Community Partnerships Manager - London & South East

Harris Hill are delighted to be working with a global Christian organisation in their search for a Community Partnerships Manager - London/South East
in order to develop and deliver ambitious regional fundraising plans to maximise local support, provide exceptional stewardship and achieve financial targets in line with Community Fundraising Strategy.
To build a network of regional volunteers, proactively seek new opportunities and promote best practice in community fundraising.


Location: The position is home based within the London/South-East Region (Postcodes BN, CR, CT, DA, E, EC, EN, HA, IG, KT, ME, N, NW, RH, RM, SE, SM, SW, TN, TW, UB, W, WC, WD).
You ll be working from home, with extensive travel across your region. As part of a fun and supportive team, you ll be changing the lives of people who have been rejected by society. There s nothing more rewarding that that!

Passionate about helping those who are marginalised you will have proven experience of delivering growth in a community fundraising or a business setting. In addition, a proven ability to implement strategies, policy guidelines, practice guidance and other tools to support best practice in community fundraising.
You will have experience of preaching and confident to lead church services in a variety of church settings.
The role entails:
Delivery of the Community Fundraising Strategy within a designated region, identify new income streams and recruit and retain new supporters from:
-Diaspora
-Faith groups
-Private schools
-Regional Corporates
-Rotary and community groups

Actively manages volunteers with varied skills including administration, desk-based research, public speaking, networking and understanding of other faith groups, and, in cooperation with Line Manager, provide training and share information across volunteer groups.
Working with other members of the Fundraising Team to actively promote legacies and provide pipeline to Partnerships Team.


Key skills and experience:
Entrepreneurial, results-driven and able to work on own initiative
Persuasive and engaging; able to make a financial ask with ease
Relationship building skills, with the ability to develop effective working relationships
Ability to network face to face and on conference calls
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Excellent presentation skills, comfortable in adapting to different audiences e.g. corporate, faith groups etc
Excellent understanding of working digitally
Strong analytical skills with the ability apply data insight to their strategic decision making
Excellent IT skills, including intermediate PowerPoint and Exce.
Good attention to detail.
Excellent volunteer management skills, able to recruit, retain, motivate and train volunteers
Ability to prioritise work, meet deadlines and work under pressure

A valid UK driving license is an essential requirement for the role and a car allowance will be provided.

If you want to learn more and receive a full job description please contact Dagmara and send her a CV at Harris hill on dagmara.depaula@harrishill.co.uk or call her on 02078207315.
Please send your CV and Supporting Statement by the deadline : ASAP
Salary is: 30,000 per annum + 5,500 Car Allowance


Harris Hill Charity Recruitment Specialists operates an equal opportunity policy and commits to treating all of our candidates and jobseekers fairly. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships