Corporate Partnerships Manager

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced corporate fundraiser, with a passion for supporting young people and confident in making financial asks.

Position: Corporate Partnerships Manager

Location: Croydon/Hybrid

Hours: Full time, 40 hours per week

Salary: £32,000 pa

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: Agile working organisation with flexibility in working hours; 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, company pension, free use of onsite gym, company wellbeing programme.

Closing Date: 5pm, Monday 22nd August 2022

Interviews: W/C Monday 29th August 2022

As an equal opportunities employer, the charity welcomes applications from under-represented groups; in particular from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic individuals, people with disabilities, and members of LGBTQ+ community. Their dedicated Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Group, with support from the Strategy Team, is actively promoting and advancing diversity and inclusion, ensuring a culture where everyone can be themselves and thrive.

About the role:

As Corporate Partnerships Manager, you will play a leading role in Legacy’s Fundraising Team, developing corporate fundraising capabilities and growing this income stream.

Using your skills, you will develop and deliver the corporate fundraising strategy; identifying, cultivating and winning new business income of five and six figures, whilst account managing our current corporate partnerships. You will actively drive forward new ways in which corporates can engage with Legacy and raise additional funds through developing bespoke fundraising plans and formulating strategic charity of the year partnerships. You will help establish methods for companies to maximise their giving such as through; challenge events, in-aid-of events, employee fundraising and corporate team days.

This is an excellent development role for a fundraiser looking to take the next step in their career with the opportunity to pilot new ideas and manage key relationships.

As well as raising vital funds, you will help raise awareness that Legacy is a charity within the local community. Through creating successful fundraising campaigns and building long-term partnerships with local and national companies, you will make a key contribution to ensuring young people have a safe, affordable and inspiring place to go in their leisure time.

It costs £2 million a year to run Legacy, 90% of which is generated through voluntary donations. You will therefore play a vital role in keeping the charity financially sustainable through the development of corporate partnerships. You will be given ample scope to test your creative ideas and drive forward income generation, supported by the Head of Fundraising, the Chief Executive and a forward-thinking and engaged Board of Trustees.

About you:

You will have proven successes in securing and maintaining corporate funding and will be excellent at building relationships. Creative in your approach, you will be excited by the opportunity to manage a significant income stream. You will be a self-motivated individual, able to work independently and also well in a team. You will be innovative and forward thinking in your approach and excited to test new ideas.

To apply, please submit a CV and one page cover letter telling us why you choose to work with young people and how you meet the requirements of the role.

You may have experience in other roles such as: Partnerships Manager, Partnerships Officer, Partnerships Account Manager, Partnership Coordinator, Strategic Partnerships Manager, Partner Relationship Manager, Relationship Manager, Sales Executive, Business Development Manager, Account Manager, Fundraiser, Membership Fundraising, Face to Face Business Development, Face to Face Fundraising, Networking, Community Development, Community Fundraiser, Events Fundraiser, etc.