Would you like to lead a corporate fundraising programme? And have you ever wondered what it’s really like in prison in 2024? Around half of the people living in prison have mental health problems, over 60% have the literacy levels of an 11yr old (or lower), and a quarter of people in prison were brought up in care as children. Companies are becoming more and more interested in helping some of the most marginalised people in society, recognising the benefit for all parts of society. Over the last 18 months PACT has road tested corporate partnerships with a fantastic response. Companies such as Sony, Clifford Chance and the Stock Exchange have come on board (there are more). We have also successfully piloted prison-based volunteering with corporate employees. Both the families we support and our colleagues working in prisons are benefitting from this new intervention. This position is a new senior corporate fundraising position to continue and develop the work already done and we can offer you a highly fulfilling role in this area, managing the existing pipeline and developing new partnerships. We have lots of ideas, projects to fund and are also realistic in our approach to growth. Would you like to hear more about our team and working with us? You will have lots of autonomy – and support – and be able to work in a way that suits you. The stark inequalities of 2024 society are reflected in the UK prison population. Around half of the people living in prison have mental health problems, over 60% have the literacy levels of an 11yr old (or lower), and a quarter of people in prison were brought up in care as children. Families of those in prison are often pushed further into poverty, and themselves experience a sentence. 70% of families lose relationships with friends and family as a result of their loved one’s custody. “They just turned their backs it was shocking at that point when you ask for help – you’re vulnerable, you’re devastated, you’re crushed, all your life is upside down and you get nothing.” PACT is a charity working with families to support them, as people in prison who maintain family relationships are 40% less likely to commit further crime – family support has the single biggest impact on reducing re-offending. “My partner is 300 miles away from usits a 600 mile trip with two young children. It’s exhausting and expensive for a hotel. I can’t afford to do it more often so we lose visits and bonds are weakened because of this.” Our vision is of a society in which justice is understood as a process of restoration and healing, in which prisons are used sparingly as places of learning and rehabilitation and in which the innate worth of every human being is valued. The fundraising team at Pact plays a vital role, we work to secure vital unrestricted income to develop our capacity, and we secure restricted income that is invested in crucial projects and service innovation and system change. The Senior Partnerships & Engagement Manager (Corporates) role is a new post within the fundraising team and we’d love to hear from you if you have corporate fundraising experience already. You’ll enjoy a high degree of autonomy, be comfortable with building corporate relationships, managing competing priorities and you’ll count communication, tenacity and organisational skills as some of your key strengths. A passion for social justice and natural flair to inspire people around you will be an integral part of how you work, recognising that working with prisons may be new to you, which is where we can help. The deadline for this position is rolling, and we are reviewing applications as we receive them. In the first instance and if you would like to hear more please drop a note or send your CV to Charlotte Wilmot, Director, Eardley Wilmot, charlotteeardleywilmot.co.uk, who is supporting us on this appointment. Key bullets about the role: Leading corporate fundraising within the fundraising team Opportunity to continue to build the programme and maintain existing success Helping some of the most marginalised and vulnerable people in society and their children and families evidenced as significantly reducing reoffending rates by 40% Providing and presenting new opportunities to companies which they will not have experienced Strategic input to fundraising team, contributing to the management and leadership of the fundraising team UK wide charity, flexible and hybrid working Lovely and welcoming team