Corporate Partnership Manager

Centrepoint, the UK’s leading youth homelessness charity, is looking for aCorporate Partnerships Manager to join our Relationship Fundraising Department for a 3 year fixed term contract. The role sits within an 11 person Corporate Fundraising team, which has an overall target of £3.5m.

It is a truly exciting time to be joining Centrepoint, as we work towards our vision to end youth homelessness by 2037. Partnerships and support from our corporate partners are a key part of making this vision a reality.

The Partnerships Manager will primarily be responsible for managing a new and exciting multi-year strategic partnership. This new partnership will be the largest multi-year partnership in Centrepoint’s corporate portfolio and will be transformational for Centrepoint and the young people we work with.

Working between our offices as well as our corporate partner’s office (an hour from London by train), to fully integrate yourself with the organisation, you will be the account manager and main point of contact leading on the successful delivery of all aspects of the partnership. This will include building upon existing plans and relationships and implementing new strategies to achieve targets and objectives for the partnership.

You will be an ambitious and driven account manager with extensive experience at a 6 figure plus level high profile strategic partnerships. Experience managing complex partnerships, ideally with a marketing or consumer-facing element, is beneficial. You will be comfortable developing and delivering partnership strategies and objectives, and working in a target driven environment. You will be an excellent communicator and networker, with the ability to form strong relationships externally and internally, including engaging with a range of stakeholders at senior management level.

In particular, the post holder will:

·       Lead on the successful delivery of this partnership in line with the agreed objectives by providing first class account management and strategic planning;

·       Produce annual plans, budgets and KPIs to effectively manage the partnership;

·       Track, analyse and report on income and expenditure, and measure, manage and report on partnership performance against set KPIs;

·       Produce engaging, inspiring and accurate reports and updates which are tailored to meet the needs and interests of the partnership;

·       Create and maintain effective communication channels and processes that keep everyone informed, involved and engaged in the partnership both internally and externally;

·       Develop effective working relationships with a range of cross functional teams and key internal and external stakeholders, including: Head of Relationship Fundraising, Director(s) of Fundraising and Housing, Head of Communications, Centrepoint Programme Leads.

·       Oversee the Partnership Group, made up of senior internal stakeholders who oversee the governance of the partnership, as well as the Performance and Monitoring Group who support the programme, finance and reporting delivery for the partnership.

·       Represent Centrepoint and the partnership at our own and third party events.

·       Actively participate in all team meetings and support other team members.

·       Potentially manage other Corporate Partnership accounts as required.

·       Work from partner office (an hour by train from London) at least twice a month.

In return, you will receive a competitive salary, excellent training and development opportunities, and a host of staff benefits including:

·                25 days of annual leave per year, rising by one day per year to a maximum of 27 days

·                Healthcare cash plan

·                Private Medical insurance

·                Income protection

·                Employer pension contributions of 5%

·                Access to Cycle 2 Work loan scheme

·                An interest-free travel loan

Applications will be reviewed regularly, and so we encourage applicants not to wait until the closing date to apply.

At Centrepoint we challenge the discrimination within society that contributes to youth homelessness, and we are just as committed to fairness and equality within Centrepoint itself. We are passionate about ensuring all of our colleagues are made to feel included in the work we do and that we value the rich diversity within the organization.

We are an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications regardless of sex, gender, race, age, belief in any religion and none, gender identity, ethnic origin, class, sexuality, nationality, appearance, unrelated criminal activities, disability, responsibility for dependents, part time or shift workers, being HIV positive or living with AIDS, lived experience of homelessness or using young people’s services and any other matter which causes a person to be treated with injustice.

Centrepoint’s policy is to recruit, employ and promote people on the basis of their suitability for the work to be performed, and to this end, our aim is to ensure that all applicants, employees and volunteers receive equal treatment.