Corporate Business Development Manager

Macmillan Cancer Support; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday + bank holiday options

Pension matched 7.5%

Learning and development offers

Flexible working patterns

Holiday buying/selling scheme

Job summary

Macmillan Cancer Support is seeking two Corporate Business Development Managers to secure strategic corporate partnerships, raise funds, and boost brand awareness. The role focuses on high-value collaborations with major UK brands and building a strong pipeline for income and impact.

Based in London with hybrid working arrangements, you will craft tailored propositions and lead opportunities across the partnership lifecycle from inception to activation, ensuring measurable outcomes and value for

Qualifications

• Experience securing large-scale, long-term partnerships (desirable £250k+ per annum) in either the charity or commercial sector.
• Commercial mindset with ambition, resilience and creativity to identify and win new opportunities.
• Excellent relationship-building and influencing skills, with the confidence to engage stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience delivering cross-organisational projects and partnerships delivering on shared objectives.
• Track record of innovating and developing compelling partner propositions.
• Ability to prioritise and collaborate effectively to maximise value and impact.
• Experience using data and insight to support ideas.
• Proactive, collaborative and solutions-focused approach.

Responsibilities

• Identify and secure large-scale, high-value corporate partnerships that deliver significant impact and income.
• Develop compelling value propositions aligned to both Macmillan's and the Partner’s objectives.
• Ensure effective pipeline management, prioritising opportunities with best ROI and strategic value.
• Deliver on objectives and meet financial targets.
• Use data and insight to inform decision-making and maximise performance.
• Collaborate with teams across Macmillan to develop innovative partnership opportunities and deliver exceptional partner experiences.
• Stay informed on market trends and emerging opportunities within corporate partnerships.

Skills

Large partnerships

Relationship building

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven decisions

Job description

Corporate Business Development Manager x2

Contract type: Permanent

Full time: 34.5 hours - we are open to a conversation about how you work these hours

Location: Hybrid between home and our London office (typically 1 day per week in office, plus travel for external meetings as required)

Salary range: £41,500 - £45,500

Are you a commercially minded relationship-builder with a track record of winning high-value partnerships? Do you thrive on spotting opportunities and turning ambitious ideas into impactful collaborations? Are you passionate about supporting the needs of people living with cancer?

We're looking for two ambitious Corporate Business Development Managers to join our Corporate Business Development Team to develop and secure strategic corporate partnerships with some of the UK's biggest and most loved brands.

About us

At Macmillan you'll find talented people working together to do whatever it takes to support people living with cancer. We're going all out to find even better ways to help even more people who need our support. Our values are at the heart of who we are and everything we do, inspiring our thinking and guiding our actions.

Our new organisational strategy sets out how we’ll fight even harder to make every pound raised count for even more. With your help, we’ll transform cancer care for good.

About the role

You will personally lead on securing corporate partnerships to raise significant funds, build awareness and provide support for people living with cancer.

You will be proactive in building a high-quality pipeline of prospects and qualifying opportunities into income and measurable added value to contribute to Macmillan’s strategic objectives.

You will create compelling, tailored propositions that clearly communicate Macmillan’s key fundraising products, campaigns, assets and activations to a corporate audience. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who combines commercial acumen with a passion for creating meaningful impact.

Key responsibilities:

• Identify and secure large-scale, high-value corporate partnerships that deliver significant impact and income.
• Develop compelling value propositions aligned to both Macmillan's and the Partner’s strategic objectives.
• Ensure effective pipeline management, prioritising opportunities that deliver the best return on investment, with the greatest strategic and financial value.
• Deliver on objectives and meet financial targets
• Use data and insight to inform decision-making and maximise performance.
• Collaborate with teams across Macmillan to develop innovative partnership opportunities and deliver exceptional partner experiences.
• Stay informed on market trends, competitor activity and emerging opportunities within the corporate partnerships landscape.

About you

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Experience securing large-scale, long-term partnerships (desirable £250k+ per annum) in either the charity or commercial sector
• A commercial mindset with the ambition, resilience and creativity to identify and win new opportunities
• Excellent relationship-building and influencing skills, with the confidence to engage stakeholders at all levels
• Experience of delivering cross-organisational projects and partnerships which deliver on shared objectives
• A track record of innovating and developing compelling partner propositions
• The ability to prioritise and collaborate effectively to maximise value and impact
• Experience using data and insight to support ideas
• A proactive, collaborative and solutions-focused approach
• A passionate drive to achieve Macmillan’s mission and objectives

In return, we offer a range of benefits including:

• 25 days holiday plus flexible bank holiday options, increasing by 1 day every year of service up to 30 days
• Pension matched up to 7.5%
• 120+ learning and development offers, with access to external professional qualifications
• Flexible working patterns, such as compressed hours, flexibility to work earlier or later around our core working hours of 10am-4pm
• Holiday buying and selling scheme, life insurance, free wills, retail discounts and much more

Recruitment process

Application deadline: 23:59 on Sunday 18th October

Interview dates: Interviews will be held from the week commencing 26th October onwards (exact dates TBC)

To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed.