New Partnerships Manager

New Partnerships Manager

12 month FTC

£48,796 - £50,335 (GBP)

Hybrid · London, City of, UK2 days a week in our London Office

Job Description

Please note this is a hybrid role based on the successful candidate working at least two days a week in our London office. Remote contracts would not be considered for this role. 

Comic Relief reserves the right to close the role early if a large number of applications are received.

Purpose of job: 

Partnerships are at the heart of Comic Relief. The New Partnerships Manager will secure six and seven figure partnerships with companies and brands.  To do so, this role will work closely with colleagues to develop compelling and commercially attractive partnership propositions for Comic Relief and our campaigns including Red Nose Day and Sport Relief. 

Key responsibilities:  

• To secure new high value partners for Comic Relief, including campaign partners for Red Nose Day and Sport Relief, in line with our strategy and organisational priorities. 

• Identify prospects and secure meetings with leading brands through appropriate prospecting methods, including outreach and networking . 

• Work with relevant teams across Comic Relief to develop compelling propositions and pitches to engage, excite and secure new partners. 

• Liaise with other stakeholders across Comic Relief in the development of partnership propositions and pitches including colleagues from Campaign Strategy, Talent, Funding and Content teams. 

• Ensure a smooth transition of new corporate relationships across the wider Partnerships team. 

• To be accountable for a fixed income amount of new business annually. 

• To proactively work with the Finance and Legal teams to ensure that all new partnerships have a strong contractual framework. 

• Work across all areas of high value fundraising to maximise cross sector opportunities. 

Person specification 

Essential criteria 

• Proven demonstration of hitting sales/fundraising targets. 

• Proven experience of negotiating and securing six figure multi-faceted corporate partnerships. 

• Exceptional communication, networking, influencing and persuading skills. 

• Building and sustaining effective working relationships both internally and externally. 

• Experience of dealing directly with senior stakeholders. 

• A passion for approaching and pitching to big brands and businesses. 

Desirable criteria 

• Experience of securing £1m+ multi year partnerships. 

• Experience of working in partnership with major UK consumer facing brands, companies and/or corporate foundations. 

• Experience of developing funding propositions with impact and funding teams. 

 Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Comic Relief we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Why work at Comic Relief 

There are lots of good reasons to join us at Comic Relief. You can read more about ouremployee benefits, such as our commitment to flexible and hybrid working. We ask staff to come to the office twice a week, normally on agreed team days, so that we can do all those things that are difficult to do online. Our office is based in Whitechapel, London, There are lots of opportunities to develop your skills and experience at Comic Relief, including opportunities to become a Mental Health First Aider or to participate in our Employee Network Groups that focus on making Comic Relief a more inclusive place to work 

Perks and benefits

·         Flexible working hours

·         Work from home option

·         Life Insurance

·         Wellness programs

·         Employee Assistance Programme

·         Additional parental leave

·         Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

·         Paid emergency leave

·         Sabbatical Opportunities

·         Professional development

·         Paid volunteer days

·         Salary sacrifice

·         Team social events

·         Extracurricular clubs

·         Cycle to work scheme

·         Free fruit

·         Free soft drinks

Disability Confident employer 

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we take positive action by providing first-round interviews to candidates who have a registered disability, provided they meet the minimum criteria for the role, as demonstrated on their CV or application scores. We ask that candidates that wish to be considered for this scheme email us via our website. Please do not email CV's/cover letters.

To apply please visit our website via the link.

Closing: 8:00am, 9th Nov 2026 GMT

Equal opportunity

We recognise diversity and inclusion are a source of strength in achieving our mission. We therefore welcome everyone, trusting what makes us different brings creativity, styles and experiences to help us collectively do our best work. That’s regardless of your gender, race, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, and cultural identity. We especially welcome those from under-represented groups in modern grant-making and fundraising. We are on a journey, but if you join our team you will be part of a community that is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where we want you to: Be valued for being yourself Do your best work, and be supported to break down barriers so you can succeed Be heard, respected, and treated as an equal, whatever your level, experience or background Be part of a team that is committed to making this happen – with our colleagues, partners, and contributors.