National New Partnerships Lead

Crisis; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension scheme with 8.5% employer cont

28 days’ annual leave (pro rata)

Flexible working around core hours 10–

Wellbeing Leave

Employee benefits package

Job summary

Crisis, the national charity for people experiencing homelessness, seeks a senior new business fundraiser to co-lead and transform our corporate partnerships function. You will shape strategy, grow income, and expand brand reach through national corporate partnerships across sectors.

You will own the pipeline, secure high-value partnerships, and work with cross-functional teams to deliver compelling proposals and innovative funding propositions at scale.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in high-value corporate fundraising.
• Ability to build and convert a strong partnerships pipeline.
• Proven track record of securing six- and seven-figure partnerships.
• Strong collaboration with cross-functional teams to grow income and brand.
• Leadership experience and line-management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Co-lead the corporate new business function and shape team direction.
• Identify, build and convert charity of the year and strategic partnerships.
• Develop compelling funding propositions for six- and seven-figure partnerships.
• Pitch proposals and employee vote strategies to secure partnerships at pace.
• Collaborate with Brand, Marketing & Audience teams to grow reach and income.

Skills

Senior fundraising

New business development

Pipeline management

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic partnerships

Job description

Crisis is the national charity for people experiencing homelessness. We’ve embarked on our 10-year strategy for ending homelessness. We know it is not inevitable. We know together we can end it.

Location: Based in any Crisis Skylight across Great Britain. This is a hybrid role with homeworking available in line with Crisis’ Hybrid Working Policy.

About us

We’re the UK’s national charity for people experiencing homelessness. And we’re determined to end homelessness, for good.

We don’t just help prevent homelessness from happening, we deliver life-changing face-to-face services through our nine Skylight centres, and campaign fiercely to change policy in England, Scotland and Wales on issues including benefits and employment, health and wellbeing, housing, law and rights, and rough sleeping.

It’s an exciting time to join the high-value fundraising teams at Crisis. Not only are we preparing to deliver our Crisis at Christmas campaign, we’re in the private face of a £30M campaign to acquire 100 homes that will provide stable housing for people experiencing some of the most severe forms of homelessness. At the same time, we are delivering a bold ten-year strategy that aims to see the beginning of the end of homelessness by 2034.

About the role

It’s a unique opportunity to co-lead and transform our corporate new business function at Crisis.

Along with the New Commercial Partnerships Lead, you’ll be able to shape the direction of the team, and play a leading role in growing our income, brand profile and audience reach through new national corporate partnerships.

Your focus will be on identifying and securing big-picture new corporate partnerships across all sectors through new charity of the year, strategic partnerships, corporate foundations and GIK.

You’ll have the creative freedom and strategic backing to identify build, and secure new high-value corporate partnerships that transform our high value income.

From our iconic Crisis at Christmas campaign and slate of high-profile events, to our new housing delivery ambitions and our life-changing Skylight services, we’re looking for someone who can identify, shape and deliver innovative new corporate partnerships.

About you

• You will be an experienced, tenacious, results-orientated senior new business fundraiser who will bring creativity to building a new partnerships pipeline and growth strategy that turbo-charges our income, grow our brand profile and audience reach.
• You will own your pipeline and, with the Senior National New Partnerships Manager who you’ll line manage, identify, build and convert new charity of the year and strategic partnerships, corporate foundations and GIK partnerships.
• You will be a self-starter and motivated by the challenge of building compelling and strategic high-value funding propositions.
• You will collaborate closely with the New Commercial Partnerships Team, and other teams across Brand, Marketing & Audience team to build relationships and pipelines, and package up new high-value corporate propositions at pace.
• You will know what excellent corporate new business looks like at a seven-figure level, from prospect identification and cultivation to developing brilliant proposals, pitches and employee vote strategies.
• You will be a great line manager and a leader, not just in your own team but across departments
• We’re looking for someone who can adapt industry priorities, motivations and be able to spot new strategic opportunities for partnership collaborations that others may miss.
• You will be experienced at identifying, pitching and successfully securing six and seven figure new partnerships, and someone who loves building networks, external relationships and influencing internally and externally to get things done.

Please see the full Job Pack linked below, for a full list of requirements for this role. We realise that long lists of criteria can be daunting, and you may not want to apply for a role unless you feel 100% qualified. However, if you feel you have relevant examples to answer the screening questions, we encourage you to apply.

We believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities, and backgrounds.

Working at Crisis

Our values, Bold, Impactful, Collaborative and Equitable, are at the heart of everything we do as we continue in our mission to end homelessness. Our staff, members and volunteers are vital to getting the right government policies in place, providing breakthrough services, and building a supportive community. We’ll lead by example to nurture a positive and ambitious workplace guided by ending homelessness.

• As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits include:
• A competitive salary. Please note our salaries are fixed to counter inequity and we do not negotiate at offer stage.
• Interest free loans for travel season ticket, cycle to work, and deposit to secure a tenancy.
• Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 8.5%
• 28 days’ annual leave (pro rata) which increases with service to 31 days and the option to purchase up to 10 additional days leave.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay.
• Flexible working around the core hours 10am-4pm
• Wellbeing Leave to be used flexibly
• And more! (Full list of benefits available on website)

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience, and career. When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.

Closing date

Monday 9th November 2026 23:55

First interview date: Tuesday 19th November via Microsoft Teams

Second interview date: Friday 27th November via Microsoft Teams

AI in Job Applications

We understand some candidates use AI tools when applying. Whilst we welcome the use of technology to support clear communication and structure, we want to learn more about you, so please ensure that your application reflects your own skills, knowledge and experiences.

Accessibility

We want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email [e-mail] and our Talent Acquisition team will contact you to discuss how we can help.

For more information about our work please visit

https://www.crisis.org.uk/about-us/

To see our work in action please visit: youtube.com/user/crisishomelessness
https://x.com/crisis_uk
www.facebook.com/crisis.homeless

Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094