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This role will lead the Corporate Partnerships team at Home-Start UK and drive the development and implementation of a fundraising strategy that builds on a recent period of significant growth. With projected corporate income of £2.5 million in 2025/26, the successful candidate will focus on generating sustainable, high-return income. They will ensure excellent supporter-focused account management for existing partners, while also identifying and securing new partnerships to build a strong pipeline for long-term income.
Ultimately, this work will enable Home-Start UK to support more families with young children through challenging times.
Key Responsibilities of the role
Strategic
* Develop and implement a corporate partnerships fundraising strategy to capitalize on the recent period of growth, creating sustainable, stable income that delivers a good ROI.
* Lead the account management team to develop robust cultivation and stewardship plans for all corporate partnerships, ensuring engagement and support from across Home-Start UK and the Home-Start network to help deliver the partnerships.
* Lead the New Business function to develop a robust pipeline for new business corporate prospects that ensure the financial targets are met and exceeded.
* Lead, develop and maintain demonstrably successful relationships with the key corporate supporters.
* Work with the marketing team to update and develop where needed a suite of high-quality materials to be used in proposals, applications and presentations to help engage corporates.
* In line with the fundraising strategy establish objectives and KPIs for the corporate partnerships team that help deliver a robust and sustainable portfolio of partnerships that meet agreed targets.
* As part of the Heads of leadership group support the Director of Fundraising & Communications in the leadership of the fundraising & marketing team contributing to the development and delivery of the fundraising & marketing strategy playing a lead role in contributing to wider income generation and marketing.
Operational
* Lead on the quarterly and annual budget process for corporate partnerships, working closely with the Director of Fundraising & Communications and the Finance Team with close attention to the corporate partnerships’ financial targets.
* Proactively manage budgets, monitor and report on corporate partnership income generation including corporate pipeline, new business achieved and the status of existing partnerships to ensure income targets are delivered.
* Utilise the relationship database as appropriate (currently Raisers Edge).
* Set and monitor relevant KPI’s for both short and long-term growth.
* Ensure that our corporate partnerships are compliant with Data Protection law and with good practice in Fundraising Standards and legal requirements in this area.
* Ensure relevant policies and procedures are implemented and developed where necessary.
* To work collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation to identify and collate collateral showing the impact Home-Start makes and ensure their appeal to corporate partners.
* To work closely with the finance team to ensure we are representing and managing relevant financial information and legal agreements accurately and effectively.
General Responsibilities
* Maintain and improve personal and team competencies through continuous professional development
* Work collaboratively with staff across Home-Start UK and the Home-Start Network as appropriate, and particularly in accordance with the Home-Start Agreement.
* Work effectively and efficiently to administration, communication, health and safety protocols and policies to ensure that organisational systems and procedures are implemented.
* Abide by organisational policies, codes of conduct and practice as described in the Staff Handbook and on the Home-Start Intranet - @Home.
* Support and promote diversity and equality of opportunity in the workplace.
* Treat with confidentiality any personal, private or sensitive information about individual organisations and or schemes or staff etc.
* Carry out other associated duties as may arise, develop or be assigned in line with the broad remit of the post
* Be prepared to travel to corporate partners and Central Office in Leicester as appropriate to deliver on your role.
Seniority level
* Director
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Business Development and Sales
Industries
* Individual and Family Services
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