Director of Corporate Partnerships

About us UCL Advancement is a dynamic and collaborative team, responsible for engaging our alumni and supporter community, and developing philanthropic partnerships to support UCL’s objectives. UCL has launched

Here, it will happen, our biggest philanthropic and engagement campaign yet, in our bicentennial year, that sets out our ambitions to solve global health, societal, climate and education challenges in UCL’s next century. Here, we have the determination to double down on our discoveries, translate our innovations into impact and inspire the citizens of the future. The campaign will unite some of the world’s best researchers, with a committed donor and alumni community, to fuel the next 200 years of societal impact  Director of Corporate Partnerships will establish and lead a new strategic function within Advancement, developing UCL's approach to philanthropic partnerships with corporate partners.

Working across the University, the Director will build a coordinated programme of engagement that aligns corporate philanthropy with UCL's research excellence, innovation ecosystem and educational ambitions.

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce.

About the role

The Director of Corporate Partnerships will provide strategic leadership for UCL's engagement with corporate and industry partners, creating and implementing a University-wide strategy to grow philanthropic income and long-term strategic, philanthropic partnerships.

The postholder will establish and lead a new team responsible for securing philanthropic investment from corporate partners at all levels of giving, while working collaboratively across UCL to develop and deepen relationships that deliver mutual benefit for the University and its partners.

Working closely with Faculties, academic leaders, VP offices and Professional Services colleagues, the Director will identify opportunities where corporate philanthropy can accelerate research, education, innovation, student opportunity and societal impact.

Alongside providing strategic leadership, the Director will personally manage a portfolio of the University's highest-value corporate relationships and contribute as a member of the Development senior leadership team.

Key accountabilities

Fundraising and Relationship Management Lead and oversee the strategic cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of UCL's corporate and industry partners, securing philanthropic investment at all levels of giving.

Personally manage a portfolio of major corporate relationships.

Develop creative engagement strategies that build long-term relationships with companies, industry leaders and corporate foundations.

Work with academic leaders to identify compelling opportunities for philanthropic investment that align with corporate priorities and societal challenges.

Partner closely with the Director of Principal Giving & International where corporate partners have capacity for transformational philanthropic investment.

Work collaboratively across Advancement to ensure coordinated cultivation where companies also have senior alumni or principal giving interests.

Represent UCL in meetings with senior corporate executives, boards and industry leaders.

Ensure robust pipeline management and accurate recording of all fundraising activity.

Strategy, Leadership and Management Develop and implement UCL's institutional strategy for corporate philanthropy and engagement.

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