Job Description
Are you results driven, commercially aware and passionate about building meaningful relationships and making a real impact? Samaritans is looking for a dynamic Corporate Partnerships Executive to help us secure new corporate partners and nurture and develop our existing corporate supporters. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is interested in building a career in corporate fundraising to join a talented and ambitious team.
In this job, you’ll work closely with the New Partnerships Manager and wider corporate partnerships team to drive forward new business by seeking and securing innovative new partnerships with high-value companies. You’ll also deliver excellent account management by providing our partners with an inspiring supporter experience.
You’ll be instrumental in helping our team to reach our ambitious fundraising goals to support Samaritans’ life-saving work.
Contract terms:
* Permanent
* £30,000 - £33,000 per annum with Benefits
* Full time hours are 35 hours per week, but we are passionate about flexible working, talk to us about your preferences.
* Hybrid: Linked to our Ewell (Surrey) office with home and office working.
* In-person working: Meeting in person and working collaboratively are things we value. We work in person around 2 days or more per month
What you’ll do:
* Manage and steward a portfolio of corporate partners, providing both reactive and proactive support.
* Develop and implement fundraising initiatives, creating resources that drive engagement.
* Achieve personal income targets from existing and new corporate partnerships and new business activity KPIs.
* Research and cultivate new corporate prospects to grow our supporter base.
* Create impactful communications including reports, presentations, and proposals.
* Provide administrative support including income coding, inbox management, and volunteer coordination.
What you’ll bring:
* Previous experience within Account Management, Sales, Event Management or Marketing.
* Ability to generate creative and imaginative proposals and take the initiative to develop new relationships with prospective partners.
* You’ll be an excellent communicator, someone who can build relationships easily and able to provide expert customer care.
* You’ll be familiar with working to achieve income targets and some experience gained within a Charity fundraising or third sector role is desirable.
Why Samaritans?
At Samaritans, you’ll be part of a people-first organisation deeply committed to inclusion, compassion and learning. You’ll contribute to a team where your voice matters, your expertise makes a difference, and your work helps save lives.
We welcome applications from individuals with lived experience and encourage those from underrepresented communities to apply. We are committed to creating an environment where all our people feel seen, heard and supported.
You’ll join a values-led organisation with a powerful mission and a collaborative culture. We offer flexible hybrid working, excellent benefits, and the chance to make a tangible difference in suicide prevention across the UK and Ireland.
For further information about Samaritans, including our charity structure, values, employee benefits, and application process, please read our recruitment brochure available here. You can also visit our careers website to access this.
We recognise the enormous benefits and the social justice imperatives of ensuring diversity at every level of our organisation. Samaritans is wholly committed to inclusion and diversity and to building a culture and environment where everyone is appreciated for the unique person they are. To ensure Samaritans is representative of those we support and who support us, we particularly welcome applications from disabled, racialised minority and LGBTQ+ candidates, as these people are under-represented at Samaritans.
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To apply, please complete the application questions and submit your CV.
We kindly ask that you don’t rely on AI tools for your application answers, or to generate interview answers. We want to see your own unique ideas and writing skills. We want your application to stand out from the rest and showcase your own strengths.
Applications close: 27 August 2025
Interviews: w/c 1 September 2025