Job title:   Corporate Partnerships Executive

Location:  Hybrid Working (Home/Southwater Based)

Salary:    circa £22,000 depending on experience

Hours:  Full Time (35 hours)

Closing date: 10:00 Friday 24th September 2021

Are you a recent graduate looking to launch your career in the charity sector? Or perhaps you come from a background in developing Corporate Social Responsibility and fundraising initiatives? Are you passionate about creating a world where all animals are respected and treated with kindness and compassion? We can’t wait to hear from you!

The RSPCA is the largest and best known animal welfare charity in the UK. We are ambitious. As part of our new Strategy to 2030, we want to improve the lives of more animals in England, Wales and internationally than ever before.

As an RSPCA Corporate Partnerships Executive you’ll play a key role working within the Corporate Partnerships team in sustaining the income of the organisation, through the development and management of relationships with our corporate partners. You’ll also be responsible for seeking and introducing new collaborations to help us achieve our charitable aims.

We are looking for a self-starting individual who is keen to kick start or develop their career within the Corporate Partnerships sector.

What you’ll be doing: 

• Managing a portfolio of smaller corporate relationships, monitoring and responding to emails, and managing the income reporting and thanking processes

• Providing support on our larger-scale partnerships

• Researching and pursuing opportunities for new partnerships

• Managing the Payroll Giving project processing and reporting

• Managing the Corporate volunteer processes and engagement with RSPCA Centres and branches

• Promoting a ‘partnership culture’ across the RSPCA by building and maintaining strong working relationships with key internal stakeholders, representing the team in internal meetings and sharing knowledge gathered with the team

You’ll have:

• Previous experience in a commercial organisation, Account Management, Corporate Social Responsibility -OR- experience of managing relationships. 

• Excellent organisational, prioritisation and planning skills

• Confident with financial process and data manipulation

• Engaging communication skills

• Experience of relationship building

• Experience of working in a team

• Knowledge of Google Suite desirable

• Enthusiasm and commitment to the cause and aims of the RSPCA

• The ability to undertake planned travel including overnight stays and weekend working

What’s in it for you: 

You will have an opportunity to work for the largest animal welfare charity in England and Wales. We value and recognise our employees' contribution and are proud to offer an extensive benefits package that includes:

35 hours standard working week, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to 30 days with service; a generous pension scheme with associated life assurance and group income protection scheme; access to private healthcare scheme; support for professional development after qualifying period and access to our employee assistance programme.  We also offer free parking on site.

Due to the pandemic, where possible all staff are working from home and will continue to do so until September. From September we will be trialing hybrid working for this role.  Hybrid workers will split their time between working from home and Southwater location, with attendance in the office expected to be three days per week, as defined by the requirements of the role. This trial will be for a period of 6 months.  If successful, it is expected that this role will continue to operate across both locations.

How to apply: 

To apply for this opportunity, please send your CV and cover letter quoting reference CPE4139 by the closing date of Friday 24th September 2021.

Early applications are encouraged, as we will be arranging interviews as applications are received and may close this advertisement early.

All online information and documents are available in alternative formats, including Braille and large font, upon request from the Resourcing team.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion are at the heart of our organisation. We seek to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. 

Ending cruelty, promoting kindness and alleviating suffering to animals.