Corporate Partnership lead

About The Pinnacle Centre

The Pinnacle Centre is a third space in Birmingham helping young adults grow holistically. We work across three domains: personal development, sports and wellbeing, and community and belonging.

Vision 2030 is where that work is heading. We're building a multi-purpose centre in Birmingham — sports facilities, co-working space, an auditorium and a café — designed as a home for young adults to train, work, learn and gather.

Role Summary

You bring in corporate support — sponsorship, charity-of-the-year partnerships, in-kind giving and employee fundraising. You build relationships where the business genuinely gets something back.

Key tasks

1.  Prospecting

○     Identify businesses whose interests align with Pinnacle's work and audience.

○     Research decision-makers and the best route in.

○     Maintain a prospect pipeline with clear ownership so approaches never collide with other teams.

2.  Proposition & pitch

○     Build sponsorship packages with clearly defined deliverables and honest value.

○     Pitch to businesses and negotiate terms.

○     Agree everything in writing before delivery begins.

3.  Delivery & stewardship

○     Deliver what was promised: visibility, access, engagement and reporting.

○     Provide sponsors with evidence of impact and reach.

○     Renew partnerships before they lapse rather than after.

4.  Coordination

○     Coordinate with the Partnerships Lead so one organisation has one relationship with us.

○     Work with Events on sponsor presence and experience on the night.

○     Report income and pipeline to the CFO.

What we're looking for

●     Sales, business development or sponsorship experience.

●     Confident with senior business contacts and comfortable making the first approach.

●     Commercially minded — you can structure something where both sides win.

●     Strong follow-through; the role is mostly what happens after the pitch.

●     Knowledge of the Birmingham business network (desirable).

What we have to offer

●     Real ownership of a function, not a task list — you will shape how it works, not just execute someone else's plan.

●     A seat in a team building towards a 2030 horizon, with a clear line of sight to the leadership team.

●     Access to our network of founders, professionals, entrepreneurs and investors through Pinnacle's events programme.

●     Training, mentoring and the opportunity to build and lead a team of your own as the organisation grows.

●     The reward of building something in your city that will outlast all of us.

Please note: this is currently a volunteer position. Reasonable expenses for travel, equipment and refreshments are reimbursed in line with our Expenses Policy. As Pinnacle grows and funding allows, we expect several senior roles to move to paid positions, and volunteers already in post will be considered first.