Corporate Partnerships Manager

Helen & Douglas House

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Job summary

We are looking for a confident and talented Corporate Partnerships Manager to lead the Corporate Partnerships Team. This is a permanent full-time role (hybrid) with a competitive salary of £34,541 - £44,256 per annum. We operate a hybrid working arrangement with an average of 2 days per week in the office.

Income from corporate partnerships has seen steady growth over the past couple of years and we are now looking to build on this success. As the Corporate Partnerships Manager, you will lead on developing a pipeline of appropriate corporate partners to ask for support, as well as ensureexcellent account management is in place to maximise existing partnerships.

You will be creative, enthusiast, driven and possess strong business development skills, alongside an ability to simultaneously work on a number of different projects. You will feel comfortable developing relationships with partners via phone, email and in person; possessing excellent pitching skillsyou will lead the development of all pitches on behalf of the charity. You will be comfortable managing a range of partnerships and will have experience in account management and successfully developing relationships with corporate partners.

Main duties of the job

This role offers the right candidate a great opportunity to make a real impact in an extraordinary childrens hospice charity.The ideal candidate will have corporate fundraising experience, but candidates who have developed corporate relationships in the commercial sector and have a proven track record in business development would also be of interest.

Essential skills for the role:

Experience of securing and managing partnerships in a not-for-profit organisation or in a commercial environment.
Knowledge of the principles of business development and strategic partnerships.
Excellent relationship management and negotiation skills and be able to connect the funding needs of the corporate partner
Ability to write, present and pitch for support in a professional manner to potential corporate supporters.

Please note, we are interviewing as applications come in, therefore we advise you to apply early if interested. The advert may close early if sufficient applications received.

About us

Helen &Douglas House offer the following benefits:

- 27 days holiday plus Bank Holidays, rising to 28 days after 3 years, and 29 days after 5 years of service.

- Flexible Annual Leave: buy or sell up to 5 days of Annual Leave per year.

- Life assurance x4 your annual salary.

- We are a direction agency for the NHS Pension Scheme.

-Group Personal Pension scheme with 7% employer contribution.

- Eye care voucher scheme.

- Cycle to work scheme.

- Octopus electric vehicle leasing scheme.

- Occupational sick pay and maternity pay.

- Enhanced maternity leave and shared paternity leave.

- A flexible working environment.

- Investment in your Continuous Professional Development.

- Employee Assistance Programme.

- Recommend a friend scheme.

- Commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion. We welcome applications from all areas of the community and run regular in-house EDI-focused events and workshops.

Please note that everyone working for Helen & Douglas House are required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. Helen & Douglas House is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We are an equal opportunities employer and value the benefits of a diverse workforce. We positively encourage applications from all areas of the community.

Date posted

17 January 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£34,491 to £44,192 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

B0269-24-0006

Job locations

14a Magdalen Road

Oxford

Oxfordshire

OX4 1RW

Job description

Job responsibilities

To lead on the development of Helen & Douglas Houses corporate fundraising income by proactively developing new and existing corporate partnerships. Work will include building strategic partnerships, Charity of the Year adoptions, sourcing event participants, sourcing sponsorship, gifts in kind, cause related marketing and general support. The post reports to the Senior Philanthropy and Partnerships Manager and line manages the Corporate Fundraising Executive.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience in corporate fundraising and/or commercial experience, preferably in a sales or marketing environment .
Experience in developing and delivering business and operational plans.
Experience in developing and delivering complex income and expenditure budgets, including regular variance reporting and re-forecast and planning contingency action.
Experience of liaising with and influencing colleagues at all levels.

Desirable

Experience of line management and developing/mentoring others.
Experience of Donorflex or other similar relational database.

Skills

Essential

Confident to represent the charity and its work and mine networks to connect and introduce supporters and groups of supporters for the benefit of HDH.
A good understanding of the principles of new business development.
Be commercially aware with strong negotiation skills.
Excellent oral and written communications skills, including the ability to carry out presentations and pitches, and to produce written documents to a high standard.

Desirable

Strong working knowledge of fundraising legislation and regulations, including GDPR, Fundraising Code of Conduct and Gift Aid.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience in corporate fundraising and/or commercial experience, preferably in a sales or marketing environment .
Experience in developing and delivering business and operational plans.
Experience in developing and delivering complex income and expenditure budgets, including regular variance reporting and re-forecast and planning contingency action.
Experience of liaising with and influencing colleagues at all levels.

Desirable

Experience of line management and developing/mentoring others.
Experience of Donorflex or other similar relational database.

Skills

Essential

Confident to represent the charity and its work and mine networks to connect and introduce supporters and groups of supporters for the benefit of HDH.
A good understanding of the principles of new business development.
Be commercially aware with strong negotiation skills.
Excellent oral and written communications skills, including the ability to carry out presentations and pitches, and to produce written documents to a high standard.

Desirable

Strong working knowledge of fundraising legislation and regulations, including GDPR, Fundraising Code of Conduct and Gift Aid.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.