Strategic Corporate Lead

We are seeking an experienced, strategic and proactive fundraiser to join our growing team of professionals as we embark on a journey of expansion.

Caudwell Children champions every kind of potential by truly listening, understanding and delivering personalised support that helps disabled and neurodivergent children thrive with whatever they decide to do, whether that’s following their dreams, understanding their differences, or making a new friend. They ensure that sparks of potential aren’t dulled, but are ignited.

The award-winning Caudwell International Children’s Centre is the UK’s first purpose-built centre for multi-disciplinary therapy for childhood disability and research of neurodevelopmental conditions including autism.

This is a pivotal senior strategic fundraising role within a growing income generation team with ambitious plans for the future, responsible for securing high-value, transformational corporate partnerships that deliver significant long-term income and strategic value. This is an opportunity for someone who shares our commitment to making a meaningful difference and who can truly embody our core values:

This is a pivotal senior strategic fundraising role within a growing income generation team with ambitious plans for the future, responsible for securing high-value, transformational corporate partnerships that deliver significant long-term income and strategic value. This is an opportunity for someone who shares our commitment to making a meaningful difference and who can truly embody our core values:

• Ambition – We dream BIG... then make it happen
• Dedication – We go the extra mile... for every child
• Inclusivity – Unique, but UNITED

The successful candidate will bring enthusiasm, professionalism and a collaborative spirit, contributing to a culture where every child, colleague, donor and stakeholder feels valued, supported and inspired to thrive.

The Strategic Corporate Lead will operate as the Charity’s senior corporate partnership specialist, leading the development and conversion of complex, high-value opportunities with national brands, major corporates and strategically aligned organisations, delivering significant income and meaningful impact for disabled and neurodivergent children and their families.

The role will focus on building executive-level relationships, developing commercially compelling partnership propositions and identifying opportunities capable of delivering six and seven figure, multi-year income growth.

Operating with a high level of autonomy and influence, you will play a key role in shaping corporate partnership strategy, strengthening market presence and driving sustainable long-term growth in corporate income.

• Lead on securing strategically transformational and significant corporate partnerships aligned to the Charity’s long-term income ambitions.
• Proactively identify and pursue strategically aligned partnership opportunities with national, regional and high‑potential corporate organisations.
• Secure high‑value corporate support through complex and bespoke partnership propositions.
• Develop and lead a high‑value pipeline strategy focused on securing transformational partnerships and sustainable multi‑year income growth.
• Build and influence relationships with C-suite executives, senior decision makers and strategic corporate stakeholders to secure complex partnership agreements.
• Secure transformational and multi-year partnerships that align with the Charity’s strategic ambitions.
• Act as a senior ambassador for Caudwell Children, representing the charity at high-level corporate meetings, sector events and strategic networking opportunities.
• Contribute to the development and delivery of the Charity’s corporate partnerships strategy and long-term income growth plans.
• Lead the creation of commercially compelling, bespoke partnership propositions aligned to both corporate objectives and organisational priorities.
• Lead complex negotiations and partnership discussions to secure high‑value financial and strategic commitments.
• Work collaboratively with senior internal stakeholders to align…