Partnerships Manager

Location

Stratford, Greater London | United Kingdom

Job description

PARTNERSHIPS MANAGER

Salary: Circa £38,000 per annum

Reports to: Senior Manager (Partnerships Management)

Department: Marketing, Fundraising & Engagement

Location: Stratford w/ high-flex (1 - 2 days per week in the office). We are open to flexible working requests for home-working for the successful candidate.

Employment type: Permanent

Working hours: Full time 35 hours per week. We are open to Compressed Hours such as 9 days in 10.

Closing date: Tuesday 12 March 2024, 23:55 *

* Please note that we may close this role earlier than stated if we receive enough interest, therefore early application is encouraged to avoid disappointment.

At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.

We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That's why we we're looking for someone talented, someone who shares our vision, someone like you.

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a Partnerships Manager. You'll be key to the management and development of existing partnerships within the Cancer Research UK portfolio to increase value to both Cancer Research UK and the partner.

In this role, you will be accountable for driving both financial and non-financial growth and longevity of partnerships and identify new opportunities using an ambitious and inspirational approach which encourages creativity and delivers high performance in a matrix team environment.

What will I be doing?

• Being responsible for leading the short, mid, and long-term development of CRUK partnerships and drive financial and non-financial value
• Identifying new opportunities to drive value from existing partnerships
• Supporting the acquisition of new partnerships and development of existing partnerships through new propositions
• Working with the New Partnerships Team to negotiate and agree terms and objectives when new partnerships are secured
• Developing and managing the in-year and 3-year budgets of a portfolio, reporting monthly on variances to forecasts and managing risk appropriately
• Building great relationships across the Partner organisation and developing strong ways of working to increase stakeholder engagement
• Creating and leading the delivery of stewardship plans and activity to recognise the impact of the partner's support
• Ensuring impact reports are produced and formal and informal updates are shared with partners to meet their expectations and deliver a great partner experience.

What skills are you looking for?

• Experience of delivering multiple high value and complex partnerships which include income generating activity
• Evidence of identifying and developing five and six figure partnership opportunities which deliver mid to long term outcomes
• Experience of building relationships and networks which drive outcomes
• Evidence of great communication, negotiation and influencing skills
• Experience of working to targets in a collaborative matrix management environment
• Experience of managing income and expenditure budgets, monitoring and reporting on activity
• Knowledge of the charity sector and partnerships market.

What will I gain?

Each and every one of our employees contributes to our progress and is supporting our work to beat cancer. We think that's impressive.

In return, we make sure you are supported by a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools, policies and processes to enable you to do your job well.

Our benefits package includes a substantial retirement plan, a generous and flexible leave allowance, discounts on anything from travel to technology, gym membership, and much more.

We review pay annually and aim to recognise individual performance and achievements.

We don't forget people have lives outside of work too and so we actively encourage a flexible working culture.

Our work - from funding cutting-edge research to developing public policy - will change the world. It's exciting to be part of our team.

How do I apply?

We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly and objectively.

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£38k per annum