Senior Manager, Business Partnerships (Homewards) | The Royal Foundation

Peridot Partners; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A charitable organization is seeking a Senior Manager for Business Partnerships to lead initiatives that will help end homelessness in the UK. You'll manage relationships with business partners, strategize impactful initiatives, and ensure collaboration across various teams. Candidates should have a strong background in developing private sector partnerships and excellent communication skills. This role offers a hybrid working model based in London, providing opportunities for significant social impact.

Qualifications

• Experience building partnerships in social impact or CSR.
• Proven track record of developing private sector partnerships.
• Strong interpersonal skills for senior stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Activator strategy for Homewards.
• Manage Homewards Activators and ensure partnerships deliver impact.
• Identify and secure new partnerships for tangible change.

Skills

Relationship management

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Excellent communication

Job description

Senior Manager, Business Partnerships (Homewards)

Can you connect businesses with social solutions, create lasting impact, and improve outcomes for communities? Join The Royal Foundation and lead partnerships that drive real change and help Homewards end homelessness across the UK.

• Location: Hybrid / 2-3 days in office (London, WC1E 7EA)
• Closing date: Rolling applications

Who we are

Led by Their Royal Highnesses The Prince and Princess of Wales, The Royal Foundation supports a broad spectrum of activity: from apprentices to veterans, community projects to national campaigns, local action to global conservation.

We bring people together to create optimistic, innovative solutions to society’s greatest challenges, driving transformative change. We aim to build a fairer, more inclusive society and a healthier planet, proving that meaningful change is always possible.

Over the past few years, we have launched a range of ground-breaking new programmes, including: The Earthshot Prize, The Centre for Early Childhood, and Homewards. We are determined to accelerate our social leadership, ambition and impact even further.

About the role

The Royal Foundation is seeking an experienced Senior Partnerships Manager to lead engagement with Homewards’ ‘Activators’, our business partners driving real change in tackling homelessness. While part of The Royal Foundation’s central Partnerships Team, you’ll work closely with the Homewards delivery team, building strong relationships that connect businesses with meaningful impact across six locations nationally.

This is an exciting opportunity to combine strategic thinking with hands‑on relationship management, creating partnerships that transform lives and strengthen the network of organisations committed to ending homelessness.

What you’ll do

• Lead the Activator strategy – inform decision‑making and plan impactful initiatives across Homewards.
• Build and nurture relationships – manage all Homewards Activators, from financial contributors to pro‑bono supporters, ensuring partnerships deliver tangible impact.
• Shape new partnerships – identify potential Activators, engage executives and stakeholders, and bring new collaborators on board.
• Collaborate closely with teams – work with Local Delivery Leads and the Strategic Initiatives team to align national and local partnerships, ensuring support for Homewards’ objectives.
• Coordinate with the central Partnerships Team – integrate Activator partnerships with other Foundation programmes, philanthropic initiatives, and corporate engagement efforts.
• Provide leadership support – draft briefings, prepare meetings, and support the CEO and Leadership Team ahead of key events.
• Deliver meaningful engagement opportunities – organise roundtables, Activator days, briefings, and regular touchpoints to ensure long‑lasting relationships.

Who we are looking for

We’re looking for a strategic relationship‑builder, passionate about driving social impact through private sector partnerships. You’ll manage a high‑profile network of businesses, creating long‑lasting change and delivering solutions to end homelessness.

In this role, you will:

• Deliver the Activator strategy for Homewards.
• Develop and manage existing Activator partnerships.
• Identify, secure, and manage new partnerships that create tangible impact.
• Work cross‑functionally across the Foundation teams to coordinate partnerships that cross multiple programmes or philanthropic efforts.
• Act as a trusted advisor to high‑profile stakeholders.

Knowledge and experience

• Experience building partnerships beyond traditional corporate fundraising, ideally in homelessness, social impact, CSR, or ESG initiatives.
• Proven track record of developing private sector partnerships and driving projects to delivery.
• Strong interpersonal skills to engage and maintain relationships with senior stakeholders and C‑suite executives.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; confident in presenting to high‑profile audiences.
• Understanding of, or willingness to learn, complex issues in homelessness and housing.

Equality and diversity

Peridot and The Royal Foundation are committed to promoting equality and diversity. To help us raise awareness and support a culture that is diverse and recognises and develops the potential of all, we need to appreciate the profile of candidates who apply for positions. We will send you an equality monitoring survey at the point of receiving your application and at the time of placement. This ensures that our processes remain inclusive and equitable throughout, and provides us with important data to help us showcase our impact.

The information will be treated confidentially and anonymously and will help us to support our commitment to fair recruitment practice. All information provided will be held in the strictest confidence and will not be shared with anyone, in line with the Data Protection Act 2018 launched on 25 May 2018.

Timetable

This is a rolling application recruitment process. We will move to interviews as soon as we receive enough suitable interest and will contact you as soon as possible regarding the next steps. We want to provide everyone with the opportunity to apply. If you are concerned that this role may close before you can apply, please contact our advising consultant to discuss your options.

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