Head of Corporate Partnerships (Maternity Cover)

The Talent Set is delighted to be partnering with Breast Cancer Now to recruit a 12-month maternity cover contract for a Head of Corporate Partnerships, a key senior role within the High Value Partnerships & Campaign team.

Salary: £58,000 - £62,000

Location: Hybrid working 2 days per week at the office in Aldgate

Start Date: end of April/early May

Breast Cancer Now is entering an exciting new phase of development, with significant investment taking place across the high value fundraising team. The Head of Corporate Partnerships sits within the senior team of a newly established High Value Partnerships & Campaign Department, which has huge ambition to transform high value income for the organisation over the next 5 years.

We are looking for an inspiring team leader and partnerships expert who thrives in maximising big-brand partnerships, strategic influence and embedding new ways of working. The year ahead is a significant one and the Head of Corporate Partnerships will play a key role in strengthening and stabilising BAU income while ensuring the team is set up for long-term success.

You will lead a team of 4, ensuring exceptional account management across a portfolio of key high-value and multiple long-standing partnerships (including M&S, ghd, Primark and Tombola), and empowering them to identify opportunities for further partnership development. You will also work closely with colleagues in the new business team, ensuring the smooth transition and onboarding of any new partners.

As a senior leader, your focus will be on strategy, influence and empowering the team over day-to-day partnership management, but you will retain core senior stakeholder relationships (internally and externally) as necessary.

As Head of Corporate Partnerships you will:

• Strategically lead a team of 4, ensuring they feel empowered and confident to take ownership of their portfolios and identify opportunities for further partnership development;
• Refine and deliver long-term growth and retention strategies for the partnership portfolio, maximising income potential across a variety of partnership types;
• Further shape and refine new ways of working for the team, strengthening processes to enable long-term success;
• Ensure internal briefings and insight sharing are high-quality, providing key partnership information ahead of meetings and events;
• Champion integrated partnership working across the charity, ensuring external-facing teams are aligned and able to amplify partner activity in line with organisational priorities.

The role would best suit:

• A senior fundraiser with robust experience of corporate partnerships, account management and strategic relationship development;
• An individual with a track record of managing high-value, multi-faceted partnerships of £k+;
• Someone with broad partnership expertise who brings an understanding of a variety of partnership models and understanding of the associated legal requirements;
• An individual with expertise of managing complex budgets;
• A collaborative team leader, keen to empower your team, celebrate success and enable a culture of collaboration and shared learning.

Please get in touch as soon as possible to express an initial interest, the deadline for applications (CV and cover letter) is Tuesday 27th January with first stage interviews scheduled to take place Thursday 5th February.

We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process.