Corporate Partnerships Officer

Senior Corporate Partnerships Officer

North London Hospice has been caring for local people since 1984, providing specialist palliative and end-of-life care to people with life-limiting illnesses across Barnet, Enfield and Haringey, and increasingly within Camden and Islington.  Our services are completely free of charge however it now costs more than £16m a year to run our charity. We rely on the generosity of our community through donations and our shops to make up the shortfall in funding.

We're looking for a motivated and ambitious Corporate Partnerships Senior Officer to join our Fundraising Team and support the growth of an exciting and developing area of income generation.

Working alongside our Corporate Partnerships Manager, you'll help build and strengthen relationships with businesses across North London and beyond, helping to secure sustainable income that makes a real difference to the patients and families we support.

The Role

This is a newly created role within a growing team and offers an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys relationship management, business development and creating engaging supporter experiences.

You'll play a key role in growing our portfolio of corporate supporters, identifying new opportunities, supporting partnership pitches, and ensuring our existing partners feel valued, engaged and inspired to continue supporting the hospice.

This is an exciting opportunity to build your fundraising career, develop new skills and work within a dynamic team while contributing to the development of an area with significant growth potential.

Key Responsibilities

·        Manage a portfolio of corporate partnerships, ensuring an outstanding supporter experience and long-term engagement.

·        Support the Corporate Partnerships Manager to identify and secure new business opportunities.

·        Research prospective corporate partners and sectors.

·        Help prepare compelling partnership proposals, pitches and cases for support.

·        Build and maintain strong relationships with existing and prospective supporters.

·        Work with colleagues across the Hospice to develop attractive products and opportunities for corporate supporters.

·        Match potential supporters with projects and initiatives that align with their interests and objectives.

·        Monitor developments and innovations across the fundraising sector and identify opportunities for implementation.

·        Support the development and monitoring of budgets, income targets and KPIs.

·        Ensure all activities comply with fundraising regulations, GDPR and Hospice policies.

·        Work collaboratively with colleagues across fundraising, communications, retail, clinical services and other departments.

About you

We're looking for a confident, enthusiastic and relationship-focused individual who enjoys connecting with people and identifying opportunities.

You will have:

·        Experience managing or supporting partnerships, customer relationships or client accounts.

·        Experience delivering excellent supporter, customer or stakeholder journeys.

·        Experience supporting business development activities, bids, pitches or partnership proposals.

·        Strong written and verbal communication skills.

·        Commercial awareness and a proactive approach to identifying opportunities.

·        Confidence in building relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.

·        The ability to manage multiple projects and priorities effectively.

·        Strong organisational skills and excellent attention to detail.

·        A positive, flexible and enthusiastic approach to work.

·        Confidence in making introductions and approaching prospective supporters.

Desirable:

·        Experience of making cold approaches to prospective customers or supporters.

·        Experience developing new products, campaigns or supporter initiatives.

·        Experience managing budgets or performance indicators.

·        Knowledge of fundraising regulations and GDPR.

·        Experience within the charity, healthcare or social care sectors.

·        Knowledge of the North London business community.

·        Understanding of the hospice sector.

Why join us?

By working at North London Hospice you will make a real difference to the lives of people affected by a life-limiting illness and their families. Our vision is to provide the best of life, at the end of life for everyone.

This role is a unique opportunity to build a growing corporate partnerships programme with significant potential. You'll join a passionate, supportive fundraising team and play a key role in helping North London Hospice continue providing exceptional care and support to patients and their loved ones.

We offer an attractive package of benefits, designed to support the health and wellbeing of everyone who works with us. In addition, we also offer comprehensive and unique learning development opportunities designed to give you the tools you need to succeed in your career at the hospice, whilst helping you to develop and achieve personal and professional growth. If you're looking for a role where you can combine strategic thinking, relationship building and commercial expertise to create meaningful impact, we'd love to hear from you.

North London Hospice is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you during the application or recruitment process, please get in touch with us.