Corporate Relationship Manager

Barnardo's; Ilford; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading children's charity in the UK seeks a Corporate Relationship Manager to manage and develop high-value corporate partnerships. The role focuses on maximizing engagement and income while collaborating with various departments to ensure successful partnership execution. Candidates should have solid experience in partnership management and business development. The organization offers a supportive workplace, including hybrid working arrangements and a range of benefits aimed at promoting work-life balance and employee wellbeing.

Benefits

26–30 days annual leave

Flexible working arrangements

Group Personal Pension

Death in service cover

Discounts at retailers

Employee assistance program

Qualifications

• Experience in managing corporate partnerships to maximize engagement.
• Ability to develop and implement partnership plans.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across departments.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of corporate partnerships to maximize income.
• Develop and assist colleagues in creating partnership plans.
• Collaborate with corporate team to support strategic development.

Skills

Partnership management

Business development

Collaboration

Strategic planning

Cross-department coordination

Job description

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Context

Barnardo's exists to “Change childhoods. Change lives.” We know, too many children and young people are growing up with disadvantage or at risk of harm, missing out on a good childhood and on opportunities when they reach adulthood. We achieve change for children by delivering excellent and inclusive services, influencing policy and practice to support all children and young people and changing attitudes. Across the charity our teams and functions work together, and all play a vital role in delivering our strategy and our purpose.

Job Purpose

The Corporate Relationship Manager manage a varied and high value portfolio of corporate partnerships to maximise engagement and income at all levels.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage high value existing and new business partnerships to deliver on partnership objectives and maximise income, support and awareness for Barnardo's
• Develop plans and assist colleagues in the development of Partnership plans to deliver on partnership objectives ensuring the organisation can deliver as agreed
• Actively contribute to and support the corporate team in development and delivery of their strategies
• Develop and implement initiatives leading to new sources of income and opportunities for employee engagement
• Collaborate across departments internally to build awareness and ensure effective delivery of the Partnership objectives and targets

Pay & Reward Framework

We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values . We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.

For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay.

Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band - this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours. More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application.

Benefits

Workplace Offer

Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, in the community, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or depending on the role any combination of these. Please read through the advert carefully to understand the remits of hybrid working that will be specific to the role.

• Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
• Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum, after 3 years Barnardo's service, 29 days per annum, after 5 years Barnardo's service and 30 days per annum, after 7 years Barnardo's service. Those working less than full time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata
• The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our HolidayPlus scheme
• A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
• Service related sick pay from day 1
• Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
• Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
• Cycle2work scheme
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
• 20% discount at Barnardo's stores
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
• Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer

*T&C's apply based on contract

About Barnardo's

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of the communities we work with, and for equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded in everything we do. We are a Disability Confident Leader, are progressing our ambition to be an anti-racist organisation with Anti-Racism Commitments and actions in place and have networks for colleagues who are disabled, LGBT+, Black and Minoritised Ethnic and Women. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minoritised Ethnic and/or disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. For disabled applicants, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.