Partnerships & Philanthropy Lead

Job Purpose

Your legacy will be a tangible impact on slowing down climate change, helping nature recover and creating social impact by developing enduring relationships with corporate partners.

You will join a fast-growing organisation that started in 2019 with four volunteers and has grown to a staff team of nineteen (with more recruitment in the pipeline for 2024), over 1,000 volunteers and ownership of nearly 600 acres of land that will grow woodlands of over 160,000 trees.

The role

Corporate Partnerships

We are looking for an individual who can come in to review our current offering, help develop and shape a sector leading proposition for companies and lead on exceptional account management.

Corporates are one of the key areas of focus for our new fundraising strategy, released in July 2024 where we are aiming to build up a specialism in a smaller number of fundraising channels where we feel we have natural strengths and see opportunity.
 

High Net Worth Philanthropy

Alongside the corporate offering, we would like this role to come and help us shape a strong proposition for major donors. You will use your strengths in relationship development and management to support and grow our base of high net worth supporters. There will also be a role of coordinating the pipeline of major donors, nurturing and supporting relationships through our extended network across the organisation and beyond.
 

Main responsibilities
 

Corporate Partnerships

• Work with the Head of Engagement, Communications and Fundraising to review our current corporate partnerships offerings & processes. Develop a set of recommendations for improvements, with the potential to overhaul the proposition and shape it in your own vision. This will cover a full range of relationships from larger charity of the year type partnerships to pro-bono support

• Manage our new business pipeline and generate new leads, with a focus of onboarding partners who share our vision & ambition and meet the environmental & ethical standards of our vetting process

  • Attend or arrange events to facilitate networking and lead generation 

• Develop relationships at all levels, from senior decision makers to more junior staff in companies, inspiring them with our vision and ensuring long-term buy-in

• Delivery:

  • Manage a programme of employee engagement that looks beyond one off volunteering days

  • Work with the project teams to manage a timetable of tree planting and tree care days

• Reporting & evaluation:

  • Provide reporting that demonstrates impact & shows the effectiveness of our partnership 

  • Provide end of year reviews for multi-year partners

• Communications

  • Support partners in their work to communicate the partnership with internal and external stakeholders

  • Work with them to produce high quality content for their and our use

• Working with the Natural Capital & Corporate Partnerships Lead to develop relationships in the Biodiversity Net Gain and natural capital markets

High Net Worth Philanthropy

• Work with the Head of Engagement, Communications & Fundraising on developing an exceptional high net worth philanthropy programme

• Coordinate the production of marketing assets for these audiences

• Coordinate the pipeline of HNW contacts, building strong relationships directly and supporting others across the organisation who might hold major donor relationships

• Ensure high quality of donor stewardship with appropriate reporting and inspiring content

• Other duties and opportunities as required