Corporate Partnerships, Social Value & Events Manager

Compass Wellbeing is a Community Interest Company set up to improve lives, strengthen communities and reduce inequalities. We are a wholly owned subsidiary of East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT) – we operate independently as a social enterprise, but we share ELFT’s commitment to improving lives, reducing inequalities and strengthening communities. Our role is often to act as the connector: bringing people together around shared challenges and turning ideas into practical action.

This is a new post that will help us sustain important relationships, develop new opportunities and turn a growing pipeline into practical activity, community benefit and income. You will work across five connected areas:

• Developing and growing corporate and community partnerships, including supporting the CEO with priority corporate relationships;
• Planning and delivering events and representing Compass Wellbeing at external events;
• Building relationships with local Councils for Voluntary Service and other VCFSE partners;
• Supporting agreed activity with ELFT Charity and NELFT Charity;
• Generating and sustaining income as opportunities develop.

Social value runs through each of these areas, helping connect the resources and commitments of partners with opportunities for communities and local organisations. This is a practical and outward-facing role suiting someone who is comfortable working across different organisations and sectors, can turn relationships into practical opportunities and is curious about how Compass Wellbeing can improve and grow.

What We’re Looking For

• A proven track record of developing and growing corporate, public sector and/or community partnerships that generate sustainable income.
• Experience planning and delivering purposeful events, from smaller community and stakeholder events to large scale conferences.
• The ability to identify opportunities, develop credible proposals and move relationships towards agreement and delivery.
• An understanding of social value and how corporate or public sector commitments can be translated into practical community benefit.
• Excellent relationship-building skills, able to build rapport with stakeholders at all levels.
• Confident use of CRM systems (ideally HubSpot) to manage partner records, pipelines and reporting.

The Details

• Salary: £40,000–£45,000
• Contract: permanent, full-time (37.5 hours), reporting to the Head of Strategic Growth & Impact
• Location: based at our London office near Aldgate East with hybrid working; travel across sites including East London, Luton and Bedfordshire, and occasional evening/weekend work to support events.
• Benefits: 27 days annual leave (rising with service) plus bank holidays, 5% employer pension contribution, 2 days paid volunteering leave per year, travel season ticket loan, NHS and fitness discounts, and occupational health and wellbeing support through Medigold.