Senior Corporate Partnerships Lead

Bookmark began life just over five years ago with a clear mission; they want every child to read. Currently more than one in four children are leaving primary school unable to read well. These children are more likely to drop out of school, experience unemployment, poverty, and poor mental health. Poor literacy disproportionately impacts children from disadvantaged backgrounds, and Bookmark wants to make sure that all children have access to the reading resources and support they need so they can succeed in school and beyond.

Bookmark are a wonderful organisation with big impact. They partner with schools in disadvantaged communities to provide one-to-one support to their pupils, along with books, resources and grants that help teachers to develop vibrant whole school reading cultures. Last year alone they worked in over 150 schools, directly supported 2,000 children with their volunteer-led reading programme, and supplied over 50,000 brand new books to children so they can develop the reading skills and confidence they need for a fair chance in life.

Contract type: Permanent, Full Time

Salary: £48,000 – £50,000

Location: Central London office, with two on-site days per week

Hours: 37.5 hours (Monday to Friday). Compressed hours considered

The role comes with a brilliant benefits package, including:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Half day for employee’s birthday
• 3 years of service – 1 extra day (total of 26 days)
• 5 years of service – 2 extra days (total of 27 days)
• Buy/sell holiday (5 days)
• hybrid working – Minimum of two days per week in our office
• Employee Assistance Helpline
• Matched pension scheme up to 5%

The Role

This role will be responsible for managing Bookmark’s Corporate Partnerships program, working closely with the Head of Fundraising to expand the partnerships portfolio in line with their broader strategy, with a focus on driving both financial returns and social impact. Additionally, the postholder will lead a dedicated team tasked with implementing the Corporate Partnerships strategy, providing guidance and support to both the Senior Corporate Partnerships Executive and Corporate Partnerships Executive. Priority will be around managing existing partners, nurturing an influential development board, and building a robust pipeline of potential high-value partnership opportunities by conducting thorough research and identification of prospective corporate partners for Bookmark Reading.

The Team

This is a fast growing and successful corporate team, who have tripled corporate fundraising income in just two years and love trying new ways of doing things; and they do not want to stop there. They have bold ambitions to reach £1million in the next two years and build even bigger partnerships and establish new ways of working with the corporate sector. This role will be crucial in helping the organisation continue moving forwards on their incredible journey.

About you

To apply for this role you will bring success in fundraising from the corporate sector, having secured significant five and six-figure partnerships and. Additionally you will be able to demonstrate:

• Experience in managing a fundraising team, providing inspirational and supportive leadership against fundraising objectives
• Building and nurturing a pipeline of potential supporters
• Success in delivering against partnerships objectives
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• An ability to talk with passion about the work of Bookmark Reading to external stakeholders

If this brilliant leadership role inspires you please get in touch with Kevin@CharityPeople.co.uk to find out more about the role and how to apply.

We actively promote equality, diversity and inclusion and would love to hear from candidates from outside of the sector with transferrable skills.

At Charity People, we match charity needs with the 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 we work with.