Corporate Partnership Manager

The Talent Set is delighted to partner with a fantastic international development charity to recruit a strategic and proactive Corporate Partnerships Manager. In this role, the successful candidate will build long-term partnerships that generate significant funds, ensuring income targets are met while continuously identifying opportunities for growth. The postholder will design and execute strategies aimed at high-value, impactful partnerships that provide benefits beyond financial support, contributing to the charity's mission by advancing both programmatic and policy objectives. This is primarily an account management role.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage an income and expenditure budget exceeding £1 million for assigned partnerships, including oversight of budgets for any partnerships.
• Build strong knowledge of partner companies and sectors, managing relationships with key contacts, and addressing any ethical concerns or risks that arise.
• Track partnership KPIs, ensure high-quality reporting for funded programs, and maintain accurate financial and CRM records.
• Line manage one direct report and work closely with internal teams, to ensure smooth governance and strategic alignment.
• Collaborate with the team to secure new corporate supporters, attend pitch meetings, and represent the charity at conferences and external events.

Person Specification:

• A proven track record in managing and growing corporate partnerships, including complex, high-value, multi-layered partnerships.
• Ability to demonstrate how you’ve grown corporate partnerships within other organisations
• Exceptional interpersonal, negotiation, and diplomacy skills, with the ability to build effective relationships at all levels and across diverse industries and cultures.
• Skilled in partnership governance, risk management, and leading cross-departmental project teams.
• Experienced in crafting engaging proposals and reports for corporate audiences and presenting to senior stakeholders.

The deadline for applications is Thursday 19th September 2024.
To be considered for this position please apply with your CV as soon as possible, regrettably please note we may not be able to reply to each and every application.
We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practises that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process