Corporate Partnerships Executive

The King's Trust; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday 30 days

Flexible working

Volunteer events

Learning platform

Benefits platform

Networks (KT CAN/GEN/DAWN/PULSE)

Family leave

Season ticket loan

Pension contributions

Life assurance

Job summary

The King's Trust is seeking three ambitious Corporate Partnerships Executives to grow a portfolio of strategic partnerships, including major names like Inditex, LYMA, and Dr. Martens Foundation, while supporting our largest collaborations such as M&S and Watches of Switzerland Group.

You will drive income and maximize impact for young people through targeted partnership activities. This role offers a hybrid working model with 40-60% in-office presence across UK Trust offices and interviews

Qualifications

• Dynamic relationship-builder with a passion for purpose-driven partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Support and deliver strategic partnership plans that deepen engagement.
• Meet financial targets and deliver on programme, commercial, and communications objectives.
• Collaborate within a matrix team of account managers to maximise success.

Skills

Relationship-building

Job description

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Salary:£25,092.00 to £28,783.00 (National) £27,124.00 to £32,314.00 (London), dependent on your location, skills, knowledge and experience

Location: Any UK Trust office - 40-60% of your week will be in the office

Interviews: 26th and 27th of November

Are you a dynamic relationship-builder with a passion for purpose-driven partnerships? We’re seeking three two ambitious, creative, and self-motivated individuals to join our Corporate Partnerships team. If you are looking to develop your corporate fundraising skills and support high-impact partnerships, this is your opportunity to make a real difference.

Why Now?

You’ll be joining us at a pivotal moment. As we tackle the evolving challenges facing young people, we’re setting bold targets for corporate income and deepening our commercial activations.

Who We Work With

We collaborate with a diverse range of leading organisations, including M&S, Google, HSBC, and British Airways. Our partnerships deliver measurable value to our partners, The King's Trust, and most importantly, the young people we support.

The Impact of Our Partnerships

Our sector collaborations drive change in three key areas:

• Employability: Connecting businesses with young talent to build inclusive pipelines and transform lives.
• Commercial: Creating brand-aligned campaigns and sponsorships that deliver mutual value.
• Employee Engagement: Empowering staff to fundraise and volunteer, bringing their skills and energy to our mission.

Your Role

As Corporate Partnerships Executive, you'll manage and grow a portfolio of strategic partnerships, potentially including Inditex, LYMA and the Dr. Martens Foundation, while also supporting some of our largest partnerships, including M&S and Watches of Switzerland Group. Through this, you'll help generate vital income and maximise impact for young people. You will:

• Support and deliver strategic partnership plans that deepen engagement.
• Meet financial targets and deliver on programme, commercial, and communications objectives.
• Collaborate within a matrix team of account managers to maximise success.

What You’ll Join

A passionate, high-performing team of partnership experts committed to helping end youth unemployment. Together, we’re building a better future through education, employment, and opportunity.

Please submit a CV, and Cover Letter that includes your experience, transferrable skills and motivation to work for The King's Trust! The Team will be in touch about the next steps shortly after the closing date.

Last year, we helped more than 40,000 Young People, with three in four young people on our programmes moving into a positive outcome in work, education or training. The young people we help face a range of challenges, such as unemployment, mental health issues or some who have been in trouble with the law. We believe allyoung people should have the chance to succeed, and thatyoung people are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us. We want to continue having a positive impact on young people’s lives and we couldn’t do this without the important work of Corporate Partnerships Executives!

Perks for working at The Trust!

• Great holiday package! 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure on the days between Christmas and New Year
• Flexible working! Where operationally possible, our roles require a combination of office days and working from home (please speak to the hiring manager about this particular role)
• You can volunteer for and/or attend events - The King's Trust Awards, Pride, active events etc.
• In-house learning platform! Develop your skills for your career and your role
• Benefits platform! Everything from health and financial well-being support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas.
• Personal development opportunities through our Networks - KT CAN (Cultural Awareness Network), KT GEN (Gender Equality Network), KT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network), and PULSE (LGBTQIA+ Network).
• Fantastic Family leave! Receive 13 weeks of full pay and 13 weeks of half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks of full pay for paternity leave.
• Interest-free season ticket loans
• The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme
• Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)

Here at The King's Trust, we're committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. We want to be an organisation that's representative of the communities we serve, which is why we strive for diversity of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, race, religion and sex. Our goal is to create an environment where everyone, from any background, can be themselves and do the best work of their lives.

We are looking for people that can bring different perspectives and experiences and especially welcome applications from those who are underrepresented in our organisation and sector, such as candidates from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you!

Location

• London, GB, SE1 8EG
• Manchester, GB, M4 6JG
• Bristol, GB, BS1 2AG