Partnerships Manager

Partnerships Manager (Corporate and Charity Partnerships), Global’s Make Some Noise

We are Global's Make Some Noise - the official charity of Global, the Media & Entertainment Group 

Global’s Make Some Noise’s mission is to ensure no one across the UK has to face life’s toughest challenges alone. We champion high impact small local charities working in communities across the UK. The projects we fund provide critical services to help people thrive; addressing local issues such as physical and mental health, food poverty, loneliness, unemployment, disability care and more. These local projects are a lifeline, yet they are often overlooked.

That’s why we harness the power of Global’s radio stations (Heart, Capital, Smooth, Radio X, LBC, Classic FM and Gold), outdoor advertising portfolio, Podcasts and our friends from the music and entertainment industry to raise vital funds and awareness. Together, we make some noise for those who don’t get heard. Additionally, we provide a tailored learning and development opportunity for our charity partners, to support their longer-term sustainability. Find out more here. 

Your role 
 

Join Global’s Make Some Noise as our Partnerships Manager and be at the forefront of driving fundraising income through securing and account managing high value corporate and charity partnerships.

This is a predominantly new business role (around 70%), focused on identifying opportunities, developing compelling partnership propositions and securing significant income through both commercial and charity partnerships. Alongside winning new partners, you'll manage a portfolio of existing relationships to maximise long-term value and repeat investment.

Our partnerships span two key areas:

• Commercial partnerships – media-led opportunities across Global's portfolio, including headline sponsorship of Make Some Noise's October Appeal, branded content and commercial campaigns across radio, podcasts, digital and outdoor platforms.

• Charity partnerships – Charity of the Year partnerships, match funding campaigns and strategic funding collaborations with trusts, foundations and other charitable funders.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an individual with significant partnerships experience to join a successful team.  You’ll be combining commercial thinking with social impact and be at the heart of making a difference in communities across the UK whilst working alongside household brands.

Key Responsibilities

New Business (70%)

• Develop compelling partnership opportunities tailored to different audiences.

• Identify prospects, generate leads and build a strong pipeline across both commercial and charity partnerships.

• Create persuasive proposals, funding applications and pitch presentations.

• Lead partnership conversations and negotiations through to agreement.

• Design innovative partnership opportunities that deliver value for partners while maximising income for Make Some Noise.

• Work collaboratively with colleagues across Global to unlock new partnership opportunities and deliver impactful campaigns.

Account Management & Relationship Development (30%)

• Manage and grow a portfolio of strategic partnerships, identifying opportunities to increase income and engagement.

• Build strong relationships with partners and colleagues across Global.

• Deliver an outstanding partner experience that encourages long-term investment and repeat support.

• Produce high-quality reports demonstrating campaign outcomes, impact and future opportunities.

What You’ll Love About This Role

Think Big: 

Creating new ways to secure funding and proactively building new revenue streams.

Own It: 

Being part of a highly creative and collaborative team, leading key conversations and striving for success.

Keep It Simple: 

Focus on delivering partnerships that create maximum impact for both our partners and the communities we support.

Better Together: 

Working as part of a supportive team, you will collaborate with people across Make Some Noise as well as Global’s wider commercial business.

What Success Looks Like

In your first few months, you will have:

• Understood your targets and objectives and have built a plan to achieve them.

• Built compelling partnership propositions to effectively communicate the value of partnering with Make Some Noise

Established strong relationships across the team and the wider business.

• Created a pipeline of commercial and charity partnership opportunities

• Met key stakeholders across existing partner organisations

• Generated your own leads and pitched the importance of our work.

• Developed a solid understanding of Global’s radio, digital and outdoor platforms to leverage them effectively for charity partnership campaigns.

What You’ll Need

• You will have an extensive track record in generating and delivering 6-figure+ partnerships in a fast-paced environment.

• Charity partnership experience with an understanding of how to pitch Charity of the Year and work with Trusts/Foundations to unlock support.

• A track record of partnerships design and delivery, from identification through cultivation, stewardship and successful delivery.

• A commercially minded approach, with the ability to identify partner motivations and create mutually beneficial high-value partnerships for all involved.

• A credible relationship builder and networker, able to represent the work of Make Some Noise with senior stakeholders, corporate partners, charitable funders and industry networks.

• Comfort undertaking prospect research, determining potential partner priorities (both stated and implied) and framing approaches specific to these.

• Experience working within budgets, income reporting and finding solutions.  

• Produce comprehensive partnership reports to demonstrate impact, partnership value and future opportunities (along with learnings and recommendations)

• Proven track record of achieving sales or fundraising targets, with a goal-oriented mindset and within a fast paced environment,.