Head of Corporate

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Job description

Head of Corporate

Charity People is delighted to have partnered with a youth charity in their search for a Head of Corporate. You will lead their corporate team with a focus on current partners and new business and raise funds that help deliver their vision to end youth unemployment in the UK.

About the charity

This organisation uses the power of sport to tackle poverty. Through their education, training and employment programs they give young people the opportunities they need to succeed in life and the workplace. They operate across England and Scotland. They make a difference to the lives of young people living in 36 of the UK's most disadvantaged communities.

Benefits & Culture

* Exciting time to join as part of new 5-year strategic plan
* Successful, passionate and growing team
* Competitive salary, c £45K + generous benefits package

About the role

This is a newly created role in the Commercial Fundraising Team, responsible for leading a small team raising funds from strategic partnerships with corporates.

You will lead and implement the corporate strategy, with a focus on stewarding existing partners, developing new business and creating opportunities that inspire long term financial support from corporates.

This is a high impact and successful team managing high-level partnerships. Your role will be to inspire and motivate your team to further develop the scope of their partnerships and income.

About you

You will be an experienced people manager, with a proven track record of managing high-level partnerships with corporates. Preferably these will be multi-year partnerships at 5figures+.

As this role has a new business focus you will be able to demonstrate from previous roles, your ability to identify opportunities, develop creative proposals and deliver successful pitches.

We are looking for an entrepreneurial leader who is able to inspire confidence in their team, potential/current partners and wider organisational stakeholders.

To apply please send your CV to Sharon Cooper at Charity People. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as interviews are happening on a rolling basis.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities with which we work.