Corporate Partnership Development Manager

Action for Children; Greater London; Remote; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid leave (7 weeks+)

Well-being day

Cycle to work

Training & development

Flexible family leave

Pension contribution

Blue Light Card

Job summary

Action for Children is seeking a Corporate Partnership Development Manager to secure long-term partnerships with a focus on multi-year collaborations across sectors. You will identify prospects, build networks and lead negotiations to drive income and brand visibility for the charity.

The role requires strong relationship-building, strategic thinking and the ability to travel across the UK to support partnerships and events. Permanent, homebased with UK base.

Qualifications

• Experience in developing corporate-charity partnerships.
• Experience of securing multi-year partnerships.
• Strong communication and influencing skills.
• Willingness to travel UK for partnership activity.

Responsibilities

• Lead on identification, creation and securing of strategic multi-year corporate partnerships across sectors.
• Lead on the full sales cycle from prospecting to closing new partnerships.
• Develop excellent relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborate with teams across Action for Children to ensure a joined-up approach to partnership development.
• Deliver increased brand visibility and income through various partnership types (over £200,000 each).

Skills

Corporate partnerships

Business development

Stakeholder mgmt

Sales cycle

Travel willingness

Job description

Corporate Partnership Development Manager.

Salary: c£38,100 per annum.

Location: Homebased. (must be based in the UK). Although home-based,you'll be comfortable travelling regularly to London and other UK locations to support team collaboration, meetings,events and partnership development activity.

Contract: Permanent, 35 hours per week.

Benefits:

• Over 7 weeks inclusive paid leave and the option to buy or sell leave.

• 1 well-being day per year.

• Cycle to work scheme.

• Excellent training and the opportunity to undertake professional training for some roles.

• Flexible maternity, paternity and adoption packages.

• Up to 7% employer pension contribution and life assurance cover.

• Blue Light Card eligibility with discounts at 15,000 national retailers.

Why Action for Children?

Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It is the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives.

A bit about the role

This is an exciting opportunity to join Action for Children as a Corporate Partnership Development Manager. With an enthusiastic approach and excellent communication and influencing skills, you will build relationships with corporates resulting in long-term, high-value corporate partnerships that raise both significant income and brand visibility for Action for Children.

We're particularly interested in hearing from candidates with strong experience in commercial partnerships, cause-related marketing, brandpartnerships or sponsorship, whether gained within the charity sector, an agencyenvironment or commercial organisations.

How you'll help to create brighter futures

• Lead on identification, creation and securing of strategic multi-year corporate partnerships across a range of sectors.

• Lead on the full sales cycle concerning prospect approaches including generating leads, building networks, and bringing in new corporate partnerships.

• Develop excellent relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.

• Work with teams across Action for Children to ensure a collaborative approach to partnership development

• Deliver increased brand visibility and significant new income through a variety of partnership types (over £200,000 each).

Let's talk about you

• Tenacious, self-motivated, high achiever with a passion for new business.

• Experience of developing corporate-charity partnerships.

• Experience of securing partnerships involving a range of activity, including sales promotions and employee fundraising.

• Experience of building relationships with high-level stakeholders, internally and externally.

• Ability to think creatively and strategically when prospecting, using a solution focused approach.

• Line management experience would be advantageous but not necessary.

• Willingness to work flexibly and travel the UK when necessary.

Please see the Job Description below attached for the full list of accountabilities and requirements.

Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

Our Commitment to Equity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism

At Action for Children, we are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected, valued, and able to thrive. We know that racism and discrimination create barriers, and we are taking active steps to challenge these inequalities in our organisation and in the communities we serve.

We strongly welcome applications from people who are Black, Asian, or from other racialised and ethnically marginalised communities, as well as disabled people, who are currently under-represented in our workforce. We are committed to removing barriers in our recruitment processes and ensuring fair access to opportunities.

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Closing Date: 5pm Wednesday 21st October 2026.

We anticipate first-round interviews taking place during the weekcommencing 26th October, with second-round interviews taking place during the weekcommencing 2nd November. Both interview stages will be held via Microsoft Teams.

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JOB DESCRIPTION

Action for Children Employee Benefits

AfC Commitment Statement

Management Competency Framework