Strategic Partnerships Manager

Meaningful Business; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Performance-based compensation

Critical role in a recognized impact community

Job summary

A global impact-focused organization in Greater London is seeking a Part-Time Strategic Partnerships Manager to drive partnership development and strategy. The ideal candidate will have 4–7+ years in partnerships or business development, preferably in sustainability or related sectors. This flexible role offers an opportunity to influence high-quality partnership opportunities and collaborate closely with leadership. Interested candidates should email their CV.

Qualifications

• 4–7+ years of experience in partnerships, business development, consulting, or advisory roles.
• Strong background in sustainability, ESG, or impact sectors is desirable.
• Experience engaging senior stakeholders at the Director and C-suite level.

Responsibilities

• Identify and engage potential partners aligned with the mission.
• Conduct outreach and build relationships.
• Support shaping of partnership proposals and strategies.
• Work closely with the Founder & CEO on partnership opportunities.
• Contribute to partnership strategy, targeting, and pipeline development.
• Translate initial conversations with the Founder & CEO into well-scoped partnership opportunities.

Skills

Partnership development

Relationship management

Commercial judgement

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

We’re hiring a Part-Time Strategic Partnerships Manager

Meaningful Business is a global community and award programme (The MB100) championing purpose-driven entrepreneurs, corporate sustainability leaders, and impact investors working at the intersection of profit and purpose.

As we continue to grow our partnerships across corporates, foundations, and impact-focused organisations, we are looking to bring on a thoughtful, relationship-led Strategic Partnerships Manager to help originate and shape high-quality partnership opportunities.

This is a flexible, part-time role focused on targeted outreach, partnership development, and contributing to proposals and overall partnership strategy.

What you’ll do

• Identify and engage potential commercial and strategic partners aligned with Meaningful Business’ mission and work
• Conduct targeted, high-quality outreach and relationship-building
• Qualify opportunities based on strategic fit, alignment, and readiness
• Support the shaping of partnership proposals and value propositions
• Contribute to partnership strategy, targeting, and pipeline development
• Work closely with the Founder & CEO to translate initial conversations into well-scoped partnership opportunities

Who we’re looking for

• 4–7+ years’ experience in partnerships, business development, consulting, or advisory roles
• Background in sustainability, ESG, impact, or purpose-driven sectors is highly desirable
• Strong commercial judgement and comfort with consultative, relationship-led sales cycles
• Experience engaging senior stakeholders (Director and C‑Suite level)
• Self-directed, organised, and comfortable working independently in a flexible role
• An existing relevant network across corporates, foundations, or the impact ecosystem is a strong advantage.

Why this role

• Flexible, part-time commitment
• Opportunity to play a critical role in shaping partnerships within a globally recognised impact community and award programme
• Close collaboration with leadership on partnership strategy and proposal development
• Purpose-driven work at the intersection of sustainability, innovation, and social impact
• Outcomes-led compensation, including a performance-based element aligned with successfully developed and secured partnerships.

Interested?

Please email [e-mail] with:

• Your CV