Corporate Partnerships Manager

Percival are excited to be working with The Way Youth Zone to help them recruit for a new Corporate Partnerships Manager to join their small but mighty Fundraising team.

The Way is a fantastic youth charity providing universal, inclusive and high-quality youth provision, letting young people really reach their full potential. Having opened in 2016, they offer a huge range of activities in a state-of-the-art facility run by youth workers, accommodating people aged 8-18. Now, An opportunity has arisen within their fundraising department for a dynamic Corporate Partnerships Manager to spearhead the growth of their developing corporate fundraising portfolio.

Title: Corporate Partnerships Manager

Salary: £38,000 per annum

Working Pattern: Full Time

Contract Type: Permanent

Reporting to: Head of Fundraising & Communications

Location: Hybrid, 4x per week in the Wolverhampton office, WV3 0NR

In this role you will be responsible for proactively identifying, researching, and cultivating a robust pipeline of potential corporate partners, working towards an annual target. You will also deliver exceptional account management to cultivate and grow existing corporate relationships, focusing on retention, increased engagement, and uplift. This will include developing tailored proposals and presentations to secure new patrons, partners, sponsorships, and in-kind donations.

The successful applicant will have:

• Demonstrable experience developing new corporate pipelines, ideally with experience with lapsed donors, and great stewardship management.
• Prior experience using a fundraising database (Salesforce)
• Experience writing successful fundraising proposals, bids and reports
• Hit and exceeded financial and non-financial fundraising targets
• Show a commitment to the development of Swanage Pier and heritage sites.

Recruitment Timeline

Deadline for Applications: Thursday 26th September

1st Stage Interviews: Thursday 3rd October

We value diversity and know how important it is for charities to fairly represent their beneficiaries; therefore, we encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply.

The team at Percival are committed to your journey as a candidate and will provide any necessary support throughout the application process. If you need any assistance or require any reasonable adjustments throughout the process, please don’t hesitate to contact our Senior Consultant Madeleine on madeleine.kind@percival.org

To apply, simply submit your CV. Should you meet the requirements, we will provide you with the full job description and arrange a call or meeting to provide further information about the next steps. Please note you may be required to complete a cover letter in order to submit a full application. To fully understand what we will do with your data, please review our policy https://www.percival.org/privacy

We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.