Senior Strategic Partnerships Manager

BBC Group and Public Services; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

BBC Group and Public Services in London is seeking a Senior Strategic Partnerships Manager (Philanthropy) to develop and secure high-value partnerships with philanthropic, business and family foundations, supporting BBC Media Action’s global mission.

Working with international teams, you will identify funding opportunities, build strategic relationships and craft compelling proposals that drive ambitious income growth while coordinating with research, editorial and technical colleagues.

Qualifications

• Proven experience developing and managing high-value partnerships with philanthropic, business and family foundations.
• Strong fundraising track record, including six-figure-plus proposals and income targets.
• International development knowledge across democracy, governance, climate and environment.
• Excellent influencing, negotiation and communication skills for senior‑level relationships.
• Highly collaborative and organized, coordinating colleagues across teams and locations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategic partnerships with philanthropic and business foundations aligned to BBC Media Action’s priorities, including democracy, inclusion and climate.
• Build and manage a high-value partnership pipeline, securing new business while stewarding existing relationships to maintain and grow multi-million-pound income.
• Develop compelling, creative and commercially viable funding proposals, collaborating with regional, country, editorial, research and technical teams across the organisation.
• Build and maintain senior-level stakeholder relationships, proactively identifying new partnership opportunities and raising BBC Media Action’s profile with external partners.
• Manage partnership performance and governance, monitoring impact, resolving issues, delivering effective stewardship and completing appropriate due diligence, donor audits.

Skills

Strategic partnerships

Fundraising

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Proposal development

Job description

JOB TITLE: Senior Strategic Partnerships Manager (Philanthropy)

JOB BAND: D

CONTRACT TYPE: Full-time / Fixed-term – 24 months

DEPARTMENT: BBC Media Action

LOCATION: London

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £45,000-£58,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

We're happy to discuss flexible working. If you'd like to, please indicate your preference in the application – though there's no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

Purpose of the role

The Senior Strategic Partnerships Manager will develop and secure high-value partnerships with philanthropic, business and family foundations to support BBC Media Action’s global mission. Working across international teams, the role will identify new funding opportunities, build and steward strategic relationships, and develop compelling, creative proposals that deliver ambitious income growth. Collaborating with research, editorial, programme and technical colleagues, the role will create impactful partnerships that strengthen inclusive, resilient societies through media and communication worldwide.

Why join the team

You’ll be part of a collaborative, purpose-driven organisation, working alongside colleagues across the globe to create meaningful social impact through trusted media and communication.

Your key responsibilities and impact

• Develop and implement strategic partnerships with philanthropic and business foundations aligned to BBC Media Action’s priorities, including democracy, inclusion and climate.
• Build and manage a high-value partnership pipeline, securing new business while stewarding existing relationships to maintain and grow multi-million-pound income.
• Develop compelling, creative and commercially viable funding proposals, collaborating with regional, country, editorial, research and technical teams across the organisation.
• Build and maintain senior-level stakeholder relationships, proactively identifying new partnership opportunities and raising BBC Media Action’s profile with external partners.
• Manage partnership performance and governance, monitoring impact, resolving issues, delivering effective stewardship and completing appropriate due diligence, ethical checks and donor audits.

Your skills and experience

Essential Criteria:

• Proven experience developing and managing high-value partnerships with philanthropic, business and family foundations, including securing new opportunities and stewarding existing relationships.
• Strong fundraising track record, including developing compelling six-figure-plus proposals and delivering against ambitious income targets.
• Relevant international development knowledge, ideally across democracy and governance, gender equality, climate and environment, with an understanding of media, technology and communications for development.
• Excellent influencing, negotiation and communication skills, with the ability to build senior-level relationships, represent BBC Media Action externally and develop strong professional networks.
• Highly collaborative and organised, with experience coordinating colleagues across teams and locations, managing competing priorities and delivering effectively to tight deadlines.

Disclaimer

This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.

Please note: If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.

Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Recruitment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.

Redeployment

The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.

Information at a Glance

This is your BBC

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Life at BBC

Here you will benefit from:

• Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pensionscheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
• Excellent career and professional development.
• Support in your working life, including flexible working which you can discuss with us at any point during the application, selection or offer.
• A values-based organisation where the way we do things is important as what we do.

Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis or on an orchestra conditions contract.

Learn more about life at the BBC and our values in our candidate pack.

Candidate pack

You belong

We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, so all our employees feel that they can belong, thrive and achieve their full potential.

We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to join us. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.

We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.

Find out more about diversity, inclusion and belonging in our strategy below.

Diversity, inclusion & belonging strategy

Disability confident

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