Partnerships Executive

Comic Relief; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent charity organization in Greater London is looking for a Partnership Executive to support the management of strategic partnerships. The successful candidate will help manage relationships with key stakeholders, deliver projects, and engage colleagues in fundraising initiatives. Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and excellent communication abilities are essential. A passion for the charity's mission and knowledge of corporate partnerships will be key to succeeding in this role.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to manage relationships with key stakeholders.
• Experience with marketing and brand campaigns.
• Awareness of corporate partnerships within the charity sector.

Responsibilities

• Support the day-to-day partnership management.
• Manage relationships with stakeholders.
• Deliver projects for partners across various teams.
• Identify and deliver fundraising initiatives.
• Support staff engagement initiatives for partners.

Skills

Organised

Strong attention to detail

Great time management

Ability to build relationships

Excellent verbal communication

Excellent written communication

Passion for brand and work

Commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Job description

Our corporate partnerships are crucial to the success of Comic Relief and fundamental in helping us tackle poverty in the UK and around the world. We work with a range of organisations and brands, many of them have been with us for years!

The Partnership Executive will play a vital role in supporting the day-to- day management of our biggest strategic partnership at Comic Relief. The successful candidate will support the Senior Partnership Managers (SPM) in the day to day running of the partnership to ensure delivery of shared partnership plans and objectives

Interviews will provisionally take place on the 23rd & 24th of March

Key responsibilities

The core areas of focus for this role are:

Partnership Management

• Support the Senior Partnership Managers with all aspects of the day-to-day partnership management of our biggest strategic partner, helping to maximise partnership potential through fundraising, impact and storytelling
• Manage relationships with key stakeholders through effective communication, problem solving, and responding to requests in a timely manner
• Work alongside key teams within Comic Relief to deliver projects for partners. Teams including marketing, creative, PR, legal, talent, fundraising, finance and funding to ensure we are delivering against our partnership objectives and constructively supporting Comic Relief’s social change agenda

Staff Engagment

• Work with key teams within Comic Relief and with our strategic partner to identify and deliver corporate fundraising initiatives to engage and inspire colleague engagement and fundraing
• Support staff engagement initiatives for our partners, working closely with both the funding team at Comic Relief and funded partner organisations to plan and execute corporate visits (virtual and in-person) to continue to engage partner employees with Comic Relief’s work

Person Specification

• Organised, with a strong attention to detail and great time management skills
• Proven ability to build and manage strong relationships with senior stakeholders, both internally and externally
• Excellent verbal and written skills that enable effective, emotive communication
• A passion and enthusiasm for Comic Relief’s brand and work
• Commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
• Experience with marketing and brand Campaigns
• Awareness of corporate partnerships within the charity sector