Corporate Partnerships Manager

RAF Association; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 31,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave (pro rata)

Life insurance

Health cashback plan

Free virtual GP service

Mental health support

Gym membership discount

Refer a Friend bonuses

Cycle to Work Scheme

Accommodation discounts

Job summary

RAF Association is seeking a Corporate Partnerships Manager to lead and grow the charity's corporate partnerships, maximizing engagement and income. The role reports to the Head of Corporate Partnerships and Events and involves managing existing supporters and forging new relationships to support charitable activity.

Based in Leicester with hybrid working, the post requires a UK driving licence and flexibility for events held in evenings or at weekends.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent professional experience in Corporate Partnerships, Major Giving or Fund Raising sector.
• Proven experience of securing, managing and growing corporate partnerships.
• Experience of undertaking due diligence, creating contracts and agreements and implementation monitoring and reporting.
• Up to date knowledge of relevant legislation and best practice.
• The ability to transform complex information into high quality pitches and impact reporting.
• Strong track record of achieving substantial income targets.
• A UK driving licence is essential and flexibility to attend meetings/events in evenings/weekends.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the corporate partnership programme in collaboration with the Head of Corporate Partnerships and Events, ensuring governance compliance.
• Manage and develop existing partnerships through stewardship and identify opportunities to raise income and engagement.
• Collaborate with colleagues to identify funding and engagement opportunities, monitor services and report progress.
• Identify new opportunities for partnerships and secure support through income, volunteering and gifts in kind.
• Carry out due diligence, draft contracts and monitor performance against expectations.
• Produce high-quality communications, pitches and impact reports tailored to supporters.
• Create short-, medium- and long-term activity plans, budgets and forecasts for fundraising.
• Represent the charity by networking and attending relevant events.

Skills

Partnership management

Income targets

Due diligence

Pitches & reporting

Education

Degree or equivalent in Partnerships/Fundraising

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Job Description: Corporate Partnerships Manager

£36845 37.5 hours per week Leicester based - LE3 1UT with hybrid working UK driving licence essential for this role

Benefits

• Up to 42 days annual leave (pro rata)
• Company sick pay
• Life insurance
• Health cashback plan for everyday healthcare expenses
• Free virtual GP service
• Mental health and wellbeing support
• Discounted gym membership
• Unlimited 'Refer a Friend' Bonus payments
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Subsidised short breaks at selected RAFA accommodation
• Close to Leicester Forest East Park & Ride

About us

The RAF Association has a clear objective: to help sustain a resilient and empowered RAF community. Through our sector-leading welfare and wellbeing services, we offer a wide range of support to serving personnel, veterans and their families. With thousands of members and supporters across the UK and further afield, plus hundreds of dedicated employees and volunteers, we have the network and experience needed for a personal one-to-one approach. We work together to make sure no one is ever left behind.

About the role

The Corporate Partnerships Manager plays a key role in developing and delivering the charity's corporate partnership programme. Reporting to the of Head of Corporate Partnerships and Events, the post holder will maximise corporate engagement and income. This is a pivotal and high-profile role managing existing supporters and securing new relationships to support the Association's charitable work.

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Head of Corporate Partnerships and Events to deliver the corporate partnership programme ensuring all corporate activities comply with legislative and governance requirements, and best practice.
• Manage and develop existing partnerships (donations, sponsorship and licensing/cause related marketing) through excellent stewardship; identifying and maximising opportunities to raise income and engagement from each partnership using a pipeline approach.
• Work closely with colleagues from across the Association to identify funding and engagement opportunities, monitor services and event delivery and provide update reports.
• Seek out new opportunities for partnerships, working with businesses to secure support through income, volunteering and gifts in kind to achieve a personal annual income target.
• Undertake appropriate due diligence and risk assessment, put contracts and agreements in place and monitor against agreed expectations.
• Provide high-quality written communications, pitches and impact reports tailored to the needs of each supporter.
• Create short, medium and long-term activity plans, budgets and forecasts for corporate fundraising.
• Proactively network and attend relevant events to develop opportunities and represent the charity.

About You

• Degree or equivalent professional experience in Corporate Partnerships, Major Giving or Fund Raising sector
• Proven experience of securing ,managing and growing corporate partnerships
• Experience of undertaking due diligence, creating contracts and agreements and implementation monitoring and reporting
• Up to date knowledge of relevant legislation and best practice
• The ability to transform complex information into high quality pitches and impact reporting
• Strong trackrecord of achieving substantial income targets
• A UK driving licence is essential along with the flexibility to attend high profile meetings and events which may take place in the evening or weekends on occasion

Desirable

• A background in or understanding of the RAF/military/Defence sector would be highly desirable
• Previous experience of creating and monitoring licensing and cause-related marketing activity Highly proficient in using CRM / data bases (we use Salesforce)

Closing Date

8:00am Friday 16 October

Equal Opportunity

The RAF Association is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.

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