Partnerships Assistant (Fixed Term Contract)

Our corporate partnerships are crucial to the success of Comic Relief, they are fundamental in helping us tackle poverty in the UK and around the world. We work with a range of organisations and brands, many of them have been with us for years!
The Partnerships Assistant will play a vital role in supporting the day-to- day management of some of our strategic, seven figure partnerships at Comic Relief. The successful candidate will support the Partnership Managers (PM) in both the day to day running of the partnerships and project manage the logistics of our Red Nose Day merchandise.
Shortlisted candidates will be notified on 21st January 2025 regarding their invitation to attend a remote interview on 23rd January 2025., The core areas of focus for this role are supporting partnership management, merchandise logistics and staff engagement by organising project visits with our brilliant funded partners.
Partnership Management
Support the Partnership Managers with the day-to-day partnership management on several key strategic and merchandise partnerships.
Manage relationships with our partners through effective communication, problem solving, and responding to requests in a timely manner.
Work alongside key teams within Comic Relief including marketing, creative, PR, legal, talent, fundraising, finance and funding to ensure we are delivering against our partnership objectives.
Support New Business team on prospect research as required.
Staff Engagement
Support staff engagement initiatives for our partners, working closely with both the funding team at Comic Relief and funded partner organisations to plan and execute corporate visits (virtual and in-person) to continue to engage partner employees with Comic Relief's work.
Red Nose Day Merchandise
Organise merchandise for campaign shoots, making sure transport and couriers are booked.
Manage the reporting of merchandise sales., There are lots of good reasons to join us at Comic Relief. You can read more about our , such as our commitment to flexible and hybrid working. We ask staff to come to the office twice a week, normally on agreed team days, so that we can do all those things that are difficult to do online. Our office is based in Whitechapel, London, There are lots of opportunities to develop your skills and experience at Comic Relief, including opportunities to become a Mental Health First Aider or to participate in our Employee Network Groups that focus on making Comic Relief a more inclusive place to work
Disability Confident employer
As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we take positive action by providing first-round interviews to candidates who have a registered disability, provided they meet the minimum criteria for the role, as demonstrated on their CV or application scores. We ask that candidates that wish to be considered for this scheme email
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Organised, with a strong attention to detail and great time management skills.
Strong organization and prioritization skills
Effective communicator both verbally and in writing.
Strong problem solving skills.
Building and sustaining effective working relationships both internally and externally.
A passion and enthusiasm for Comic Relief's brand and work.
Commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.
Desirable Criteria
Experience with Marketing and brand campaigns
Awareness of corporate partnerships within the charity sector.