Partnerships Manager

We're looking for a talented fundraiser and emerging leader with a creative approach to utilising War Child assets to generate income from the private sector. You will be responsible for securing new corporate partnerships, developing existing partnerships, and you'll play a major role in delivering War Child's long-term Partnerships strategy. In doing so you'll enable War Child to support more of the world's most vulnerable children., War Child have recently developed an exciting new approach to Corporate Partnerships and are seeking a creative and enthusiastic Partnerships Manager to join the team and lead on New Business. This is an exciting role which will play a key part in the transformation of corporate partnerships at War Child. Your key objective will be driving new business forward to ensure the team secure income from the private sector, in doing so this will enable War Child to reach more children in conflict zones and the organisation to have the flexible funding needed to maintain stability and growth. You will be the lead on new business in the team, using creativity, initiative and innovation to seek out and secure new partnerships in the UK and global markets along with developing tools and processes to support and strengthen the team's efforts to achieve new business targets. You will work closely with the Partnerships Lead, Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships and other Fundraising and Development colleagues and cross-organisationally, to develop high quality, mutually beneficial and impactful corporate partnerships unlocking and fulfilling opportunities to support War Child's mission.Your responsibilities

• Take responsibility for maximising the value War Child receives from current or future partnerships - philanthropic, commercial or strategic.
• Identify, research, engage and cultivate prospective new corporate partnerships.
• Develop, deliver and report on the New Business objectives within the Partnerships Team Strategy and Budget with support from the Partnerships Lead.
• Build and maintain the new business pipeline, new business tools and processes to maximise long and short-term income generation.
• Strategic lead/Account Management for one high value partner to ensure giving levels are maintained, cultivation and communication plans are in place and senior level relationships are nurtured.
• Work with colleagues across the organisation to leverage War Child assets and build strong and creative partnership proposals to target CSR teams and Marketing teams.
• Manage and contribute to Fundraising Department project groups (set up to coordinate cross-team events and campaigns) by representing the Partnerships team and ensuring partnership opportunities and income generation are maximised.
• Manage relationships and influence at every level of seniority including representing War Child in meetings, pitches, presentations and events.
• Manage relationships with contractors and external stakeholders to ensure War Child deliver strategic and top-quality events and fundraising activities.
• Use all tools available to ensure compliance and our ethical fundraising policy are adhered to, this includes partnership agreements, due diligence processes, CRM database management as well as GDPR and fundraising regulations.
  
  Able to demonstrate a clear understanding of corporate partnerships that look beyond financial transaction; we are seeking a creative thinker with an exceptional eye for detail and innovative approach to corporate partnerships.
• Able to demonstrate success in achieving financial targets through account management, business development or sales.
• An excellent verbal communicator, confident in managing relationships at all levels, externally and internally, as well as being able to influence and negotiate.
• An excellent written communicator with experience of writing successful proposals and formal applications as well as informal updates.
• An excellent relationship manager able to take a personal approach to business relationships.
• Creative and innovative thinker with the ability to develop new commercial ideas and translate into action and results.
• Able to demonstrate experience of project management.
• Able to maintain accurate records with the help of a Client Record Management system.
• Able to demonstrate an understanding of fundraising regulations / compliance and contracts.
• Able to produce innovative and powerful pitches, applications and case for support documents.
• Ability to work independently and in a team, across multiple projects at any given time.
• Understanding of SalesForce is advantageous.