Partnerships Manager

This is a UK based contract and as such, you are required to have the Right to Work in the UK. Evidence of your Right to Work will be checked prior to interview.

This is a FTC 12 month contract.

At WWF-UK we’re committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. As a Disability Confident Employer, we acknowledge that some candidates may require additional support to overcome barriers experienced during the application process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview, please reach out to the Talent Acquisition team via recruitment@wwf.org.uk

About the role

We’re looking to recruit a Partnership Manager to join our Partnerships team and help grow our portfolio of existing corporate partnerships with a view to maximising strategic value through securing income, influence, communication reach and impact in line with our bold new strategy to halt the decline of nature and reverse its loss.

As a Partnership Manager, you will oversee key projects to deliver excellent partnership management as well as grow our relationships through managing a portfolio of partnerships and/or through leading key workstreams as part of a matrix team delivering one of our larger strategic relationships. We will look to you to seek opportunities for development across areas including advocacy, programmatic investment, communications, employee engagement and brand marketing objectives. You will ensure effective monitoring and reporting of partnerships to meet partner requirements too and collaborate with colleagues in the finance team to provide oversight of budgeting, income, and expenditure for your partnerships.

We’re looking for someone with:

• Experience of account management in a commercial or charity setting.
• A comprehensive understanding of the corporate sector and of building impactful long-term partnerships to deliver value on multiple levels.
• Corporate fundraising experience.
• Knowledge of key issues in conservation and sustainability, and particularly of international conservation programmes.
• Excellent planning, project management, stakeholder engagement, presentation and communication skills.
• Prior corporate or consultancy experience as well as working with external partners would be an advantage.

Benefits, rewards & location

The salary for this role is £37,581. We also offer a full benefits and rewards package including:

• Annual leave starting at 26 days a year, rising one day each year to a maximum of 30 days plus bank holidays
• Flexible working options
• 5% employer contribution to pension, increased to 10% with employee contribution.
• Training and development opportunities
• Regular wellbeing initiatives.

This role is hybrid and you’ll be required to be in the office 20% of your contracted hours. The job is based at our UK head office, the Living Planet Centre in Woking, Surrey. The Living Planet Centre is one of the greenest buildings in the UK, and you’ll hot desk among trees and gardens.

About WWF-UK

We’re a global conservation charity with hundreds of projects around the world and millions of supporters.

At WWF-UK, we’re bringing our world back to life. Protecting what’s left is not enough – we’re now in a race to restore the natural world and prevent catastrophic climate change before it’s too late. And it’s a race we can still win.

We’re courageous and passionate about fighting for the future we want to see – a world where people and nature can thrive.

We were born out of passion and science, and for more than 60 years we’ve been at the forefront of global efforts to protect wildlife and the natural world. We operate with integrity, collaboratively and with respect for those we work alongside.

How to apply and the recruitment process

Please click on the link and apply via our website by completing the application form and submitting a copy of your up-to-date CV and a supporting statement to highlight what makes you a good fit for us.

Our policies and benefits reflect the importance of people being able to have a good work-life balance and being able to bring their ‘full self’ to work.