Corporate Partnership Development Manager (11959)

Corporate Partnership Development Manager.

Salary: up to £42,533 per annum (this includes Inner London Allowance of £3,333) Subject to location and experience.

Location:  Holborn, London. We are also open to flexible working, if you are interested in this role but outside of London, please get in touch. If based outside of London, you will not be entitled to the London allowance. 

Contract: Fixed Term Contract – 12 months, 35 hours per week.

Benefits: 

• A generous annual leave entitlement of 29 days PLUS bank holidays.
• Gain professional qualifications with excellent training, and development opportunities.
• A pension with a up to a 7% employer contribution rate. Plus, if you pay in to the pension you will receive life assurance cover.
• Staff discount portal with your favourite brands.
• Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 discounts from national retailers.

Why Action for Children?  

Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It is the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives. 

A bit about the role 

This is a really exciting opportunity to join Action for Children as a Corporate Partnership Development Manager. With an enthusiastic approach and excellent communication and influencing skills, you will build relationships with corporates resulting in long-term, high-value corporate partnerships that raise both significant income and brand visibility for Action for Children. 

How you'll help to create brighter futures

• Lead on identification, creation and securing of strategic multi-year corporate partnerships across a range of sectors.
• Lead on the full sales cycle concerning prospect approaches including generating leads, building networks, and bringing in new corporate partnerships.
• Develop excellent relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Work with teams across Action for Children to ensure a collaborative approach to partnership development.
• Deliver increased brand visibility and significant new income through a variety of partnership types (over £100,000 each).

Let's talk about you  as a Corporate Partenrship Development Manager

• Tenacious, self-motivated, high achiever with a passion for new business.
• Experience of developing corporate-charity partnerships.
• Experience of securing partnerships involving a range of activity, including sales promotions and employee fundraising.
• Experience of building relationships with high-level stakeholders, internally and externally.
• Ability to think creatively and strategically when prospecting, using a solution focused approach.
• Line management experience would be advantageous but not necessary.
• Willingness to work flexibly and travel the UK when necessary.

Please see the Job Description for the full list of accountabilities and requirements. 

Contact: David Simpson, Recruitment Partner on 01923 361732.

Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

Diversity, equality, and inclusion

At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic, and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.

Don't meet every single requirement?

If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with the job description, we'd love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role, or another role within the Action for Children family.

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Closing Date: Wednesday 8^th May 2024.

Interviews are scheduled for week commencing 13^th May 2024.