Senior Partnerships Manager

Syft Technologies; Auckland; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hour of power

Birthday day off

Pawternity leave

Supportive team

Job summary

KidsCan in Auckland is seeking a Senior Partnerships Manager to lead the Partnerships team, strengthen our corporate partner portfolio, and drive sustainable revenue growth. You will shape engagement plans, build long-term relationships, oversee budgets and activations, and coach two direct reports in a collaborative, results-driven environment.

If you excel at strategic thinking, negotiation, and cross-functional collaboration, and you’re passionate about improving outcomes for children across

Qualifications

• Proven senior-level experience in partnerships, sponsorship or related field.
• Exceptional relationship management and negotiation skills.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen with budget experience.
• Strategic thinker with a proactive, solutions-focused approach.
• Experience leading and developing others.

Responsibilities

• Shape and deliver partnership engagement plans that create meaningful value for KidsCan and our partners.
• Build and deepen long-term partner relationships, while identifying and securing new opportunities for growth.
• Lead partnership budgets, revenue targets and initiatives that drive sustainable growth.
• Oversee partnership activations, agreements and renewals, ensuring we deliver on our commitments.
• Lead, coach and develop two direct reports, building a collaborative, high-performing team.
• Work across the organisation to create engaging partner experiences and identify opportunities to improve systems, processes and ways of working.

Skills

Senior partnerships leadership

Relationship management

Negotiation skills

Budget management

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

People leadership

Job description

Senior Partnerships Manager

Department: Partnerships (KidsCan)

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Auckland (KidsCan)

Description

At KidsCan, we believe every child should have the essentials they need to thrive at school. Every day, we support children across New Zealand by providing food, clothing, and health products to those experiencing hardship.

The support of our corporate partners and business supporters is critical to making this impact possible. Through meaningful partnerships, shared purpose, and long-term relationships, we can reach more children and create lasting change.

How you'll make a difference

Following an internal promotion, we're looking for an experienced Senior Partnerships Manager to lead our Partnerships team, strengthen and grow our portfolio of corporate partners and business supporters, and help drive sustainable revenue growth.

This is a great opportunity for someone who combines strategic thinking with strong commercial acumen, loves building lasting relationships, and knows how to bring out the best in others. If you enjoy working cross-functionally and collaboratively, are happy to pivot and open to ideas from anywhere, we’d love to hear from you.

What you’ll do:

• Shape and deliver partnership engagement plans that create meaningful value for KidsCan and our partners
• Build and deepen long-term partner relationships, while identifying and securing new opportunities for growth
• Lead partnership budgets, revenue targets and initiatives that drive sustainable growth
• Oversee partnership activations, agreements and renewals, ensuring we deliver on our commitments
• Lead, coach and develop two direct reports, building a collaborative, high-performing team
• Work across the organisation to create engaging partner experiences and identify opportunities to improve systems, processes and ways of working

What you'll bring

You’ll be an experienced partnerships leader who knows how to build strong relationships, spot opportunities and turn great ideas into results.

We’re looking for someone who brings:

• Proven senior-level experience in partnerships, sponsorship, account management, marketing or a related field
• Exceptional relationship management, influencing and negotiation skills
• Strong commercial and financial acumen, with experience managing budgets and delivering revenue growth
• Strategic thinking and a proactive, solutions-focused approach
• Experience leading, coaching and developing others
• Excellent communication, planning and organisational skills
• A collaborative and adaptable approach
• Flexibility and openness

Most importantly, you’ll be someone who genuinely cares about making a difference and is motivated by the opportunity to help more children across New Zealand thrive.

Why join KidsCan?

At KidsCan, we offer:

• Fabulous benefits, including our 'hour of power' (time for exercise), a day off on your birthday and pawternity leave!
• A supportive, collaborative and energetic team doing meaningful work with real impact
• The opportunity to shape and grow partnerships that directly contribute to improving outcomes for children across New Zealand

We have a really unique, collaborative organisational culture. We thrive on building and launching strategic projects together; this is a place where we share ideas and collaborate on every project. We make decisions collectively and win together through teamwork.