Head of Partnerships & Events

Work for a charity in North London as a Head of Partnerships & Events.
Hybrid - 3 days on site - Permanent - 50,000 to 55,000 per annum.
Role Purpose

• We are seeking a Head of Partnerships & Events to join our highly successful Philanthropy team. In this role, you will work closely with the Director of Fundraising & Communications to develop and enhance our Corporate and Special Events Programme.
• This is very much a hands-on role of team leadership and direct account management. This includes six figure partners and our key relationships with Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, The Dorchester Hotel and international insurer Fidelis. Special Events include our Winter Ball which raises over 500k annual and our Golf Day at around 100k. The post-holder has a key role in the management of our Philanthropy & Corporate Board, which bring together industry leader to help move both these programmes forward.
• There is great freedom to innovate and a healthy pool of local business with an affinity to our cause. The post-holder takes a key leadership role across fundraising and marketing, working with their peers (Heads) and Director to take strategic decisions for wider benefit of the 2 department. Having invested in the team's capacity, we aim to grow income from c. 1.5m to 2m over the next few years. This in the broader context of a total voluntary income target for the charity of 5m- 6m.
• The Head of Partnerships & Events leads a team of two currently, although this may increase. We have a Corporate Manager and Events Manger with support from the Philanthropy Officer. You will play a key role in building and maintaining relationships with existing and prospective partners of the charity. You will ensure our partners have the best possible experience, making them feel engaged and motivated, valued and informed about the impact of their involvement and help them achieve their organisation's objectives.

You will

• You will be a dynamic, agile, highly organised, dedicated and reliable individual, ready to play a significant role in income generation.
• An exceptional and eloquent communicator, excellent at managing your time and a natural relationship builder. You will have demonstrative experience in people and programme management within Partnerships and ideally a strong, broad background in fundraising or commercial sales.
• You will have a collaborative mindset and enjoy working with and managing team members with different personalities, styles of working and approaches to ambitious goals. You will feel at home being a key person with whom colleagues across the fundraising and wider charity teams liaise, in order to create the greatest outcomes for the children and families we support.