Corporate Partnerships Manager

Marie Curie is the UK's leading end-of-life charity. We are the largest non-NHS provider of end-of-life care in the UK, the only provider across all 4 nations, delivering community nursing and hospice care across the country, while providing information and support on all aspects of dying, death, and bereavement. Our leading research pushes the boundaries of what we know about good end-of-life, and our campaigns fight for a world where everyone gets to have the best possible quality of life while living with an illness they're likely to die from.
We want a different society than the one we live in now. Our mission for the next five years is to close the gap in the number of people missing out on what they need at the end-of-life, through 3 ways:
- Growing and transforming our direct care and support
- Delivering more practical information and support
- Leading in shaping the end-of-life experience
Your role in our mission
We're on the hunt for a dynamic, results-driven Corporate Partnership Manager to join our team and help us take our high-impact partnerships to the next level!
As our Corporate Partnerships Manager, you'll play a leading role in managing our powerhouse 12-year partnership with Superdrug and Savers, currently worth over £13m. You'll get creative with ways to engage colleagues, customers, and suppliers in Marie Curie's cause, driving colleague fundraising and identifying Cause Related Marketing opportunities. You'll also play a key role in delivering projects that drive both team goals and our partners' objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and grow our high-value corporate partnership with Superdrug & Savers, ensuring objectives for both Marie Curie and partners are met and exceeded.
- Develop and deliver creative partnership plans, including stewardship, communication, and fundraising strategies.
- Identify and execute income generation, awareness, and volunteering opportunities with partners.
- Create and implement annual fundraising plans, coordinating with internal teams to support partner activities.
- Provide exceptional stewardship, fostering long-term relationships and new opportunities.
- Achieve and exceed financial targets, ensuring accurate income and expenditure tracking.
- Ensure timely preparation and compliance of Commercial Participators Agreements (CPAs).
- Support the Senior Partnership Lead with the planning and delivery of PR campaigns where needed.
- Attend and support partner events, including occasional evenings and weekends, with travel across the UK as needed.
- Provide monthly reports and quarterly financial projections for the Head of Partnership Management.
- Evaluate key partnership activities and share insights with internal teams for continuous improvement.
Skills and experience
- Proven track record in partnership management within a corporate-charity partnership setting.
- Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills. Ability to communicate, influence and negotiate with a wide range of audiences at all levels.
- A creative thinker with an eye for detail who can come up with innovative ideas for colleague fundraising, communications, and stewardship.
- Experience of meeting and exceeding income targets and managing budgets.
- Experience of identifying and securing income opportunities with corporate partners, including Cause-Related Marketing (CRM) campaigns.
- Strong knowledge of corporate charity landscape, key sector and partnership trends, commercial insight, and awareness.
Please see the full job description here
Application Process
As part of your online application, you will be asked for a CV and covering letter. Please review both the advert and job description and outline your most relevant skills, experience and knowledge for the role. Please cite your preferred location.
Close date for applications: - 16/3/2025
Salary: £35,530.00 - £39,474.00 (London Weighing where applicable)
Contract: Full Time, Contract role FTC 12 months with potential for extension
Benefits you'll LOVE:
- Flexible working. We're happy to discuss flexible working at the interview stage.
- 25 days annual leave (exclusive of Bank Holidays)
- Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme (we will match your contribution up to 7.5%)
- Loan schemes for bikes; computers and season tickets
- Continuous professional development opportunities.
- Industry-leading training programmes
- Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programmes
- Enhanced bereavement, family friendly and sickness benefits
- Access to Blue Light Card membership
- Subsidised Eye Care
Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.
We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.