Head of Partnerships

Age UK's award-winning Individual Marketing and Lotteries team is currently recruiting for a Senior Direct Marketing Executive to join our acquisition sub-team. This role is responsible for ensuring we acquire new donors to the charity via multiple offline channels including TV, flyers, door drops etc.

As a Senior Direct Marketing Executive, you will be responsible for delivering successful offline campaigns with the primary intention of acquiring new financial donors to Age UK. We're looking for someone with experience delivering and managing direct campaigns to budget, with a keen interest in testing campaigns with a view to enacting changes based on findings and someone comfortable liaising with external suppliers including creative agencies.

This role offers hybrid working between home and London (EC3N 2LB). We ask that you attend the office every Thursday with the rest of the Individual Marketing team.

This position is offered on a fixed-term contract until 30 October 2024, covering an internal secondment. The salary will be pro-rated for the 10 month contract.

Age UK internal grade - 6L

Must haves:

* Proven successful experience in direct marketing.
* Proven successful experience of managing large complex direct marketing campaigns.
* Proven successful experience of budget management.
* Proven successful experience of editing and proofing copy.
* Proven successful experience of managing internal and external stakeholders through various processes including sign off.
* Build great working relationships with internal teams to encourage a culture of collaboration.

Great to haves:
* Previous experience in a charity or not for profit role.

What we offer in return

• Competitive salary, 26 days annual leave + bank holidays + annual leave purchase scheme
• Excellent pension scheme, life assurance, health cashback plan and EAP
• Car Benefit Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and Season Ticket Loan
• Techscheme - buy any tech from Apple or Currys, up to £1000, and spread the cost over 12 months, interest free
• Blue Light Card Scheme
• You Did It Awards - recognition awards from £100-250.

Additional Information

Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria under the Disability Confident Scheme. Please note that on occasion, due to high numbers of applications, Age UK reserves the right to limit the overall number of interviews offered, and therefore, it may not always be practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job.

Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.

Age UK politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.