Partnerships Officer

Partnerships Officer

Location: Hybrid, remote with travel to Bristol / London

Salary: £29,450 per year (plus Inner London Weighting of £3,483.94, if eligible)

Length of contract: Permanent

Hours per week: 37

Closing date: We reserve the right to adapt the advert at any time per organisational circumstances and to close this vacancy early for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. 

Interviews: Interviews will be scheduled on a rolling basis  

Who are Women’s Aid?  

Women’s Aid is the national charity working to end domestic abuse against women and children. We are a federation of just under 180 organisations which provide over 300 local lifesaving services to women and children across England. For 50 years we have campaigned on behalf of our members and survivors to shape policy and practice, and to raise awareness of domestic abuse. 

Our support services, which include our Live Chat, the Survivors’ Forum, the No Woman Turned Away Project, the Survivor’s Handbook, Love Respect (our dedicated website for young people), the national Women’s Aid Directory and our advocacy projects, help thousands of women and children every year.

Purpose of the Partnerships Officer role:                 

To be responsible for the implementation and maintenance of a rolling programme of prospect identification, research and nurturing of relationships, specifically for corporate fundraising.

Key duties and responsibilities of the Partnerships Officer:

To support with maintaining a portfolio of potential corporate supporters through regular research, and maintain records for reporting and re-application, and a rolling calendar of charity of the year application deadlines.

To be responsible for maintaining the corporate team’s prospect pipeline, ensuring information is accurate and up to date and risks to the pipeline are flagged.

To manage smaller corporate partnerships and provide excellent stewardship, using innovative ways to keep all parties engaged and informed of progress at Women’s Aid.

To support corporate partners in their fundraising endeavours as well as signposting to existing opportunities within the wider fundraising team (e.g. running events) and assisting with the development of fundraising resources for corporate fundraisers.

To support the corporate team with compiling large fundraising proposals and applications for prospective and existing partners, and where appropriate present proposals.

To represent Women’s Aid at public speaking and networking events, where appropriate and support with the development and execution of corporate cultivation events – including, but not limited to, breakfasts, conferences, gala dinners.

To establish an appropriate means of monitoring and evaluating activity and ensure that corporate supporters receive regular and high-quality reports as required.

To work closely with other members of the Women’s Aid Fundraising team and support with key donor accounts which span multiple fundraising disciplines, ensuring that approaches to prospects are co-ordinated effectively for the long-term benefit of Women’s Aid.

To ensure that all communications with corporate partners meet their criteria and standard and that they are reflective of Women’s Aid’s mission and values and conform to Women’s Aid’s branding standards, whilst also offering ‘surprise and delight’ communications to engage and inspire further support.

To ensure the highest level of standards of data capture, in accordance with GDPR regulations, are maintained on Charity CRM, ensuring complete, accurate and up-to- date information on all donors and prospects. 

What we are looking for in our Partnerships Officer:

Experience of fundraising from corporates, and a proven track record of effective prospect research building a varied fundraising portfolio.

Experience of using a Fundraising database, such as Charity CRM (ThankQ).

Experience of researching and developing targeted proposals for presentation to prospective supporters.

Experience of attending meetings with corporates and pitching, or supporting with a Fundraising initiative pitch, with proven track record of success, or other presentation experience.

Excellent written skills, including writing persuasive copy for funding proposals.

Good interpersonal skills and ability to liaise with people at all levels, on the telephone, face to face and in writing, together with the ability to make presentations on fundraising ideas and the work of Women’s Aid to diverse audiences.

Benefits of joining us as our Partnerships Officer include:

Generous Annual Leave: 25 days + 2 Company Holidays + 8 UK Bank Holidays, with an extra 1 day per year after 1 year of service, up to a maximum of 5 additional days.

Valuable Pension Benefits: 7% employer contribution.

Flexible Working: remote working, generous TOIL scheme, & family-friendly policies

Wellness and Support: including a cycle to work scheme, free optician check-ups, flu vaccines, access to a 24-hour employee assistance counselling helpline, ‘Headspace’ app for mindfulness, & ‘Reflective Practice’ sessions.

Making a Genuine Difference: in a rewarding role where your work will directly result in helping Women’s Aid to be able to provide lifesaving services for women & children across England.

NB:

Women only need apply under schedule 9 (Part 1) of the Equality Act 2010

If you have been shortlisted for interview, you will be informed by email.

All posts, including remote posts, must be based in the UK.

Women’s Aid is committed to quality, equality, and valuing diversity. Applications are particularly welcome from Black and minoritised women.   

Please read our Single Sex Statement on the Women’s Aid Website