Senior Fundraising Officer (Corporate Partnerships)

YMCA of the Cedar Rapids Metro Area; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

YMCA England & Wales is seeking a Senior Fundraising Officer to grow our corporate partnerships in London with a hybrid model. You will identify prospects, tailor proposals, and convert conversations into tangible opportunities, building a strong pipeline while working closely with the Senior Fundraising Manager.

You’ll join a warm, collaborative team, with the space to take initiative and learn from experienced colleagues.

Qualifications

• You are energetic, ambitious, and have experience developing new business with prospective partners.
• You are curious about what motivates businesses and can turn insights into compelling propositions.
• You are proactive, organised and commercially minded, with autonomy to build relationships.
• You will work with a collaborative team and learn from senior colleagues.
• You aim to grow partnerships that create transformational change for young people.

Responsibilities

• Identify and cultivate new corporate partners; plan outreach and develop bespoke propositions.
• Turn conversations with prospects into meaningful opportunities.
• Maintain a well-qualified pipeline of new opportunities and brief partnerships for growth.
• Hand each partnership to Account Management with a full briefing for expansion.

Skills

New business development

Relationship building

Prospecting

Commercial mindset

Organisation

Job description

Job Title: Senior Fundraising Officer (Corporate Partnerships)

Location: London/Hybrid - Tuesday in the office

Salary: £41,541.34 per annum

Weekly Hours: 35

Reference: YMC1246168

An exciting time to join us

YMCA England & Wales is launching its most ambitious fundraising goal yet: 10,000 new homes for young people by 2030. Working with local YMCAs, we will build accommodation across the country, helping young people move towards independence. This role sits at the heart of that ambition.

Our Corporate Partnerships team won multiple Corporate Engagement Awards in late 2025. The groundwork for our multi-year strategy was laid in early 2026, and the 10,000 Homes Fund is our flagship proposition. Now it’s time to deliver.

The career opportunity

We want a new business talent to grow our portfolio of corporate support. You will join our agile new business team and build the pipeline of partners who can accelerate our housing ambition. You will:

• Identify and cultivate new corporate partners, prioritise prospects, plan focused outreach and develop bespoke propositions that connect corporate priorities with YMCA’s ambitions
• Turn conversations with prospects into meaningful opportunities
• Work closely with the Senior Fundraising Manager and you’ll have plenty of opportunity to learn, develop and stretch yourself, with the space to take initiative alongside the support and guidance to help you succeed. You’ll be joining a warm, collaborative team where ideas are encouraged and successes are shared
• Maintain a well-qualified pipeline of new opportunities
• Hand each partnership to Account Management, fully briefed for further growth

The role is London-based with hybrid working; you will be in the office on Tuesdays and ad hoc other days.

About you

You are energetic and ambitious, with experience of developing new business and building strong relationships with prospective partners. You are curious about what motivates businesses and confident turning insight into compelling propositions.

You are proactive, organised and commercially minded. You will own your prospects and have the autonomy to build relationships your own way, backed by the guidance of the Senior Fundraising Manager and a warm, collaborative team where ideas are encouraged.

Above all, you want to develop your new business expertise, work with exciting brands and secure partnerships that create transformational change for young people across England and Wales.

Why join us now

YMCA is the oldest and largest youth charity in the world. Our strategy is set, our proposition is proven and the results are already coming in. We need the talent to take this momentum to the next level.

Our recruitment process is anonymised and candidates' names are hidden. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. Safer recruitment is important to us and the successful applicant will be asked to provide two references. They will also be required to complete a safeguarding self-declaration, safeguarding training and undertake a DBS check.