Partnership Development Manager
Reference: AUG20226594
Location: Flexible in England
Salary: £28,420 - £34,637 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance, 26 days Annual Leave
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
The RSPB are expanding our HQ Corporate Partnerships team as we continue to build on recent successes and increased public awareness of our efforts to collaborate with businesses, enabling collective action in support of nature's recovery.
About the Role
Your work with us will allow you to play a vital role in raising awareness of the crisis that nature is facing and to make a significant impact to restore habitats, save species from extinction and provide opportunities for people of all ages to connect more closely to nature - protecting it for the future.
The Partnership Development Manager will be responsible for driving significant income growth from corporate partnerships - working with brands and businesses to reach challenging targets. Your role will incorporate establishing new partnerships and new corporate relationships to include pitching, presenting and all aspects of new business alongside improvement of the RSPB's offer through engagement with stakeholders across the organisation.
First rate new business aptitude is a key focus of this role, to facilitate new partnership opportunities and associated multi-channel strategic communications.
What we need from you:
The post-holder will be someone who thrives in new business / business development of charity/corporate partnerships
The successful candidate will have significant b2b new business experience, as well as a proven track record of securing complex corporate partnerships with strategic communications packages and financial values of £100k+.
Flexible location with regular travel across the UK to visit partners and attend events alongside scheduled working at the HQ in Sandy, Bedfordshire with team members - currently monthly.
Essential skills, knowledge and experience:
- New Business / Business Development experience - preferably NGO/Private sector partnerships
- Cultivating and securing high value 6 figure relationships – values upwards of £100,000 per year
- CRM system preferably Salesforce
- Conducting meetings with senior stakeholders both in person and virtually
- Devising and discussing comms plans across multiple channels including social, print and press
Along with a competitive salary, the RSPB offer flexible working and TOIL for overtime worked.
Closing Date: 23:59, Mon, 29th Aug 2022
We are looking to conduct interviews for this position from 5th September 2022.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
No agencies please.
