Partnerships Development Manager

Smart Works; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Smart Works Greater Manchester is seeking an organised Partnerships Development Manager to strengthen corporate partnerships, funders and supporters across Greater Manchester. You will identify new opportunities, nurture relationships and communicate impact through compelling proposals and reports.

The role leads the development, growth and stewardship of partnerships, delivering a significant income target and managing a six-figure fundraising portfolio.

Qualifications

• Experience building corporate partnerships and stewarding funders.
• Proven ability to develop proposals, reports and compelling impact communications.
• Experience delivering fundraising events and income targets.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain relationships with corporate partners, funders and stakeholders.
• Deliver income targets and manage a six-figure fundraising portfolio.
• Lead on fundraising events programme, secure sponsorship and drive attendance.
• Line manage Partnerships team and foster high performance.
• Occasional cross-centre work and evening/weekend event support.

Skills

Relationship building

Fundraising

Partnership development

Proposal writing

Event planning

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

CRM systems

Microsoft Office

PowerPoint

Job description

Smart Works Greater Manchester opened its first centre in 2015 and expanded with a second centre in Manchester city centre in 2023. Our ambition is to support more than 1,200 women each year across our two centres, helping them gain the confidence, clothing and coaching they need to succeed at interview and secure employment.

As we continue to grow, we are looking for an organised, proactive and confident relationship-builder to help strengthen our network of corporate partners, funders, supporters and stakeholders across Greater Manchester.

The Partnerships Development Manager will play a key role in developing and maintaining meaningful relationships that support the long-term sustainability of Smart Works Greater Manchester. Working closely with the Head of Smart Works Greater Manchester, the successful candidate will identify new opportunities for support, nurture existing partnerships and communicate the impact of our work through compelling proposals, reports and presentations.

This role will lead on the development, growth and stewardship of corporate partnerships, creating tailored, mutually beneficial relationships that align with corporate partners' strategic objectives, employee engagement goals and social impact priorities. The postholder will be responsible for delivering a significant income target, managing a six-figure fundraising portfolio and ensuring strong account management of key corporate supporters and funders.

The role will also play a key part in the development and delivery of Smart Works Greater Manchester's fundraising events programme, securing sponsorship, driving attendance and income, and building strong relationships with event supporters and corporate partners.

The role will also include line management responsibility for members of the Partnerships team, helping to develop a collaborative, high-performing culture and ensuring the effective delivery of partnership and income-generation activities.

This role will be primarily based at our Smart Works centre in Manchester city centre, with some cross-centre working at our Stockport location. As part of the wider centre team, the successful candidate will occasionally support events, which may require some evening and weekend working.

If you are passionate about helping women succeed and enjoy building relationships that create positive social impact, we would love to hear from you.

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