Corporate Partnerships and Fundraising Lead
- Action Together
- Manchester, Lancashire
- Feb 28, 2026
Full time
Education
Job Description
We're looking for aCorporate Partnerships and Fundraising Lead to join to attract and manage new income generating partnerships to support our work with young people.
GMYN's ambition is to develop our growing community of support from influential individuals and companies, who can play a critical role in generating regular sources of income and in-kind support.
This is a vital role within GMYN. Fundraising enables us to deliver our services andprojects to reach the young people who need us the most. You would be joining a passionate and highly skilled team, all wanting to make a difference to young people's lives.
You'd be joining us at a landmark moment. As we look toward our 20th anniversary in early 2027, we are seeking a creative, passionate professional to help us make the most of this milestone. If you are looking for a role where you can develop fresh ideas, influence our long-term strategy, and work within a dedicated team bringing fun to young people's lives, we'd love to hear from you.
About us
At Greater Manchester Youth Network (GMYN) our vision is and our mission is that every young person, whatever their background, feels confident, connected, and capable of great things.
We pride ourselves on being an exciting youth charity, focused on changing the lives of young people facing multiple disadvantages. We help young people aged 10-25 to:
As GMYN's Corporate Partnerships and Fundraising Lead, you will generate income from a range of philanthropic and corporate supporters. We want someone who can "sell what we do" and turn leads into impactful partnerships.
As well as building on the existing support and donor network we have, we're looking for someone who is adept at spotting opportunities and comfortable creating new ones by making speculative approaches by phone, e-mail and in-person.
As an integral part of the Fundraising and Development team, you will work with our CEO and Head of Business Development. The postholder will bring their own ideas to drive the development of new partnerships with donors and business partners.
What you will be doing?
You don't have to have worked in the voluntary youth sector previously. Our aim is to find a suitable candidate that can meet the selection criteria below. This can be from a past/current income generation/sales role, or a role with transferable skills.
More importantly we are looking for someone with genuine passion for working for a youth charity. Someone who can join our fundraising team and make a big impression, helping us to achieve our income generation goals.
We want to hire an enthusiastic person who can "sell what we do" to various donors. Someone who can maintain positive working relationships with various supporters and stakeholders.
If you feel that you could successfully fulfil the responsibilities of the role, we encourage you to apply. Even if you do not meet every criterion in the person specification.
Person Specification
GMYN aims to create an inclusive welcoming environment for young people and all those who wish to join .
Whilst our staff are diverse in many ways, we aim to increase our staff with lived experience.
GMYN is ambitious about inclusivity, diversity, equity and access. We actively encourage applications from people of colour, people from working class backgrounds, disabled and neurodiverse people, and/or people who have relevant lived experience of the challenges we help young people to tackle.
All applications are welcomed, and each will be assessed on its own merit. Many of our staff work flexibly in many ways, including part time and job share. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.
Key information
We will consider skills and experiences from various roles across all sectors, if you can demonstrate how they can be transferable to this role.
As part of our fair and safe recruitment processes,
we ask all applicants to apply via Charityjobs.
If you have any queries or need further information please do contact us at
Alternatively, you can also send an audio/video version (maximum 5 minutes) of your cover letter instead of a written application.
While we acknowledge that candidates might use AI to write their applications, we prefer to hear from their authentic selves.
More about this role
GMYN's ambition is to develop our growing community of support from influential individuals and companies, who can play a critical role in generating regular sources of income and in-kind support.
This is a vital role within GMYN. Fundraising enables us to deliver our services andprojects to reach the young people who need us the most. You would be joining a passionate and highly skilled team, all wanting to make a difference to young people's lives.
You'd be joining us at a landmark moment. As we look toward our 20th anniversary in early 2027, we are seeking a creative, passionate professional to help us make the most of this milestone. If you are looking for a role where you can develop fresh ideas, influence our long-term strategy, and work within a dedicated team bringing fun to young people's lives, we'd love to hear from you.
About us
At Greater Manchester Youth Network (GMYN) our vision is and our mission is that every young person, whatever their background, feels confident, connected, and capable of great things.
We pride ourselves on being an exciting youth charity, focused on changing the lives of young people facing multiple disadvantages. We help young people aged 10-25 to:
- Improve wellbeing and confidence.
- Have a say on issues that matter to them.
- Care experienced young people.
- Young people who are disabled and neurodivergent.
- Young people with social, emotional and mental health challenges.
- Young people who are not ready for work.
As GMYN's Corporate Partnerships and Fundraising Lead, you will generate income from a range of philanthropic and corporate supporters. We want someone who can "sell what we do" and turn leads into impactful partnerships.
As well as building on the existing support and donor network we have, we're looking for someone who is adept at spotting opportunities and comfortable creating new ones by making speculative approaches by phone, e-mail and in-person.
As an integral part of the Fundraising and Development team, you will work with our CEO and Head of Business Development. The postholder will bring their own ideas to drive the development of new partnerships with donors and business partners.
What you will be doing?
- Build and manage a robust pipeline of corporate and donor prospects.
- Develop, pitch and negotiate tailored partnerships, that deliver income, in kind support, and engagement opportunities.
- Personally steward our existing portfolio of donors and supporters, to ensure long term relationships.
- Champion youth voice in fundraising and communications, working with the participation team to co design campaigns and engagement opportunities.
- Promote our work, impact and support opportunities through our communications channels to draw in new business and sponsorship opportunities.
- Work as part of the wider communications team. Improve fundraising, engage supporters and attract new support through creative story telling.
- Create engaging fundraising content for our audiences, including e communications, website articles and social media posts.
- Work with the CEO and Trustees to expand GMYN's network of Ambassadors. Opening doors to new business development opportunities, fundraising events, and corporate partnerships.
- Create and oversee fundraising events and engagement activities to enable donors to raise funds and engage with GMYN.
- Manage and monitor GMYN's fundraising performance to ensure we have the best chance of achieving our annual targets.
- Develop annual fundraising plans working with the Head of Business Development to create a multi year strategy for growing our fundraising.
You don't have to have worked in the voluntary youth sector previously. Our aim is to find a suitable candidate that can meet the selection criteria below. This can be from a past/current income generation/sales role, or a role with transferable skills.
More importantly we are looking for someone with genuine passion for working for a youth charity. Someone who can join our fundraising team and make a big impression, helping us to achieve our income generation goals.
We want to hire an enthusiastic person who can "sell what we do" to various donors. Someone who can maintain positive working relationships with various supporters and stakeholders.
If you feel that you could successfully fulfil the responsibilities of the role, we encourage you to apply. Even if you do not meet every criterion in the person specification.
Person Specification
- A genuine passion to help GMYN achieve its plan to engage and transform the lives of young people facing disadvantage.
- A proven track record of securing income from corporate partners and donors.
- Experience of meeting income targets in a fundraising or business development role.
- Demonstrable experience in building, managing, and growing strategic partnerships that deliver income and/or pro bono support.
- An understanding of the charity sector and/or experience in corporate fundraising.
- Experience in the creation and delivery of external communications. Ability to tell young people's stories and demonstrate the positive impact our supporters make.
- Experience of monitoring performance and evaluating income generating activities including collection and analysis of data.
- Excellent numeracy, literacy and report writing skills with the ability to maintain accurate records and budgets.
- Knowledge of local and national CSR priorities and how the charity sector can help organisations achieve those.
- Strong project management skills, with the ability to oversee multiple initiatives simultaneously.
GMYN aims to create an inclusive welcoming environment for young people and all those who wish to join .
Whilst our staff are diverse in many ways, we aim to increase our staff with lived experience.
GMYN is ambitious about inclusivity, diversity, equity and access. We actively encourage applications from people of colour, people from working class backgrounds, disabled and neurodiverse people, and/or people who have relevant lived experience of the challenges we help young people to tackle.
All applications are welcomed, and each will be assessed on its own merit. Many of our staff work flexibly in many ways, including part time and job share. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.
Key information
- Employer: Greater Manchester Youth Network (GMYN)
- Locations: Hybrid, Greater Manchester, Manchester
- Role Type: Permanent
- Salary: Full time or part time (Optional - Full Time or Part Time (28 - 35 hours per week)Salary paid pro rata for hours worked.
- Working Hours: Full Time
- Working Hours Per Week: Full time or part time (Optional - Full Time or Part Time (28 - 35 hours per week)
We will consider skills and experiences from various roles across all sectors, if you can demonstrate how they can be transferable to this role.
As part of our fair and safe recruitment processes,
we ask all applicants to apply via Charityjobs.
If you have any queries or need further information please do contact us at
Alternatively, you can also send an audio/video version (maximum 5 minutes) of your cover letter instead of a written application.
While we acknowledge that candidates might use AI to write their applications, we prefer to hear from their authentic selves.
More about this role
- Closing Date: Monday 9th March 2026 at 12:00pm
- Closing Time: 12 noon
- Anticipated Interviews Week Commencing: Monday, March 16, 2026 - 12:00
- Anticipated Interview Date: Monday, March 16, 2026 - 12:00
- Contact Name: Alex Fairweather
- Employee Benefits: Our offer In 2025 we received membership status for the GM Good Employment Charter. This means we have gone through a rigorous process to ensure that we are the best employer we can be in the following areas- secure work, flexible work, pay, engagement & voice, recruitment, people management, health & wellbeing. In essence, we care about staff and strive to support them to be happy and succeed in the workplace.All staff receive the following offer:Annual Leave: All staff receive 25 days of annual leave in additional to the public bank holidays, pro rata. This offer rises after three years employment with an extra day each year (capped at 30 days). We also provide additional "Gift Days" during Christmas when the office is closed . click apply for full job details
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