Corporate Partnerships Coordinator
Location: South West London (Central Office is based in Mortlake – 12 mins from Clapham Junction and 23 mins from Waterloo)
Contract: Permanent/ Full time
Salary: £28,000 to £30,000 per annum
Hours: 35 hours per week. Some out of office hours work will be required.
ABOUT US
Somebody goes missing in the UK every 90 seconds. Missing People exists to ease the heartache experienced by those missing someone, and to help people who are away from home find their way back to safety. Our vision is for every missing child, adult and family left behind to find help, hope and a safe way to reconnect. We are a non-judgemental, highly skilled team of staff and volunteers working for everyone who needs us. We provide free, confidential support, help and advice by phone, email, text and live chat.
We coordinate a UK-wide network of people, businesses and media to join the search for the estimated 170,000 people who go missing each year.
Missing People is an independent charity that relies on donations.
THE IMPACT YOU WILL HAVE
- You will play a vital role in supporting the team to drive the new business pipeline, build relationships with potential partners, lead proposal writing, and inspire long-term financial commitment to Missing People.
- In addition to new business, you'll manage a portfolio of corporate partnership accounts across various sectors, including our rapidly expanding work in the transport industry. Your responsibilities include developing strategic connections, providing excellent stewardship, and expanding relationships with corporate partners and donors. By focusing on enhancing the corporate partner experience, you will drive engagement and help us reach our fundraising goals.
- Together with the Corporate Fundraising team, developing a strong pipeline of new partnership opportunities with a focus on £50k+ multi-year partnerships.
- Supporting the Corporate Fundraising Manager and Officer to cultivate and secure new high-value partnerships, with a focus on five and six figure opportunities in line with our ambitious targets. This could include, but not limited to: writing compelling proposals and applications, pitching, leading staff votes and leading on contract negotiations.
- Working with the Corporate Partnership Manager in delivering excellent relationship management to all Missing People's high value partners, with a focus on building long-term, sustainable support and revenue.
- Being the leading authority in ‘Charity Of The Year' applications, proposal and report writing.
ABOUT YOU
You will need to have experience of:
- Working in corporate fundraising;
- Winning significant new business and achieving agreed targets;
- Successful account management of large nationwide companies;
- Delivering high quality written bids, pitches and relationships that have led to winning new business;
- Setting and delivering effective, engaging fundraising plans with corporate partners.
You must also have:
- Highly developed skills in both new business and account management;
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a keen eye for detail and the ability to develop tailored and compelling Charity of the Year applications, presentations and communications;
- Ability to direct client facing meetings, getting to the core of what motivates a partner to take action, and present a case for support convincingly;
- Confidence in managing partner expectations and having difficult and sensitive conversations and negotiations where necessary, keeping the charity's best interests at heart.
- Able to interpret complex information and synthesise into simple, compelling messages relevant to the audience.
- You must have the legal right to work in the UK. We are unable to provide sponsorship for this position.
WHY WORK FOR MISSING PEOPLE?
Would you like to work for a welcoming, caring organisation which makes a difference to people affected by the issue of missing throughout the UK?
Missing People is a friendly and supportive place to work. Working for Missing People means living our values. It's a place where people are encouraged to ‘let fly' so you can ‘make things happen'. We know you're more than just a job title, and ‘be human' is an important value here. You will find plenty of scope for personal development including: getting involved in cross-charity projects; leadership development or volunteer supervision; training; e-learning; and hearing about the latest topics from some of our amazing partners. We offer a range of enhanced family friendly benefits. We are happy to talk about flexible working in many of our roles.
HOW TO APPLY
If you want to be a lifeline when someone goes missing, click apply to read the full job description, and a letter from the Corporate Partnerships Manager. We look forward to receiving your application.
Include your CV and a brief covering letter explaining how you would be a good fit for this role.
Closing date: 23:59 on 30th June 2024. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early in the event of a very large number of applications, so Apply Now!
Interviews: 5th July 2024
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