate partners and building a pipeline of potential sources of income.
• Organising fundraising packs, presentations and initiatives for corporate partners to get involved with.
• Developing and keeping up to date the parts of the CRM and website relevant to corporate fundraising.
• Ensuring that effective systems and processes are in place to manage/track fundraising performance, and actively monitoring income performance.
• Representing the Charity at networking events to promote fundraising and meet contacts, travelling as appropriate within London and the rest of the UK.
• Ensuring that the Charity meets its legal obligations with regards to fundraising, adheres to the Code of Fundraising Practice, and maintains its reputation through its fundraising activities, whilst amending any documents/activities if needed.

Other Activities

• Raise Arthritis Action’s profile by networking with relevant organisations across the UK and look for new fundraising opportunities in areas we have clusters of Members and Arthritis Action Groups.
• Attend conferences to raise Arthritis Action’s profile and learn new ways to generate income through corporates.
• Write fundraising copy for the website, eNews, the Magazine and social media channels.
• Undertake other tasks relevant to the level of this position within the organisation.

Location

The post will be located in the office at Victoria. The address is: 56 Buckingham Gate, 2nd Floor, London SW1E 6AE.  Some travel across the UK will be required.

Person Specification - Essential

• Degree level qualification or equivalent.
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in a similar role, demonstrating knowledge of corporate fundraising activities.
• Experience of developing and implementing fundraising strategies in line with an organisation’s vision, values and strategic objectives.
• Experience of establishing new corporate partnerships and developing a pipeline of prospective corporate partners.
• A proven track record of converting prospects and managing partnerships.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills including the ability to write in Plain English for a range of audiences.
• Experience of monitoring and evaluating fundraising activity.
• Commitment to Arthritis Action’s vision, mission and brand values.                       
• An understanding of, and commitment to, equal opportunities and diversity – and the commitment to promote high standards of conduct, integrity and probity.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills. 
• Excellent account management and inter-personal skills.
• Excellent negotiation and influencing skills.                                           
• A self-starter, able to work on own initiative where required. 
• Enthusiastic team-player with a can-do attitude.
• Able and willing to travel within the UK.                       

Person Specification – Desirable

• Database experience.                                                                               
• Experience of managing budgets.
   

How to apply: Applications should be in the form of a CV with a covering letter explaining your interest in and suitability for the role. Please provide both email and telephone contact information for yourself. Applications should be received by 12 p.m. on Monday 3rd February 2020 at the latest. Please note that only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Interviews will be held at Arthritis Action’s office in Victoria. The first round will be held on 5th February 2020, and the second round on 13th February 2020.

Arthritis Action is an equal opportunities employer. We treat employees and job applicants in the same way regardless of their sex, marital status, gender, race, colour, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age or disability.

An amazing opportunity has arisen for a Corporate Partnerships Manager to join a leading children's charity.

In the role, you will support on the delivery of a range of high value partnerships and manage a small portfolio of corporate partnerships.

You will have the chance to help with the delivery of key national partnerships, including opportunities involving employee fundraising, cause-related marketing and high-profile events and campaigns.

In order to be considered for the role you will have at least 2 years' experience in Corporate fundraising and have the ability to lead, develop and manage new and existing partnerships. You will have fantastic interpersonal skills, great business acumen and proven success in achieving financial targets.

This is a full time, permanent role in Central London and is offering a salary circa £27-31k.

To find out more about this exciting challenge please call Terri on 0207 820 7326 or email a copy of your CV to [email protected]

Get in touch today to avoid disappointment, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and close on 2nd February 2020. Please note only successful candidates will be contacted.

This leading UK children's charity with an amazing corporate partnerships portfolio that includes some really recognisable brands, is recruiting for a Corporate Partnerships Manager to join its account management team. With a hugely tangible cause, this charity has excellent relationships with its corporate partners and is known for building sector leading, award-winning partnerships.

The post-holder will work as a valued member of a talented team, and will have the opportunity to lead on national partnerships across strategic and commercial partnerships; Charity of the Year including employee fundraising; and Cause Related Marketing campaigns.

Key responsibilities within the role will include:

• Leading on the delivery of day-to-day management of several of the charity's existing corporate partnerships
• Focus on business development within existing partnerships; including introducing new fundraising ideas, events and activities into partnerships to increase income, engagement and longevity of partnerships
• Provide partners with ongoing engagement and education about the charity and its work, and to enhance volunteer opportunities
• To work with colleagues within the wider team to enhance the potential value of corporate partnerships
• Deliver a high standard of account management to partners by preparing, attending and following up on meetings; completing reports and proposals as necessary; as well as accurately budgeting and forecasting
• Undertake partnership specific activities as required
• Drive growth within partnerships where possible, in order to convert partnerships to long-standing strategic relationships

The successful applicant will have the following skills and experience:

• Demonstrable ability to proactively lead, develop, and manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders in order to achieve objectives, including financial targets
• Previous experience of working within corporate fundraising
• Previous experience of managing relationships with businesses within the commercial sector
• Well-developed communication and negotiation skills
• Proven ability to grow and develop long standing partnerships
• Excellent time management and organisation skills with the ability to multitask and meet deadlines

If you'd like to be considered for this role please send your CV to or call on 020 7939 7448 to have an initial chat about the position.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), race, religion or belief, gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

Please note, due to the number of applications we receive we aren't always able to respond to unsuccessful candidates.

Location:Mumbai, India

Reporting to: Partnerships Manager based in India Country Office and dotted reporting line to the Chief, Corporate Partnerships based in PFP Geneva.

Salary: This is a P4 post on the UN Salary scales

Background

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfil their potential. Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone. And we never give up.

The Private Sector Fundraising and Partnerships (PSFP) section within PFP works with National Committees and UNICEF country offices to maximize financial and non-financial support for children. Within this section, the purpose of the Corporate Partnerships Team is to drive impact, defined as financial resources in addition to other valuable assets and opportunities, in order to optimize the value of multi-dimensional partnerships with companies to achieve UNICEF’s strategic goals. The team supports key UNICEF Divisions with partnership strategies as well as National Committees and Country Offices with their strategies for growth. The team also champions and drives global best practice, partnership strategy and issues guidance and policies globally. Team members also play a role in the relationship management of key partners.

The post reports to the Partnerships Manager based in India Country Office, with a dotted reporting line to the Chief, Corporate Partnerships based in PFP Geneva.

Purpose of Role

This is an exciting NEW role in a growing programme with incredible income opportunities.  India has the biggest opportunities to meet the SDG goals and is one of the fastest growing economies, it is a buoyant market and companies are ready to invest in the right programmes.

Under the general guidance of the Partnerships Manager (P4) in India Country Office, this post is responsible for leading the proactive securing and development of new, high value/ high impact partnerships with the corporate sector as well as managing and growing existing partnerships; with companies based in India.

The new partnership manager will work cross functionally with other team members, multiple UNICEF Divisions, and colleagues in India Country Office in order to drive the approach of developing high impact new partnerships and retain existing in order to mobilize resources for India Country Office and realise UNICEF’s strategic goals. Expectation is that the post holder will manage a pipeline, continually monitoring progress and volume as agreed with Supervisor and driving external engagement strategies to constantly recruit new prospects.  

The post holder will also ensure sustainability of the Corporate Partnerships programme in India through renewals of existing partnerships as well as quality of the funding.

Summary of key functions/accountabilities:

1. Driving results to achieve targets

Ensures that the targets associated with delivering new and retaining existing partnerships are achieved. Supports critical stakeholders in India Country Office by guiding and supporting understanding of partnerships with private sector to further enable future partnerships. Develop beneficial, strong relationships directly with key decision makers at prospect businesses, engaging externally and internally at senior levels and credibly representing UNICEF in negotiations on high value partnerships.

2. Lead Corporate Partnerships team

Supports, encourages and guides a team of fundraisers based in Mumbai, Delhi and in other State Offices in India to lead them to achieve their individual targets.

3. Identify, develop and take to market case for partnership investment in India

Develops together with the team different business cases for partnerships according to financial and non-financial needs in India Country office. Test and modify the business case according to market feedback and develop the right proposition for business and foundations.

4. Actively contributing to Global Best Practices

Continually gathers and disseminates best practice learnings and experiences on the development of Corporate Partnerships and actively participate in global or regional meetings, skills trainings and capacity building discussions. Contributes to the implementation of best practices in India Country Office.

5. Engages globally to maximize global opportunities

Build strong internal networks and engage directly with other Country Offices, National Committee and others to include India activations in global alliances delivered by other markets.

6. Ensure appropriate risk measures in place

Ensure that new partnerships align with UNICEF’s due diligence standards and adequately manage risk with critical internal teams such as CRDD and Comms.

Impact of Results:

• Successful delivery of the role will ensure that key partnerships with target new partners will be put in place, with those propositions leveraging financial and non-financial assets.
• Targets for numbers of new partnerships and income and other assets leveraged will be achieved or exceeded.
• Ultimately, the key new, high impact, partnerships will support UNICEF in achieving the strategic organisational goals as outlined in the strategic plan.

Profile

Experience

• Eight years progressively responsible professional work experience in fundraising, marketing, sponsorship, or business to business sales, including work with businesses to create, large-scale partnerships.
• Knowledge of current theories and practices in fundraising, marketing and sponsorship highly desirable.
• Proven experience of identifying, developing and securing a new business pipeline, including successfully securing new corporate partnerships at a US$ 7-figure per year and above funding value is desirable.
• Experience of directly influencing, senior decision makers in companies and deep knowledge of the Business and International Development sector in India is highly valuable.
• Experience in managing teams is essential, as well as experience in a multi-cultural environment.

Education

• Advanced university degree in Business, Marketing, International Relations, Social Sciences or related fields is required.
• *A first level university degree in a relevant field combined with 10 years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Languages

• Fluency in English required. Knowledge of another official UN language is considered as an asset.

We are delighted to be working with a wonderful national charity that supports hospice care all over the UK.

This charity works to ensure all adults and children living with a terminal or life shortening condition receive the care and support they need, when they need it.

This organisation was chosen by employees of a leading Bank to be their strategic Charity of the Year partner for two years.

This new role will support the Partnerships Manager in the successful delivery of this incredible opportunity. Working on this partnership will provide a fantastic chance to be involved with a leading high-profile fundraising initiative.

Your demonstrable experience will be as follows;

• Demonstrable experience of working in an administrative role in the private or voluntary sector.


• Experience of writing effective communications and copy for engaging marketing and promotional materials.


• A good understanding of the trends around corporate partnerships and corporate social responsibility.

This organisation aspires to be collaborative, compassionate, inclusive, innovative and knowledgeable.

Closing date: asap

Salary: £27,123. Fixed term until 31 December 2021.

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call me on 020 30 062787 or email [email protected].