Corporate Partnerships Development Manager

Background

Women for Women International invests where inequality is greatest by helping women who are forgotten — the women survivors of war and conflict.  

In Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq, Kosovo, Nigeria, Rwanda, and South Sudan, women learn skills to rebuild their families and communities through the Women for Women International’s Stronger Women, Stronger Nations Programme. 

They form support networks, are equipped with the skills to earn an income and save and gain knowledge and resources about health and their rights. Since 1993, our global community has invested in the power of over 550,000 women across 17 conflict-affected countries, to create a ripple effect that makes the world more equal, peaceful, and prosperous. 

The Role

This role will join a small and dedicated Corporate Partnerships team, responsible for delivering a seven figure income budget annually. 

The role will be pivotal in the continued growth of Corporate Partnerships at Women for Women International. With a history of delivering high-profile cause-related marketing campaigns, and having recently secured several partnerships with global fundraising potential, this is an exciting time to join the team. 

With a vision to grow global partnerships, this role will support identifying and delivering new partnerships from companies in collaboration with colleagues across UK, Germany and US teams.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with previous experience in account management and working within business development. Previous charity sector experience is desirable, however, transferrable talents will also be considered for this role. 
This role would suit someone with the following qualities:

• Effective team player, who can effortlessly work across a multi-disciplinary team and engage the team in planning and decision-making as appropriate
• Creative and entrepreneurial, identifies and maximises opportunities
• Self-starter with ability to work both independently and collaboratively with team members from different backgrounds and cultures
• Personal, professional and able to comfortably communicate with a variety of stakeholders, tailoring communication and influencing style accordingly
• Excellent at building and nurturing relationships, robust customer care ethos, understanding,          empathetic
• Calm under pressure, excellent multi-tasker and project manager, used to working within tight        deadlines and within small budgets
• Adept at communicating difficult messages and challenging others’ thinking effectively
• Flexible and responsive as priorities and requirements change, effectively seeking solutions and solving problems, empowering others to do the same
• A passion for global issues, women’s empowerment and human rights
• Keen focus on financial targets and ability to articulate challenges and creative solutions to solve them

Diversity at Women for Women International is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities and growing together for better performance. We embrace diversity in our workforce. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, political opinions, and pregnancy and maternity.  Applications are welcomed and encouraged from all interested parties.

All our staff are required to adhere to WfWI’s Code of Conduct and Safeguarding policies and to our organizational values: Empowerment, Integrity, Respect, Resilience and the Leadership Principles: Decisive, Accountable, Courageous, Adaptable and Inclusive.

To learn more about the power of women for women, visit our website or follow @WomenforWomenUK on social media.   

Closing date for applications is Tuesday 2nd April 2024 at 5pm
 

You will have an opportunity to attend a Q&A with Director of Global Corporate Fundraising – Monday 25th March 2024, 10:00 - 10:45. If you are interested in attending, please go to our website for the Recruitment UK email address and contact HR who will happily send you a link.

1st Interview will be online on Wednesday 10th April 2024 
2nd Interview will be face-to-face Monday 15th April 2024 at our London Office