Corporate Partnerships Manager

We have an exciting opportunity for a Corporate Partnerships Manager to join our Philanthropy and Partnerships team at St Joseph's Hospice.

This is a dedicated, full-time corporate role newly created to give corporate fundraising the senior, focused leadership it needs to grow.

You will lead the development and delivery of the Hospice's corporate fundraising programme: building high-value strategic partnerships, developing a strong pipeline of prospective partners and personally stewarding a portfolio of major corporate relationships.

You will line manage the Corporate Fundraiser and work alongside the Philanthropy and Partnerships Lead to deliver year on year income growth, with ambition to reach £400,000+ as new partnerships are established.

Key Responsibilities

• Income Generation: Working with the Philanthropy and Partnerships Lead and Corporate Fundraiser, deliver the corporate strategy to grow income year on year with a view to doubling income in 3 plus years.
• Strategy and Income Planning: Develop and deliver an annual corporate partnerships operational plan agreed with the Philanthropy and Partnerships Lead setting out activity, targets and priorities across charity of the year, sponsorship, employee fundraising, cause-related marketing and corporate philanthropy.
• Relationship Management and Stewardship: Act as the primary day-to-day relationship manager for the corporate partnerships portfolio, ensuring an exceptional partner experience and maximising long-term value.
• Proposals, Products and New Business: Lead on the development of compelling partnership proposals, cases for support and impact reports tailored to corporate audiences, aligned to the corporate fundraising product suite set by the Philanthropy and Partnerships Lead.
• Cross-Team Collaboration: Work closely with the Philanthropy Manager to identify corporate contacts with potential for individual major gift support, ensuring warm introductions and joined-up relationship management.
• Leadership and Management: Line manage the Corporate Fundraiser, providing clear direction, regular supervision, support and professional development opportunities.
• Administration and Compliance: Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of all corporate activity and communications in the CRM database.

Benefits

• 27 days holiday plus public holidays, increasing up to 33 days with service
• Subsidised cafe and early access to retail sale events
• Season ticket loan
• Continuation of NHS Pension Scheme or an excellent salary-exchange pension scheme.
• Santander cycles discount and cycle to work scheme
• Health Cash Plan and access to the EAP services