New Partnerships Manager

NEW PARTNERSHIPS MANAGER

Salary: £35,000 - £43,000 per annum + benefits

Location: Stratford w/ high-flex (home-working requests considered)

Contract: Permanent

Closing date: Wednesday 10th August 2022, 23:55

Why we need you

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a New Partnerships Manager. We need you to be responsible for acquiring high value partnerships that generate income and non-financial value for CRUK and benefits to the partner. 

Further to this, we need you to develop a pipeline of prospects that meet the needs of the organisation's priorities and/ or key sectors working creatively, with passion and commitment to create compelling pitches and partner packages, and to cultivate them to become committed CRUK partners.

What will I be doing?

Make an impact every day by…

• Being responsible for managing and developing a pipeline of prospects that meet the objectives and priorities of CRUK strategy and the Partnership Team’s strategy  

• Being responsible for developing prospects through a sales pipeline process, managing records and reporting on outcomes 

• Collaborating with Managers to support the acquisition of new partnerships and the development of existing partnerships  

• Working with Managers to share insights on your discrete area of focus and identify opportunities for prospects within sectors, industry and partnerships types 

• Leading pitches and application processes, working collaboratively to deliver the opportunities through a matrix way of working 

• Delivering against new partnerships targets, reporting on progress and risks to the Senior Manager 

• Leading the due diligence and legal process for your areas of work, adhering to compliant criteria for CRUK partnerships. 

Please see the following link for a full candidate pack: https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:e7660924-e974-320d-9fe0-9196c0599988

What skills are we looking for?

• Confident communicator with the ability to match opportunities to objectives  

• Experience of securing partnerships in either a charity or business to business environment 

• Experience of negotiating and positively influencing outcomes to secure new opportunities of financial and non-financial value 

• Evidence you can build long term relationships with high level stakeholders internally and externally  

• Evidence of excellent presentation skills  

• Knowledge of the charity sector and the charity partnerships market 

• Evidence of excellent communication style which lends to a confident and persuasive approach  

• Evidence of ability to be solution focused, with good problem-solving skills 

• Resilience and the ability to work under pressure/proactive and dynamic approach. 

What will I gain?

Without you we wouldn’t be able to achieve our aim of seeing 3 in 4 people survive cancer by 2034. So, we want to reward you in as many ways as possible. Our benefits package includes discounts on anything from travel to technology, generous holiday allowance and much more. You’ll also be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. And ultimately, you’ll know that you’ll be changing lives through your work.

If you’re as ambitious as we are, join our collective force and enjoy an excellent career, as we save lives and add years.

At CRUK we value diversity and we're committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone is able to be themselves and to reach their full potential. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures and believe that a diverse workforce will help us to beat cancer sooner. Unfortunately we are unable to recruit anyone below the age of 18, so that we can protect young people from health & safety and safeguarding risks. Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview (such as, but not limited to: information in a different format, more time for an assessment, a virtual/F2F interview) please contact us on [email protected].