Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager

The King's Trust Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great holiday package

Flexible working

Volunteer for events

In-house learning platform

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Employee engagement and networks

Job summary

The King’s Trust is seeking a Senior Partnerships Manager to lead a portfolio of strategic corporate partnerships across retail, consumer and commercial sectors. You will develop and deliver partnership plans, focusing on technology and media activations to drive income and impact for young people.

With a track record in fundraising partnerships, you will manage a matrix team, meet financial targets, and collaborate with major brands such as Boots and Shell.

Qualifications

• Ambitious individual with strong relationship-building skills and a track record in partnerships fundraising.
• Experience developing and growing corporate partnerships across retail, consumer and commercial sectors.
• Interest in tech and media activations to drive engagement and income for charitable impact.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a portfolio of strategic corporate partnerships with major brands.
• Ensure partnership plans deliver financial targets, activity programs and engagement initiatives.
• Provide direction to a matrix team of account managers and executives.
• Collaborate across teams to maximise impact for The King’s Trust and the young people we support.

Skills

Relationship building

Job description

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Contract Type:Fixed Term until 09/11/2027

Hours:Full Time,35hours per week

Closing Date: 23:59 on 22/11/2026

Salary:£36,612.00 to 40,273.00.00 (National) £41,256.00 to £45,381.00(London), dependent on your location, skills, knowledge and experience

Location: Any UK Trust office - 40-60% of your week will be in the office

1st stage Interviews: 30th of November via MS Teams

2nd stage interviews: 7th of December

We’re looking for an ambitious individual with strong relationship-building skills to join our team as a Senior Partnerships Manager focused on the retail, consumer and commercial sectors. If you are an enthusiastic, creative, and self-motivated individual with a track record in supporting and developing fundraising partnerships, then this is the role for you.

You will be joining the team at a critical time as we develop creative ways to solve the challenges faced by young people today. We have a bold Corporate Partnerships income target, and this role will play an important part in helping us deliver our organisational promise, with a specific focus on tech and media activations.

We work with a fantastic variety of organisations, including Apple, Tesco, HSBC and Sky, and our partnerships continue to evolve and deliver a wide range of value measures to each business, The King's Trust and the young people we support.

Our sector partnerships have an incredible impact on young lives. Some examples include:

Employability:connecting businesses with young people to provide a pipeline of new, diverse talent, whilst having a lasting impact on young people’s lives.

Commercial:building commercial and brand-awareness campaigns and establishing valuable sponsorship opportunities.

Employee Engagement:inspiring employees with fun, meaningful ways to fundraise for The Trust, and share their skills through volunteering with young people.

You will lead, manage, and grow a portfolio of strategic corporate partnerships including Boots, and Shell to generate the essential income we need to transform young people’s lives.

Your role as Senior Partnerships Manager will be to:

Lead and deliver against the strategic direction for your partners, ensuring robust partnership plans are in place to enable increased and continued support of our work.

Ensure financial targets are met and deliver partnership objectives, including programme activity, employee engagement, commercial, and marketing & communications.

Provide support and leadership to a matrix team of account managers and executives.

You will join an ambitious, collaborative team of partnership experts who are passionate about providing young people the opportunity to live, learn and earn – creating a better future through jobs and education.

Perks for working at The Trust!

• Great holiday package! 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure on the days between Christmas and New Year


• Flexible working! Where operationally possible, our roles require a combination of office days and working from home (please speak to the hiring manager about this particular role)


• You can volunteer for and/or attend events – The King's Trust Awards, Pride, active events etc.


• In-house learning platform! Develop your skills for your career and your role


• Benefits platform! Everything from health and financial well-being support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas.


• Personal development opportunities through our Networks – KT CAN (Cultural Awareness Network), KT GEN (Gender Equality Network), KT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network), and PULSE (LGBTQIA+ Network).


• Fantastic Family leave! Receive 13 weeks of full pay and 13 weeks of half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks of full pay for paternity leave.


• Interest-free season ticket loans


• The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme


• Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)

Here at The King's Trust, we're committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. We want to be an organisation that's representative of the communities we serve, which is why we strive for diversity of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, race, religion and sex. Our goal is to create an environment where everyone, from any background, can be themselves and do the best work of their lives.

We are looking for people that can bring different perspectives and experiences and especially welcome applications from those who are underrepresented in our organisation and sector, such as candidates from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.

We’re a Stonewall Top 100 Employer and we are an employer that is Disability Confident. Our staff, volunteers and young people are supported by KT CAN (our Cultural Awareness Network), KT GEN (Gender Equality Network), KT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network) and PULSE (LGBTQIA+ Network). For more information.

Safeguarding

The King's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we undertake basic disclosure checks in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all roles within the Trust, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants.

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you!

Location: London, GB, SE1 8EG Manchester, GB, M4 6JG Bristol, GB, BS1 2AG

Date added: 10 Nov 2026