Corporate Partnerships Manager - Chosen Charity

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time, 35 hours per week

Closing Date: 23:59 on 09/04/2025

Salary: £32,000.00 to £40,000.00 dependent on your skills, knowledge and experience

Location: London, with 3-4 days per week in the office and regular travel - please read the job advert below carefully to understand the requirements.

Interviews: 15/04 over MS Teams

We’re looking for an ambitious individual with strong relationship-building and influencing skills to become a Corporate Partnerships Manager to lead on our brand new 5-year Chosen Charity with a leading high street bank. If you are an enthusiastic, creative and self-motivated individual with a track record in leading corporate/charity partnerships and inspiring employees to volunteer and/or fundraise, then this is the opportunity for you.

This is a brand new role at The King’s Trust, which offers an exciting opportunity to set up and embed a flagship, high-visibility 7-figure partnership. This partnership will have an incredible impact on young lives through multifaceted engagement with the partner across fundraising, volunteering, programme funding, employee training and marketing. Alongside a committed annual corporate donation, we have ambitious plans with the partner to:

Inspire and motivate colleagues across the bank to support the partnership, aiming to engage at least 2,000 employees each year with volunteering opportunities Raise at least £200,000 per year, including recruitment for flagship fundraising initiatives such as Million Makers, Future Steps and The Brilliant Breakfast

As the dedicated account manager for this partnership, you will drive the strategic direction and vision for the partnership alongside key stakeholders at The King’s Trust and the corporate partner. Key to this role will be delivering engaging communications and stewardship plans to motivate, inspire and engage the partner’s employees with volunteering and fundraising activities. You will also ensure financial targets are met and proactively seek growth opportunities, creating a legacy of support for The Trust’s mission to improve the lives of young people.

Day-to-day, you will work very closely with the Social Impact Manager at the partner to deliver the partnership. You will have a significant presence within the bank, and face-to-face engagement will be critical to the partnership’s success. The successful candidate will be required to work in the office for at least 3-4 days per week. We expect this to typically include the following:

2 days per week at the partner’s London office 1-2 days per week at the partner’s other office locations (UK-wide but likely to include regular travel within 1 hour of London) or The Trust’s South London Centre

You will report to the Head of Partnership Management at The King’s Trust. You will also collaborate with the Head of Employee Fundraising and Head of Corporate Volunteering at The Trust, whose teams will support you to deliver against employee engagement targets. You will be joining an ambitious, collaborative team of partnership experts, passionate about providing young people with the opportunity to live, learn and earn – creating a better future through jobs and education.

For more information, please click here for the job description. (This will open in a new window)

What happens next?

Please submit a CV, and Cover Letter that includes your experience, transferrable skills and motivation to work for The King's Trust! The Team will be in touch about the next steps shortly after the closing date.

Why do we need Corporate Partnerships Managers?

Last year, we helped more than 40,000 Young People, with three in four young people on our programmes moving into a positive outcome in work, education or training. The young people we help face a range of challenges, such as unemployment, mental health issues or some who have been in trouble with the law. We believe all young people should have the chance to succeed, and that young people are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us. We want to continue having a positive impact on young people’s lives and we couldn’t do this without the important work of our Corporate Partnerships Managers!

Perks for working at The Trust!

Great holiday package! 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure on the days between Christmas and New Year You can volunteer for and/or attend events – The King's Trust Awards, Pride, active events etc. In-house learning platform! Develop your skills for your career and your role Benefits platform! Everything from health and financial well-being support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas. Personal development opportunities through our Networks – KT CAN (Cultural Awareness Network), KT GEN (Gender Equality Network), KT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network), and PULSE (LGBTQIA+ Network). Fantastic Family leave! Receive 13 weeks of full pay and 13 weeks of half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks of full pay for paternity leave. Interest-free season ticket loans The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)

For more information about our benefits, please click here.

Equal Opportunities

Here at The King's Trust, we're committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. We want to be an organisation that's representative of the communities we serve, which is why we strive for diversity of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, race, religion and sex. Our goal is to create an environment where everyone, from any background, can be themselves and do the best work of their lives.

We are looking for people that can bring different perspectives and experiences and especially welcome applications from those who are underrepresented in our organisation and sector, such as candidates from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.

We’re a Stonewall Top 100 Employer and we are an employer that is Disability Confident. Our staff, volunteers and young people are supported by KT CAN (our Cultural Awareness Network), KT GEN (Gender Equality Network), KT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network) and PULSE (LGBTQIA+ Network). For more information, please click here.

Safeguarding

The King's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we undertake basic disclosure checks in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all roles within the Trust, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants.

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES:

We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you!

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