New Partnerships Manager

Vacancy Salary £30,880 to £35,907 per annum (plus £3,000 London Allowance if applicable) Vacancy Location London (28AE) This is a Permanent , 35 Hours vacancy that will close in 17 days at 23:59 BST . Your role Salary: £30,880 to £35,907 per annum (plus £3,000 London Allowance if applicable) Working pattern: Hybrid – at least 2days per week in our Vauxhall office Contract: Permanent Hours: Full time (35 hours) Are you a tenacious, determined and creative go-getter, with experience in securing impactful partnerships, and a passion for supporting mental health and wellbeing? The Partnerships team at Rethink Mental Illness and Mental Health UK are continuing our exciting, bold, new era by recruiting a New Partnerships Manager to join our passionate colleagues and our vision to create ambitious, purpose-led partnerships that raise vital funds and deliver transformational impact for people experiencing mental health challenges. About the role With a brand-new Partnerships strategy recently launched, you’ll be working closely with our New Partnerships Lead and the whole team to drive forward our new business activity. You’ll play a critical role in unlocking new income opportunities for the whole team to pursue, as well as creating and pursuing your own pipeline to secure mid and high value partnerships with first class stewardship, communication and engagement, consistently showing perseverance, resilience and innovation in the face of any opportunity and challenge. About you With experience in charitable corporate partnerships or relevant, transferable experience from other roles or sectors, the successful candidate will have a demonstrable track record of identifying, cultivating and securing significant five or six figure multi-faceted partnerships, ideally spanning different types of activities and income-generating mechanisms/components. About the Fundraising department The Fundraising department is a dynamic group of fundraisers who are passionately committed to raising money for our life-changing work in the mental health and mental illness space. We have a diverse portfolio of income streams across Events, Community, Individual Giving, Legacies, In-Memoriam, Philanthropy, Trusts and Grants, and Partnerships. The Partnerships team has a strong track record delivering notable charity partnerships, such as our multi-year Lloyds Banking Group partnership which successfully raised £16m; our two-year partnership with Bank of America, which saw over $1.2m raised through the dedication of employees; our ongoing partnership with Dune, whose workforce gets involved to support our cause; and more. Sitting within the External Affairs directorate, we work across both Mental Health UK and Rethink Mental Illness enabling us to harness the collective power of both organisations and deliver nearly £7million to support their work. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Diversity is important to us and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer. We recognise and support staff networks and support groups for our ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter. We aim for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve; for those who work for us to feel heard, valued and feel they belong; and for our work to help tackle wider mental health inequalities. We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and any other gender identity not expressed here (LGBTQIA+); people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability or hidden disability and people from an ethnically diverse background- regardless of your age, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, political view or socio-economic status. Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider – and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our anti-racist statement . We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation. You can read more about our progress here . We are passionate about leading the way to a better quality of life for everyone severely affected by mental illness. Commitment We work tirelessly to provide support for everyone severely affected by mental illness. Hope We offer hope of a better quality of life for all those severely affected by mental illness. Expertise We constantly use our expertise to provide practical and personal support for people who are severely affected by mental illness. People who are severely affected by mental illness are at the heart of everything we do in our organisation – our membership, our governance and our workforce. Equity We believe that in a world where discrimination and disadvantage exist, treating people with equity is critical to ensure justice and fairness for all. We are open and transparent in all our work with beneficiaries, supporters, partners and the public to achieve change for people severely affected by mental illness. What will you receive? You will have plenty of opportunities to enhance your abilities with the opportunity to make a real difference every day. In addition, you will have excellent development opportunities including funded training, career development, and a range of e-learning courses. You will also receive: Employer funded pension Flexible working Life assurance up to £55 towards the cost of new glasses or lenses Training opportunities e-learning courses & much more Annual leave 25 days rising to 30, plus bank holidays PULSE Reward, Benefits and Recognition Platform Employee Assistance Programme Rethink day 1 day’s additional leave (pro rata) on your Birthday For the full list, see our website here . Our colleagues say “From the very start I was made to feel welcome and respected in my new team. In the short time I have been working with Rethink Mental Illness as a service administrator I have been able to contribute ideas and make meaningful change, and I appreciate that Rethink allows me to direct my own role development and help me build on the skills I want to work on.” “Working for Rethink Mental Illness is the most rewarding job I could ask for. As a Peer and Volunteer Co-ordinator I get to work with a huge variety of people, with a range of skills and support them to incorporate those skills into their volunteering roles. I am always looking for gaps that need filling and creating new and exciting opportunities that will benefit our service, mental health in the community, but most importantly the people giving up their time to help.” “I’ve previously worked in a large corporate environment, in the criminal justice sector and other charities. Without a shadow of a doubt, Rethink Mental Illness has been the best employer I’ve ever had. They care about their staff. Its great working with like-minded people and knowing that you are making a real difference to people’s lives.” “It feels very rewarding to be part of such a meaningful Organisation where everyone is valued and has the opportunity to make a difference”. 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