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Join Bookmark Reading Charity and transform children's lives through the power of reading while growing impactful corporate partnerships
Overview
Salary
£32000 - £34500
Location
Hybrid with minimum two days per week based at the Bookmark office (London, SW1Y 4LR)
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Expires
Expires 18-11-24 - Applications reviewed after this date
Bookmark Reading Charity is dedicated to changing children’s narratives by instilling a lifelong love of reading. This is an incredible chance to be a part of a passionate team, working to secure and nurture meaningful corporate partnerships that contribute to our vital mission. As a growing charity, we offer dynamic career development opportunities for individuals eager to make a tangible difference.
- Develop and manage a portfolio of high-value corporate partnerships.
- Generate innovative partner events and activities to engage supporters.
- Ensure outstanding stewardship and compliance in partnership activities.
- Drive new business by building a prospect pipeline and securing new partnerships.
- Create compelling partnership proposals aligned with strategic priorities.
- Contribute to corporate partnership strategies and income forecasting.
- Facilitate an engaging corporate volunteering experience.
- Collaborate with internal teams to integrate partnership activities with the charity's objectives.
- Must have experience in securing supporters over £25,000 and managing a supporter portfolio.
- Skilled in developing partnership proposals and managing multiple projects.
- Strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities are essential.
- Prior experience with budgets and income targets is required.
- Desirable skills include charity sector experience, knowledge of SalesForce, and senior stakeholder engagement.
Location: Minimum two days in the London office, with flexible remote working.
Contract: Permanent, Full Time.
Salary: £32,000 - £34,500 per year.
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, with potential for compressed hours or a four-day week.
Application Process: Complete the Bookmark Employment Application Form via Breathe HR or download from the provided link and email to the talent department.
PLEASE DO NOT UPLOAD A CV OR A COVER LETTER AS THESE ARE NOT ACCEPTED.
Please complete and upload the application form via Breathe HR by clicking Apply. Your application will be rejected without a completed application form (Please see vacancy documents at the bottom to download the form)
OR
Application form (please open in word):
https://www.bookmarkreading.org/s/Bookmark-Employment-Application-form-2023
If you have any problems with attaching the form, please send it to talent @ bookmarkreading.org
Job Description
At Bookmark Reading Charity, we exist to change children’s life stories through the joy of reading. We are looking for a talented individual to join our growing Corporate Partnerships team as part of the wider Fundraising team. You will develop a fantastic portfolio of existing partnerships and work closely with the Corporate Partnerships Lead to build a pipeline of new opportunities. The role will focus on driving income to help deliver on our new long-term strategy, with lots of opportunities for development.
Manage high-value partnerships
- Manage and grow a portfolio of existing five and six-figure corporate partnerships, ensuring a first-class stewardship journey that maximises partnership value and delivers on agreed objectives.
- Support our Corporate Partnerships Executive to deliver creative partner events and activities that engage our corporate supporters and maximise fundraising opportunities.
- Ensure excellent stewardship of existing corporate partners, including delivering timely and impactful partnership reporting, and ensuring that all partnership activity is compliant with relevant legislation and regulations.
Drive new business
- Work with our Fundraising Intern to develop and maintain a pipeline of prospective corporate partners, conducting research, making approaches, and securing meetings to drive new business.
- Work closely with the Corporate Partnerships Lead to identify opportunities to diversify and grow the charity's corporate partnerships portfolio, including identifying potential high-value partnerships and developing strategic partnerships that drive both income and impact.
- Work with the wider team to create compelling, innovative, and bespoke partnerships proposals that meet the needs of corporate partners, while aligning with the charity's strategic priorities.
Plan and strategise
- Work with Corporate Partnerships Lead to develop and implement the corporate partnerships plan and forecast financial targets within the wider fundraising strategy.
- Use Salesforce to manage the accurate recording and forecasting of corporate income, enabling efficient reporting and KPI management.
Support our corporate volunteers
- Bookmark is lucky to have a strong corporate volunteering proposition and it is at the heart of many of our corporate partnerships. Work with our partners and Volunteers team to ensure the corporate volunteering journey is engaging and impactful.
Communicate and collaborate
- Work collaboratively with internal stakeholders, including Marketing, Fundraising, Impact and programme delivery teams, to ensure that partnership activity is integrated into wider organisational activity and aligned with the charity's overall objectives.
Other
- Ensure Bookmark’s ethical fundraising policy is adhered to.
Person specification
Essential skills and experience
- Proven track record in securing new supporters over £25,000 across either corporate partnerships or philanthropy.
- Experience in developing a portfolio of supporters with top-rate stewardship and multi-year gifts.
- Experience in managing and building a prospect pipeline to secure significant and sustainable growth.
- Experience of developing and delivering creative and innovative partnership proposals that meet the needs of donors while aligning with the charity's strategic priorities.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships with a range of stakeholders, both internal and external.
- Excellent project management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.
- Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and develop opportunities to drive income growth and impact.
- Experience of managing budgets and delivering against income targets.
Desirable skills and experience
- Experience of working in a charity that has a strong corporate volunteering proposition.
- Experience of working with senior stakeholders, including board members and CEOs.
- Knowledge of SalesForce and/or SharePoint.
Location: Minimum two days per week based at the Bookmark office (London), with flexibility around home working for the remaining days
Contract type: Permanent, Full Time
Salary: £32,000 - £34,500 per year
Hours: 37.5 hours (Monday to Friday).Compressed hours and four-day week considered.
Deadline: Sunday 22nd September 2024, 11:59 pm
