Senior Philanthropy and Partnerships Manager

This is a brilliant new opportunity for a fundraising professional with proven success in securing major donors and experience of managing multi-year corporate relationships, to join our charity and help champion the natural world.

In this pivotal role you will be securing funds to carry out our transformative work, managing and motivating our fundraising team, driving sustainable revenue from Philanthropy and mobilising greater involvement across our funding pipeline to maximise our impact.

You’ll have strategic and operational responsibility for the growth and management of our existing high value corporate partnerships and major donors, and lead the expansion of corporate and business philanthropic support, forming strong relationships and win-win partnerships.

Key responsibilities

• Corporates & Partnerships: develop and lead the strategy to significantly grow sustainable corporate support and provide inspiring stewardship through corporate gifts, sponsorships, CSR partnerships, employee engagement opportunities
• Major Gifts: expand the major donor programme; identify, qualify, cultivate and steward individual participation and income
• Team Leadership: provide guidance and support for the fundraising team of three staff; oversee performance and foster professional development
• Collaboration: contribute strategic fundraising expertise and insight to inform the charity’s strategy and operations, working closely with the senior leadership and executive teams
• Financial Management & Reporting: manage goal-based budgets, analyse results, mitigate risks and report progress to senior leadership and board

If you want to play an integral role in helping us champion green spaces so that we can take action for people and our planet, we would love to hear from you!

Benefits & Working for Us

• Annual leave starts at 26 days per year, increasing with length of service, plus an additional days over Christmas and bank holidays
• Our employer pension contribution is 7.72%, with enhanced maternity / paternity / adoption pay and salary sacfice arrangements for cycling to work or further pension contributions
• Other full-time members of the team are typically in the office at least two days a week, with flexible start times, and people travelling within a large radius to the office