Senior Corporate Partnerships Leader (Hybrid)

Heart of England Forest; Dorsington CP; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Heart of England Forest is seeking a Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager to lead and grow our corporate fundraising programme. Working with the Director of Fundraising & Engagement, you will develop an ambitious plan, grow a portfolio of partners, deliver pitches and manage reporting to demonstrate impact.

You will lead a high-autonomy fundraising team, foster strong stakeholder relationships, and help expand sustainable income while ensuring data protection and CRM excellence.

Qualifications

• Experienced corporate fundraiser with a track record of meeting or exceeding income targets.
• Proven success in securing and developing strategic corporate partnerships.
• Excellent prospecting, pitching, negotiation and account-management skills.
• The confidence to make substantial financial asks.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
• Commercial judgement and the ability to develop viable funding propositions.
• Experience of collaborative working across teams and with senior stakeholders.
• Knowledge of the Fundraising Regulator’s Code of Fundraising Practice and corporate agreements.
• Experience using fundraising CRM and Microsoft 365 applications.
• Strong organisation, prioritisation and people-management skills.
• Flexibility to travel within the UK and occasionally work outside normal hours.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver an ambitious corporate fundraising plan.
• Grow and steward a strong portfolio of corporate partners.
• Research, cultivate and secure high-value prospects.
• Create commercially sound partnership propositions and funding models.
• Make confident financial asks and deliver against income targets.
• Provide outstanding account management and build long-term relationships.
• Produce persuasive proposals, presentations and impact reports.
• Develop an annual corporate communications and engagement plan.
• Maintain accurate CRM records and uphold data-protection requirements.
• Lead, coach and support the corporate fundraising team.
• Collaborate across the charity to deliver excellent partner experiences.
• Represent the Heart of England Forest at meetings, events and presentations.

Skills

Income targets

Partnership development

Prospecting

Pitching

Negotiation

Account management

Written and verbal communication

Commercial judgement

Cross-team collaboration

Fundraising CRM

Microsoft 365

Organisation

People management

UK travel

Tools

Fundraising CRM

Microsoft 365

Job description

Heart of England Forest is seeking a Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager to lead and grow our corporate fundraising programme. Working with the Director of Fundraising & Engagement, you will develop an ambitious plan, grow a portfolio of partners, deliver pitches and manage reporting to demonstrate impact.

You will lead a high-autonomy fundraising team, foster strong stakeholder relationships, and help expand sustainable income while ensuring data protection and CRM excellence.