Corporate Partnerships Manager

Corporate Partnerships Manager

Permanent, Full Time, Hybrid

Location: This role can be based in any of our UK offices. Our UK locations are Cardiff, Edinburgh, London, and Warrington. You will be required to attend the office for a minimum of 2 days per week with the option to work remotely for the remaining 3 days.

About us

Christian Aid exists to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. We are a global movement of people, churches and local organisations who passionately champion dignity, equality and justice worldwide. We are the changemakers, the peacemakers, the mighty of heart.

We're committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, and recognise the value this brings in forming strong, creative and high performing teams. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, and from those with experience from outside of the voluntary sector. And no, you don't have to be Christian to work here - we encourage people of all faiths and none to apply. We just ask that everyone lives out our values of dignity, equality, justice and love. We value a good work-life balance, so we're open to part-time and flexible working. We also offer hybrid working for our office-based colleagues and the option of being a homeworker for most of our roles too.

About the role

Reporting into the Partnerships and Business Development Lead, the Corporate Partnerships Manager plays a key role within the Partnerships & Impact Funding team.

The Corporate Partnerships Manager will provide strategic leadership to develop and deliver an ambitions strategy for Christian Aid's corporate partners, with a focus on driving income and impact outcomes through private sector partnerships.

The post-holder will champion an 'in-country first' approach, influence the organisations' private sector engagement, and expand its' influence globally.

Some of the main areas of responsibility for the role of Corporate Partnerships Manager are:

• Lead the creation and implementation of the strategy for corporate partnerships, prioritising an 'in-country first' approach to maximise impact whilst aligning with organisational values and goals.
• Establish and maintain a robust pipeline of strategic corporate partners, ensuring alignment with organisational goals.
• Drive income growth through securing principal gifts from corporate partners.
• Actively promote collaboration across departments, external partners, and international networks to maximise impact.
• Shape Christian Aid's private sector engagement strategy by identifying opportunities for innovation and long-term value creation

About you

Who we are looking for:

Essential

• Significant experience delivering high-performing corporate partnership strategies ideally within international development organisations.
• Demonstrable track record securing substantial principal gifts from corporate partners (six or seven figure).
• Advanced knowledge of sector trends, innovative finance mechanisms, UK/international corporate models, and private/public finance approaches in the impact space.
• Highly developed skills in influencing, negotiating, producing high-quality propositions/reports, organisational planning, financial management and analytical thinking.
• Highly developed skills in independent working and influencing senior level stakeholders.
• Understanding of Corporate Sector trends and environment.
• Understanding of Corporate Fundraising approaches and strategies.
• Understanding of Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Sustainability issues.

Desirable

• Demonstrable experience in Private Sector leadership in either C-suite or a CSR department.
• Understanding of ESG investment trends and development finance.
• Highly developed existing network throughout the Private and Public Sector

Further information

At Christian Aid we strive to be an inclusive and diverse employer and recognise the value that this brings in helping to build strong, creative and high performing teams.

We are actively encouraging racialised minorities, LGBTQ+, people with disabilities, returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people with caring responsibilities, people from low socioeconomic backgrounds, women, and older workers to apply. This is because these groups are under-represented within our teams, especially at senior level, and we recognise and value the contributions members of these groups make to strong, creative and high performing teams.

We have a strong Christian ethos and we encourage applications from all faiths. Applicants will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of and sympathy with Christian Aid's faith identity.

All successful candidates will require a DBS/police check appropriate to the role and location and a Counter Terrorism Sanction check as part of your clearance for commencing your role with us. We also participate in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information as part of the referencing process from job applicants' previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

This role requires applicants to have the right to live and work in the country where this position is based and undertake the role that you have been offered. If you are successful and we make you an offer for the role, we will be required to conduct a right to work check on your immigration status in the UK. We will contact you regarding the documentation you will need to provide to evidence this.

For Salary details for this role, please refer to the Salary band by location.