New Partnerships Manager

New Partnerships Manager 

• Location: Hybrid, with at least one day per week in our Shoreditch, London office
• Contract: Full-time (35 hours per week), Fixed Term (12 months)
• Salary: £28,337 to £33,301 plus Inner London Weighting (£3,366) or Outer London Weighting (£1,790). 

Are you a natural relationship-builder who loves spotting opportunities, opening doors and turning conversations into transformational partnerships? 

Do you want to help secure ambitious corporate partnerships that keep children safe across the UK?

If so, we'd love to hear from you. 

At the NSPCC, we're on a mission to stop child abuse and neglect. To help us achieve that, we're looking for a proactive and ambitious New Partnerships Manager toidentify, develop and secure partnerships with organisations that share our vision for children. 

About the Role:

As part of our ambitious Corporate Partnerships team, you'll play a key role in securing innovative, high-value partnerships that generate vital income and support life-changing support for children. 

You'll manage your own pipeline of opportunities worth £50,000 to £200,000, while supporting our Senior New Partnerships Managers on strategic, commercial and Charity of the Year opportunities worth £200,000 to £4.5 million. 

From identifying prospects and building relationships to developing compelling proposals and supporting pitches, you'll be at the heart of our new business activity, helping us unlock new opportunities and grow support for children across the UK. 

Why Join Us? 

This is an exciting time to join the NSPCC as we embark on a new strategy and vision for corporate fundraising. 

Rather than inheriting existing opportunities, you'll have the freedom to build your own pipeline, target organisations with the greatest potential and help shape the future of our new business programme. 

You'll work alongside ambitious, supportive colleagues, gain exposure to some of the sector's most exciting opportunities and play a direct role in securing partnerships that create lasting impact for children. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Build and manage a pipeline of corporate prospects and partnership opportunities worth between £50,000-£200,000. 
• Lead opportunities from research and qualification through to proposal development, pitching and negotiation. 
• Develop compelling partnership proposals, presentations and cases for support. 
• Build relationships with senior decision-makers and key stakeholders. 
• Support strategic pitches and opportunities led by Senior New Partnerships Managers. 
• Attend meetings, networking events and partnership discussions to identify and develop opportunities. 
• Maintain accurate pipeline reporting and contribute to team income targets. 
• Ensure a smooth handover of newly secured partnerships to account management colleagues. 

Key Skills & Experience: 

• Experience in corporate partnerships, fundraising, business development or a similar relationship-led role. 
• A track record of identifying and developing new business opportunities. 
• Experience securing or supporting high-value partnerships and income generation. 
• Excellent relationship-building, influencing and communication skills. 
• Strong writing skills and experience creating compelling proposals and presentations. 
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities. 
• A self-starting approach with the confidence to take ownership of your work and pipeline. 

Our Benefits:

• 29 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 32 days after five years' service. 
• Access to over 3,000 employee discounts and offers. 
• Employee Assistance Programme for confidential wellbeing support. 
• Generous pension scheme with employer contributions matched up to 7%. 
• Life assurance of up to five times salary. 
• Up to five days of paid Carer's Leave (pro rata). 

Interested? 

For full details, please review the attached Job Description. 

Applications close: 01/09/2026

If you are interested in applying for this role, we encourage you to apply early. To help us manage the process we may close the vacancy before the advertised closing date should we receive a strong response to the role.

In keeping with our values and our policies, if any individuals who are regrettably at risk of redundancy apply for a role and meet the minimum essential criteria they will be given priority consideration. We hope that you understand our position on this and that this will not discourage from applying.  We cannot predict who, internally, will apply for a role, or whether they will meet the minimum essential criteria.  Where no at-risk candidates meet the minimum essential criteria, all applications will be considered as normal.