Job Description
Corporate Partnerships Manager
If you want to know about the requirements for this role, read on for all the relevant information.
Reports to: Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships
Salary: £41,000 - £46,000 per annum dependent on experience and benefits
Location: London, UK hybrid working. The post holder will work a minimum of one day per week from the Millbank, London office and will also be expected to attend partner and other face-to-face meetings necessary for the role.
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Hours: 35 hours per week. Some evening and weekend work will be required
Join Malaria No More UK in our mission to eradicate malaria by securing and nurturing impactful corporate partnerships! We're looking for a dedicated Corporate Partnerships Manager professional with the ambition and ability to build strong fundraising partnerships with the private sector, that help move us closer to a world free from the devastating impact of malaria.
Role Overview:
As our Corporate Partnerships Manager, you'll be instrumental in expanding our partnership network. About 50% of your time will focus on cultivating new relationships, identifying prospects, and crafting compelling pitches to meet fundraising targets. The remaining 50% will involve nurturing existing partnerships, maximizing their impact, and aligning them with our advocacy and communication goals.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement strategies to attract new corporate partners.
- Manage a portfolio of existing partnerships, ensuring deliverables are met.
- Collaborate with internal teams to align campaign plans with partnership opportunities.
- Work closely with the Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships to engage directors and the CEO in partnership initiatives.
About You:
Whether you're an experienced corporate fundraiser or transitioning from another sector, you'll thrive in this role if you're a self-starter with a passion for making a difference. Your ability to think creatively, communicate effectively, and manage partnerships will drive our mission forward.
Skills and Experience
Essential
- Experience securing and managing income generating partnerships that have achieved outstanding results within the charity sector or commercial sector.
- Experience working across the new business process including, successfully identifying, researching, and securing new business opportunities, developing partner offers and maintaining a new business pipeline.
- Experience managing projects or streams of work, and successfully securing support from colleagues in other teams with differing priorities.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, being able to confidently represent the charity and its role in the malaria fight to external stakeholders through a range of communication channels including proposals, meetings and presentations.
- A confident networker and relationship builder, with experience of managing relationships at all levels and successfully forging new relationships.
- Excellent computer literacy, including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint and experience using CRM databases.
- A commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion and to upholding Malaria No More UK’s values in all that you do.
- We are seeking individuals who are committed to fostering a workplace culture that embraces fairness, kindness and respect towards their colleagues.
Desirable
- Experience of delivering successful purpose driven fundraising partnerships that have involved one or more of the following: brand partnerships reaching international audiences; collaboration with corporate partners from the life-science / global health sector; corporate partnerships that leveraged stakeholders in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Have a good understanding of fundraising law, relevant compliance issues and key trends in corporate fundraising, corporate social responsibility, and sustainability agendas.
- Have a good knowledge of development issues.
About Malaria No More UK
Malaria has been described as the oldest killer disease in history. Even now, despite recent progress, it claims the life of a child every minute.
Malaria No More UK (MNMUK) brings proven global experience and expertise in advocacy and creative communications to the zero-malaria fight. From our locations in London, UK and Nairobi, Kenya we aim to accelerate an end to this deadly disease by:
- Securing leadership and investment globally and in the UK
- Building a powerful, united voice for the global malaria campaign to hold leaders to account
- Strengthening local advocacy capacity in key countries in Africa
Since 2000, the world has made enormous progress. The global malaria fight is becoming the biggest public health success story in history, and we are determined to maintain momentum.
Application and Interview Process
To apply, please send your CV and a covering statement detailing how you fit the role and why you want to work for us to: recruitment@malarianomore.org.uk. Please also indicate your current salary expectations in your covering statement. We value transparency and aim to offer competitive renumeration packages based on experience, relevant qualifications and market standards.
Closing Date: 1st June 2024 – Please note that this vacancy may close early if we receive a sufficient number of applications. Therefore, we encourage interested candidates to apply promptly.
There will be a two interview process conducted via Microsoft Teams.