Strategic Partnerships Manager (Northern Ireland)

Strategic Partnerships Manager (Northern Ireland)

Application Deadline: 28 February 2025

Department: Partnerships

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Compassion UK

Compensation: £47,502 / year

Description

About Compassion
At the heart of Compassion’s ministry is a relentless passion to act on our faith and empower every child left vulnerable by poverty.

About the role
As a Strategic Partnerships Manager based in Northern Ireland , you’ll work within the Church Partnerships Team and play a key role in building on existing significant relationships.

We need you to be:

• Passionate and Committed: Driven by a desire to help release children from poverty in Jesus’ name.
• A Strong Networker: Skilled at building and maintaining relationships with church leaders and key partners.
• A Confident Speaker: Comfortable speaking in various church and event settings, inspiring others to support our mission.
• Strategic and Collaborative: Able to work with our leadership to shape and implement growth strategies.
• Results Oriented: Focused on achieving sponsorship objectives and maximising partnership opportunities.
• Personally committed to the Christian faith: There’s an occupational requirement for the holder of this role to be a practising Christian, to promote Compassion’s ethos and to help others experience, explore, and express the faith-based motivation of our work.

Are you ready to take on the challenge of playing a pivotal role in helping release children from poverty in Jesus’ name?

Join our dynamic Partnerships Team and help shape our growth strategy! Collaborate with our leadership to build lasting relationships with church and denominational leaders, support strategic decision making, and drive acquisitions through churches, events, and networks. Deepen our connections with key partners, enhance our holistic child development programs, and contribute to our mission of addressing poverty in Jesus’ name. If you’re a confident speaker with strong networking skills and a passion for our cause, we want you on our team!

Location, hours, and benefits

Home-based with extensive travel in designated region of Northern Ireland , also supporting the work of Compassion Ireland as required.

Hours: 35 hours per week over a flexible working pattern with an estimated 24 weekend activities per annum.

In return, you will get:
Flexible and sociable working environment
Time in Lieu offered
Pension scheme with 10% employer contribution
Income Protection & Group Life cover
Private Medical & Dental cover
Celebrating life milestones such as birthdays, newcomers, weddings, babies, etc.
Weekly team prayers and devotionals
Compassion updates and worship events.

Candidate Pack:
Please explore our candidate pack to learn more about Compassion UK’s benefits and what it means to live and work in accordance with Compassion UK’s Statement of Faith , Core Values , Ethos Statement , and other policies, including our commitment to Child Protection .

Contact us:
Please reach out to the People & Culture team for any additional information or questions at .

Apply by:
The deadline for applications is 10 a.m. on 28 February 2025. Interviews are expected to start the week commencing 10 March and conclude by 17 March 2025. Interviews will be held offsite within proximity to Belfast.

Assessment Tasks:
Assessment tasks are required as part of our recruitment process. If you progress beyond the shortlisting stage, we may ask you to prepare a task and present it at your interview.

*Please submit your application as early as possible as Compassion UK reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Applications will be reviewed on application prior to the closing date. We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date if a suitable applicant applies.

Please note that we can only consider applicants who presently have the right to work in the UK.

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