Senior Manager- Partnership Management

We are looking for an experienced, commercially minded fundraising professional to join our Corporate Partnerships team as a Senior Manager (Fixed Term until 11th February 2028). This is an exciting leadership opportunity for an ambitious fundraiser with a passion for relationship management, strategic growth and team development. Working alongside the Head of Corporate Partnerships and a Senior Manager, you will co-lead our Partnership Management team, driving the retention, growth and long-term success of our corporate partnership’s portfolio.

If you enjoy building meaningful relationships, leading high-performing teams and developing innovative partnership strategies that deliver significant income growth, we would love to hear from you. Please see job description for full responsibilities. We operate a hybrid working model. We offer flexibility on working from home but require the applicant to be in our central London office a minimum of one day per week currently on Thursdays and when face to face meeting and events dictate.

On average we expect London presence to be required around 6 times per month. Travel costs to London are the responsibility of the postholder and are not covered by the charity. Age UK Grade - 4L Must haves:
The below competencies will be assessed at the indicated stage of the recruitment process:
Application = A, Interview = I, Test = T, Presentation = P Experience
• Significant line management experience; managing teams to deliver outputs at pace. (A,I)
• Working in corporate fundraising, delivering high-value strategic partnerships that have effectively delivered £1M. (A,I)
• Proven success developing complex restricted funding bids that have secured six and seven figure multi-year investment from companies. (I,P)
• Experience of different types of corporate partnerships such as employee & consumer engagement, restricted funding/grants and commercial/brand. (A, I, P)
• Relationship building and the ability to interact with stakeholders at the highest levels in a professional and appropriate manner. (A,I)
• Strategy development and implementation (A,I,P) Skills and knowledge
• Building confidence through productive and effective relationships with internal stakeholders, including those at senior level. (I,P)
• Outstanding communication skills, both written and oral – with the social skills and presence to communicate to a variety of audiences –up to Board level. (A,I)
• High levels of gravitas: credible and confident with senior level contacts internally and externally. (I)
• Excellent knowledge of Corporate Partnerships best practice, compliance and innovation.(A)
• Experience in negotiating high level partnership legal agreements and a sound understanding of corporate partnership legal requirements. (A)
• Strong grasp of the corporate fundraising landscape, models and tactics. (I,P)
• Sound financial management and reporting skills. (A) Personal attributes
• A passion to join Age UK in supporting older people and a belief the partnerships with companies are critical to achieving our strategic goals. (A,I,P)
• A high degree of diplomacy, tact and confidence. (I) Great to haves:
The below competencies will be assessed at the indicated stage of the recruitment process:
Application = A, Interview = I, Test = T, Presentation = P Experience
• Experience of business development within corporate partnerships, with experience of aligning business priorities, developing proposals and pitches (A,I)
• Experience in transformative corporate partnerships delivering direct impact for a beneficiary base. (A,I)
• Experience of working with creative and media agencies. (I)
• Experience in project management, reporting and analysing results. (A.I,P)
• Sound…