Business Development Manager - Social Care & Welfare Charity
- Employer
- Age UK
- Location
- London (Greater)
- Salary
- £38,000- £42,000
- Closing date
- 3 Sep 2018
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- Function
- Fundraising, Business Development & Commercial
- Sector
- Social Care & Welfare
Job Details
Job Purpose
The UK’s leading charity for older people is seeking a new business fundraiser to join our expanding Corporate Partnerships team to help generate new income.
Age UK is riding high on big corporate partnership wins such as six figure Charity of the Years with Santander and Credit Suisse. Our iconic Big Knit campaign with innocent continues to go from strength to strength.
Main Responsibilities
If you tick these boxes then this will be your perfect role:
- You’re a tenacious new business fundraiser (or sales or marketing professional) who’s great at building relationships, spotting opportunities and running with them.
- You’re an excellent communicator who can write great proposals, lead productive meetings and create inspiring pitches.
- You’ve got a strong grasp of what it takes to build mutually beneficial, long-lasting, genuinely profitable charity-corporate partnerships.
- You’re passionate about making life better for older people. And crucially you can see how corporate partnerships can help Age UK do this.
For list of role responsibilities please refer to attached Job Description
Additional Information
All CVs submitted must be accompanied by a covering letter (one side of A4 maximum) outlining why this role appeals and why you would be the best candidate.
Requirement to travel which may involve some overnight stays.
For list of role responsibilities please refer to attached Job Description
Company
Age UK is the country's largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. We believe in a world where everyone can love later life and we work every day to achieve this.
We help more than 7m people every year, providing companionship, advice and support for older people who need it most.
Why we’re here
- 2.9 million older people (65+) in Great Britain feel they have no one to turn to for help and support
- 3.9 million older people in the UK agree the television is their main form of company
- Nearly 1.2 million aged 65+ in England have unmet care needs
- Over one third of people aged 60+ are worried about the cost of living
- In low and middle income countries only 1 in 4 older people receive a pension
Our vision
Age UK's vision is to make the UK a great place to grow older.
We want everyone in later life to:
- Have enough money
- Enjoy life and feel well
- Receive high-quality health and care
- Be comfortable, safe and secure at home
- Feel valued and able to participate
Our exciting initiatives
There are exciting projects happening in lots of departments right now. The Switched Off campaign and petition to save free TV for older people has over 600,000 signatures and generated lots of public awareness.
We are right in the middle of our Knit Off, which is part of this year’s Big Knit with Innocent Smoothies. We have a competition amongst staff teams for the best knitted hat, most hats, most strawberry hats and more, so hundreds of employees are knitting small hats in their spare time. It is actually really good fun!
Perks
Here are just a few:
- Flexible working policies to help you maintain your work-life balance
- Competitive salaries
- 5 weeks holiday per year plus the option to buy 5 more days
- 9% employer pension contributions
- Healthcare cashback plan: money back for dental treatment, opticians and much more
Watch this short video to find out more about our employee benefits.
Quirks
- We hold running clubs for our London and Devon office staff and a champion softball team in London
- Many of us enjoy quiz nights
- We run inclusive working groups such as our Staff Carers Group, which is a support group for staff who are also carers.
- Our offices are adorned with hundreds of tiny knitted woolly hats
Why work for us?
- We have a welcoming and supportive workplace where we recognise a job well done and a team making a real difference to older people's lives
- We are a top 10 charity employer according to research by Indeed into employee satisfaction
- We are accredited by the Investors in People scheme
- We are members of the Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion, and in the top 40 inclusive employers in the UK
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