Partnerships Manager

Partnerships Manager - Cavell

• Full time, permanent, 35 hours per week (we re open to discussions about flexible working)
• Remote/Hybrid This role will require national travel (up to 40% of the time) including to London, and Cavell s office in Redditch, Worcestershire.
• £40,000 per annum

The charity

Cavell is the charity that transforms the lives of nurses and midwives facing crisis and tough times. The need for Cavell has never been greater and the charity is at its most critical point in its 107-year history as the demand for support is at an all-time and still increasing while there is a need to refocus income sources.
Over the past 10 years the nursing and midwifery professions have faced multiple challenges, including covid, staff shortages, pay disputes, the cost of living, and now burnout. Cavell is here to help the professions when they need life changing and practical support. We help the financial and mental health of nurses and midwives, enabling them to continue to provide the care that supports the nation s health .
Cavell is a dynamic charity that strives to deliver exceptional, holistic support to the nursing and midwifery family when they need it most. Our reach extends across tens of thousands of lives.

The Role

In this role, no two days will be the same but here s the types of thing you may get up to:

• Strategic planning and identifying opportunities to develop new business
• Networking at healthcare, nursing or other commercially relevant conferences
• Prospect research and completing due diligence checks
• Collaborating with senior volunteers and trustees to understand their networks and explore new business opportunities
• Taking ownership for organising fundraising events which may include House of Lords events and Edith Cavell Memorial Wreath Laying events
• Developing and delivering pitches and presentations to new and existing corporate partners
• Updating your pipeline on our CRM database (Salesforce) and reporting on key metrics
• Working with the Support and Marketing and Communications teams to generate and shape new strategic partnership ideas

We re committed to helping our people to grow and there will be opportunities to flex and work on other exciting projects in alignment with your career aspirations and charity need.

Main Responsibilities:

• To be a pivotal part of the income generation team, raising much needed funds to support the nursing and midwifery family going through tough times
• To cultivate and win new corporate partnerships for Cavell
• To support the Head of Partnerships and CEO on the highest-value opportunities
• To collaborate with other teams to develop compelling partnership offers
• To generate proposals and deliver Working With pitches
• To proactively develop, build and manage your pipeline of opportunities, ensuring that our CRM (Salesforce) is kept up to date
• To contribute to the planning, organisation and execution of a stewardship strategy, including delivering events
• To achieve KPIs as agreed with your line manager including income generation targets
• To contribute to financial planning activity including budgeting
• To contribute to strategic planning for the income generation team

Things we all do:

• Promote Cavell s vision, mission and core values
• Attend and assist at Cavell events and activities as required
• Be an effective ambassador for Cavell at any activity you attend
• Adhere to Cavell s policies and procedures
• Work in partnership with our community by actively involving Nursing and Midwifery professionals in the decisions we make about our work

To apply for this role, please email your CV and answers to the below questions by 27th January 2025.

You can share your answers in text form (300-500 words per answer), as a video (2-3 mins per answer) or in any other format which suits you.

- Why are you interested in working for Cavell?
- If you were recruiting for a Partnerships Manager, what qualities would you look for?
- How does this role align with your career aspirations?
- Tell us about a corporate partnership that you admire, and why.

For candidates who are shortlisted for interview stage, the interview will comprise of a 45 minute competency-based Q&A with the chance for you to ask the panel any questions at the end.

For the second stage interview, there will be a presentation task as well as competency-based Q&A.