This leading arts organisation with over 500,000 visitors each year is recruiting for a Head of Corporate Development to lead and develop corporate income generation strategy. Based in the heart of Birmingham, the organisation has a hugely positive impact in the surrounding area and ambitions to further grow and extend their reach both into the community, and of their programmes and events. The Head of Corporate Development will be joining this dynamic organisation at an exciting time.

Key responsibilities within the role will include:

• Creation and delivery of a strategy for corporate engagement, to deliver income and value growth
• Work with senior internal stakeholders to ensure that the fundraising strategy is balanced and collaborative and that its approach to corporate support is ambitious and robust
• Lead and manage the corporate function including setting targets and continuing to build a high performance culture
• Achieve the agreed financial targets and operating within the expenditure budget for corporate partnerships
• Identify where corporate partners can deliver value to the wider organisational strategy, and build long term partnerships with companies that support the vision and objectives
• Drive multi-year, high level sponsorship to support growth
• Set operational plans and budgets for the team
• Lead the team to deliver new corporate sponsors, members and partners
• Create presentations, pitches, proposals and marketing collateral; and to lead on new business pitches and meetings when appropriate
• Lead the Business Development Manager to deliver excellent account management relationship management, and stewardship for corporate partners and members, ensuring a high level of partner retention

The organisation would love to see applications from individuals with the following experience and skills:

• Proven ability to secure, maintain and grow strong and profitable high value, multi-year corporate relationships
• Ability to negotiate and influence opinion effectively internally and externally
• First class communication skills, both written and verbal as well as excellent presentation ability
• Experience of developing corporate development strategies that maximise fundraising income
• Significant experience of corporate fundraising, corporate sponsorship, or solution based sales
• Proven track record of income generation against targets
• Experience of securing new corporate income from prospecting to partnership at a high level
• Experience of developing strategic partnerships
• Experience of line managing and developing a team

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.

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Harris Hill are delighted to be working with a beloved theatre in Birmingham, who are on the search for their new Head of Corporate Development. You will develop, implement and evaluate a Corporate Development strategy and will deliver income. You will also working on the fundraising strategy with the Director too, so this role allows you to develop your skill set in strategising.

We are looking for someone with experience of working with senior leaders and ideally from an Arts and Heritage background. You will ideally be a Senior Corporate Fundraiser or currently a Head of Corporate in another organisation.
You will be involved in one of the most exciting and fast-moving areas of income generation in the Arts.

If you would like to receive a full job specification for these roles or have a confidential conversation, please send your cv to [email protected] or call Hannah at Harris Hill on 0207 820 7331.

Closing date for applications on Sunday 5th January.

Interview dates: 13th of January.

Salary is £40,000 - £45,000 and has an excellent package of benefits too.

Only suitable candidates will be contacted.

We look forward to hearing from you.

TPP recruitment is proud to be recruiting for a well-established Birmingham theatre for a Head of Corporate Development. The role is permanent and paying £40,000 to £45,000.

The main aim of the role is to develop and implement a corporate development strategy to generate income. This will be mainly achieved through corporate sponsorship with a particular focus on new business. You will seek to develop long term and high value partnerships. You will work closely with the Head of Development and you will line manage one Business Development Manager.

To be successful in this role you will have a good track record of developing corporate sponsorship opportunities, whether in the commercial or charity sector. Additionally, you will have a proven sales/fundraising track record and be comfortable working towards financial targets. Finally, you will have an interest in the arts or cultural sector.

How to Apply

Closing date - 5^th January

If you are interested in this role or wish to register with TPP to hear about future posts, please call Patrick on 020 7198 6040 or send your CV to [email protected]

TPP Recruitment is proud to be recruiting for a well-established Birmingham theatre for a Business Development Manager. The role is permanent paying £30,000.

The main aim of the role is to maximise fundraising income from corporate sponsorship, members and partnerships. From this you will be involved in growing the corporate membership scheme working closely with the Head of Corporate Development. You will also account manage existing corporate members and sponsors ensuring they are getting the best service. Additionally, you will also prospect for Charity of the Year partnerships through writing applications and taking part in pitches. Finally, you will work closely with the Marketing and Communications team to ensure promotional materials bolster corporate fundraising opportunities.

To be successful in this role you will have a good track record in corporate account management or business development. You will possess sound communication skills with a natural ability to build rapport with key stakeholders. You will also be a sales-focused individual and be comfortable in a networking capacity to develop business contacts.

How to Apply

Closing date - 5th January

If you are interested in this role or wish to register with TPP to hear about future posts, please call Patrick on 020 7198 6040 or send your CV to [email protected]

As Head of Fundraising and Communications you will lead and develop our fundraising and external communications activities, ensuring we have sufficient income, and the right mix of income streams. We see there is potential to grow our income from regular giving, major donors and gift aid, but we’re excited to see what you propose when you’ve joined us.

You will work alongside your colleagues in our Senior Team to ensure we achieve our strategic aims, and specifically embedding a collaborative approach to income generation across KEMP.

As well as managing our Community Fundraiser and Database Administrator, you will have the opportunity to build your own high performing team to include a further 2 FTE roles.

About you

We want someone who will really grasp this opportunity with both hands. As well as energy and passion for your work, you will be able to demonstrate:

• A proven track record of successful fundraising, through a variety of income streams, in the charity sector
• Experience of leading campaigns and communications which target different audiences through a range of media channels
• A practice of developing and using monitoring and evaluation processes to demonstrate impact and to drive improvements and direction
• That you are a confident speaker and networker with proven success of building corporate and major donor partnerships
• That you are an inspiring manager, able to strike the balance of keeping your team motivated and highly productive

To apply

Please send a CV and a supporting statement, setting out in detail why you are applying for this role and how you demonstrate that you possess what we need for this role.

Closing date 3 January 2020, 10am

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Islamic Relief Worldwide are an independent humanitarian and development organisation, serving humanity for over 35 years. With an active presence in over 40 countries across the globe, we strive to make the world a better and fairer place for those effected by poverty, conflicts or natural disasters.

Islamic Relief Worldwide are currently recruiting for the position of a ‘Product Development Officer’ to join the Product development team which provides a platform for innovation throughout the IR Family, enabling new products and initiatives to be developed. It also builds the marketing capacity of emerging and recently established Partner offices as well as supports all Partners through knowledge sharing and coordination of good practice.

The Product Development Officer is responsible for developing new fundraising focused ideas and initiatives from inception through to delivery. These products and initiatives will help Islamic Relief partners to increase funds for strategically important programmes.

The successful candidate must have:

• A good understanding of digital, including web/mobile and marketing as well as an understanding of current trends and emerging new technologies
• Project management experience, ideally within an Agile environment
• Demonstrable experience within a product development or innovation-led role
• An understanding of the charity sector and the fundamentals of fundraising

If you are talented, reliable, service minded, resilient and a highly motivated professional looking for a meaningful career, with a strong commitment to IRW’s mission and values of sincerity, excellence, compassion, social justice and custodianship, please apply by completing our online application form.

PLEASE NOTE: Interviews are expected to take place in early-mid January 2020. Please note, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Pre-employment checks:

Any employment with Islamic Relief will be subject to the following checks:

• screening clearance
• proof of eligibility to live and work within the UK
• receipt of satisfactory references

For UK based roles, we are only able to accept applications from candidates who are eligible to work in the UK. We are unable to progress applications which would require sponsorship.

Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer

Prospectus is excited to be working with Diabetes UK to recruit an Area Fundraising Manager (Midlands, Wales and South West England) Maternity Cover on a 4-month fixed term contract. This is an exciting opportunity to work with a leading healthcare charity whose goal is to create a world where diabetes can do no harm.

This is a role for a candidate with previous line management experience who can lead an ambitious team of regionally based fundraisers, covering the Midlands, Wales and the South West of England. You will be comfortable with delivering income by ensuring that your regionally dispersed team meet their targets. This will partly be done through effective budget management.

This role sits within the community fundraising team and you will be expected to contribute to the development of community fundraising acquisition strategy so as to recruit new supporters and generate income. You will be the key point of contact between Diabetes UK's Central Office and your regional, home based team.

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 will then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to speaking with you soon.