Corporate Partnership Officer

Reporting To: Corporate Partnerships Manager

Salary Range, Hourly Rate: £30,000 - £33,000

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Hybrid – London (Old Street, Canary Wharf)

Working days/hours per week: 35 hours per week, 9am – 5pm, Monday – Friday

Requirements: We can only employ applicants who currently have the right to work in the UK. As part of our safer recruitment policy, we do ask questions regarding unspent criminal records.

Our Vision: A UK where “No good food goes to waste”. The Felix Project and FareShare have recently merged to form the UK's largest food redistribution charity. Its vision is a UK where good food is never wasted, and nobody goes hungry. The organisation rescues high quality edible surplus food from across the food industry and gets it to over 8,000 organisations across the UK who are working to strengthen communities and improve lives. The charity manages seven depots across London, Suffolk, Merseyside and Hampshire and works with 16 network partners who operate a further 26 regional depots across the UK. Over the next year our ambition is to rescue enough food nationally to provide nearly 200 million meals, turning an environmental problem into social good with measurable impact for people, planet, and the economy.

Purpose of the Job: A large professional service’s firm’s employees have chosen FareShare as its chosen Charity of the Year for the next three years. The partnership will enable FareShare to redistribute even more good-to-eat surplus food that would otherwise go to waste, helping us to address food insecurity whilst tackling the environment issue of food waste. This role will support the partner’s 16,000+ employees to help raise £1.5m, by inspiring colleagues up and down the country to get involved in office fundraising, challenge events or volunteer at one of FareShare’s 18 Network Partners.

To be successful in this role, you will have a proven track record of building relationships and ideally have experience of delivering a variety of fundraising activity in either a Corporate Partnerships or Community fundraising role. You will have excellent communication skills and thrive in a busy work environment.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Implement the delivery of the regional employee fundraising strategy.
• Engage, inspire and support their corporate partner’s employees across the country to raise £1.5m through office based fundraising activity and challenge events.
• Build meaningful and effective relationships with each of the firm’s offices to achieve their fundraising goals.
• Co-ordinate the sign-up process for the partners specific challenge events including promoting opportunities, managing the end-to-end onboarding process and stewardship of participants.
• Support employees to deliver office based fundraising activity including sending out materials, thanking plans and attending in person events.
• Lead and manage the Charity Champion network including chairing meetings, responding to enquiries and supporting with the planning of fundraising events.
• Regularly present compelling stories about the impact of FareShare’s work to all levels of the company, clients and suppliers.
• Work closely with internal Fundraising teams and FareShare’s Network partners to ensure that all opportunities are maximised on.
• Support the Corporate Partnerships Manager with the delivery of the national fundraising strategy.
• Play a proactive role in delivering the partnership governance including supporting the preparation of internal and external meetings, working collaboratively with all stakeholders and helping to develop annual fundraising plans.
• Support with the co-ordination and delivery of firm wide national fundraising events such as walks and payroll giving appeals.
• Support internal teams with the Marketing and Communications plans for the partnership.
• Support annual budgeting and planning in line with the fundraising team’s strategic objectives.
• Produce high quality communications and reports for the partnership - delivering excellent account management through the highest levels of supporter centred stewardship.

Finance and income reconciliation:

• Accurately manage the partnership income reconciliation process across multiple income streams and platforms.
• Manage and work within FareShare’s IT systems and data guidelines.
• Represent Fundraising where required on internal working groups.

Legal and Compliance:

• Ensure that the partnership is compliant with Charity Regulation and Fundraising Code of Conduct.
• Keep up to date with the latest legal charity compliance.

Experience of supporting or managing fundraising relationships within a Corporate Partnerships or Community Fundraising environment.

Experience of maximising and growing fundraising relationships/opportunities.

Experience of providing excellent relationship management and stewardship with key external and internal stakeholders.

Ability to communicate effectively and motivate partners with excellent writing and presentation skills.

Proven ability to work independently and manage a range of projects with competing deadlines.

Understanding of the Fundraising Regulator’s Code of Practice, data protection and other relevant legislation, guidance and good practice.

Excellent attention to detail and organisation skills.

Good IT skills. Competent in the use of MS Office, including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.

Willingness to travel regularly to the partners offices and the FareShare Network Partner warehouses.

Desirable skills/knowledge relevant to this role:

• Proficient in Microsoft Dynamics/Salesforce (or similar CRM).

Equity Diversity Inclusion & Belonging: At FareShare, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion in everything we do. We value the unique contributions of every individual and strive to create a respectful, inclusive environment free from discrimination or prejudice. Our commitment extends to all employees and volunteers, ensuring equal opportunities for everyone, regardless of background or characteristics.

Application Procedure: Once you apply, you will be directed to our recruitment portal. Please upload your CV and a covering letter outlining your suitability for the role and make sure that they are both uploaded before submitting your application. After you have submitted your application, you have 24 hours in which you can access your application and make edits. We will only consider applications with both CV and cover letter submitted.

Recruitment Timeline: We reserve the right to close advertisements early and we might assess candidates and arrange interviews as applications come in, so please apply as soon as possible, to avoid missing out on this opportunity. Due to the anticipated large number of applicants, if you do not hear from us within four weeks of your application, we regret to inform you that your application has been unsuccessful. Consequently, we will not be able to provide feedback.