Partnerships manager

About Caring Together

Three in five of us will become a carer at some point in our life. Caring Together is an ambitious regional charity that provides emotional and practical support, information and advice to carers of all ages and their families, as well as opportunities to take a break from their caring role.

Our vision is of a world in which all carers have choices.

About the role

This new role will raise vital funding to support the work of Caring Together, through managing key fundraising relationships. By raising funds, the postholder will enable Caring Together to provide vital services for carers.

Primarily, the postholder will co-ordinate our new corporate partnerships programme, working across teams. Through developing sustainable and long-lasting partnerships with donors and potential donors, the postholder will support the fundraising team to generate substantial growth in income.

Key accountabilities of the role include:

• To co-ordinate Caring Together’s corporate partnerships programme, with the key objectives of achieving income targets and supporting carers in the workplace.
• To develop fundraising relationships with external organisations that have been awarded the ‘Carer Friendly Tick’ accreditation.
• To develop relationships with higher-value-giving individual supporters to provide excellent stewardship, retain supporters, and achieve income targets.
• To manage relationships with regular givers (‘Carer Friends’) to ensure donors are informed of the impact of their support and retained or developed as Caring Together donors.

What we need from you includes:

• Passionate about the positive impacts that fundraising can bring about.
• Experience of developing fundraising plans and approaches, and personally achieving income targets.
• Experience of managing identified areas of fundraising such as individual giving, corporate partnerships or legacy giving.
• Experience of supporter care and managing relationships with charity donors.
• Public speaking and presentation skills.

What we offer you includes:

• Comprehensive induction and ongoing development and training opportunities.
• 25 days annual leave (pro rata) plus statutory holidays (eight days).
• Flexible working including homeworking.
• Pension scheme.

Please click here to download the partnerships manager job information pack [PDF, 112kb]

To discuss the role please contact our fundraising team at Caring Together.

To apply, please complete the application form, including your availability and send with your CV to [email protected]

We are inclusive. We celebrate multiple approaches and points of view. We are an equal opportunities employer and expect staff to respect the personal choice and lifestyles of colleagues, carers, and people with care needs.