Merrifield Consultants are delighted to be supporting a well-established children’s charity to recruit a Corporate Partnerships Manager. Reporting to the Head of Income Generation, this role will take full ownership of building and leading the corporate partnerships function, developing strategy, managing a pipeline of prospective partners, and securing meaningful long-term partnerships across England and Wales.
The charity is at an exciting point in its development and is now looking for someone who can build this function from the ground up, secure high-value partnerships, and help shape its next stage of growth.
Contract: Permanent
Location: Home-based or hybrid, with travel to Nottingham as required
This role is suited to an experienced corporate partnerships professional who is confident working at both strategic and operational level. The main focus is identifying, developing, and securing high-value, multi-year corporate partnerships that are commercially credible and ethically sound.
Develop and own the corporate partnerships strategy, aligned with the charity’s wider income generation goalsBuild and manage a pipeline of prospective partners from initial engagement through to long-term relationship developmentBuild trusted, long-term relationships with corporate partners based on shared purpose and mutual valueTrack performance, income, and impact using data to inform strategy
Proven experience securing or significantly influencing corporate partnerships or senior-level commercial relationshipsExcellent communication, influencing, and relationship-building skillsSound judgement, emotional intelligence, and professionalism in complex situations
Benefits include 25 days annual leave rising to 30 over five years plus bank holidays, a three-day Christmas shutdown, full sick pay from day one, six months full maternity pay, private healthcare, flexible working hours, a personalised development plan, and an annual CPD budget.
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