Partnerships Lead
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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 build the non-financial relationships that give Pinnacle reach and credibility — mosques, universities, community organisations, sports clubs and local institutions. Corporate Partnership handles money; you build mutual value.
Key tasks
1. Relationship building
○ Map and prioritise the organisations worth partnering with across the city and country.
○ Make first approaches and build genuine working relationships.
○ Define what Pinnacle offers a partner, not only what we want from them.
2. Partnership delivery
○ Agree scope in writing through MOUs or referral arrangements.
○ Coordinate joint events, cross-promotion and shared initiatives.
○ Deliver our side properly, so partners want a second year.
3. Reach & audience
○ Use partnerships to reach young adults we are not currently reaching.
○ Support Marketing with partner distribution channels.
○ Represent Pinnacle credibly at partner events.
4. Coordination & records
○ Coordinate with the Corporate Partnership Lead so one organisation has one relationship with us.
○ Maintain the partnerships register: status, owner, value and renewal date.
○ Report on partnership activity to the CMO.
What we're looking for
● Relationship-building or community engagement experience.
● Confident making a first approach to someone you do not know.
● Strong follow-through — most partnerships die of neglect.
● Credible representing Pinnacle without senior cover in the room.
● Knowledge of Birmingham's community and institutional landscape (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.
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