Corporate Partnerships Officer
Contract: 35 hours per week
Salary: £22,500 to £26,500 per annum, dependent on experience
Location: Flexible - Can be home-based in the UK with good transport links to major cities

Our values

We work to protect our ocean, and all that depend on it, the wildlife, the people, and now, our planet. We are looking for people who demonstrate our values, but who also contribute their own perspectives and experiences to add to our knowledge and our culture.

- We are brave
- We have integrity
- We are a community
- We are credible
- We are positive
- We are solutions focused

The opportunity

Ambitious goals need ambitious people, and we’re looking for that in our Corporate Partnerships Officer. You will develop our established relationships with corporate donors, focusing on ensuring that SME sector partners who proactively pursue ocean-friendly business practices are supported and can grow with us.

As part of our Corporate Partnerships team, you’ll deliver our company membership scheme, engaging with organisations to create value for them and to retain their support, as well as identify new businesses to offer the benefits of becoming a new member of the scheme.

We want your passion for our purpose to join us in making a real difference for the future of our ocean.

What you’ll do

- Deliver the Company Membership scheme, providing stewardship to existing companies and bringing online new members while working closely with the Corporate Partnerships Managers team.
- Identify opportunities of engagement and impact for small to medium companies keen to effect positive change for the marine environment and nurture and grow those relationships, both existing and new.
- Record and monitor corporate income and expenditure and contribute to overall corporate fundraising targets.

What you’ll need to show us

- A track record of working in a corporate fundraising or company sales environment with set achieved fundraising or income targets.
- Demonstrable evidence of proactively pursuing, onboarding and managing of B2B and / or charity-company relationships.
- Has successfully worked on the tracking and delivery of annual team and individual income targets.
- Strong administration experience working accurately with information.
- Understands and can apply successful relationship management strategies.
- Has worked across departments with colleagues to source information and relationships required to create partnerships that benefit charity / business vision and mission.

What it’s like to join our team:

Our team are passionate advocates for our ocean and how it can support our climate. Our watercooler chats are like no other. We find that inspiring, but we’ve also got other ways to value your contribution:

- Annual leave that starts at 25 days a year, plus Bank Holidays, increasing with service. We also close between Christmas and New Year as extra time off.
- 6% contribution to our stakeholder pension scheme.
- Sick pay at full-pay for 8 weeks, then 8 more weeks at half-pay (after probation ends)
- Great work life balance through flexible working, and you can work remotely in the UK if that fits with your role.
- Support for your health and wellbeing with a programme of activities and an employee assistance programme for you and the people who live with you.

We also value who you are, and what you bring that makes you able to do your very best work. We work to our values, but welcome diversity of thought, of experience, and background. Equity, diversity and inclusion are part of everything that we do.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly those that are under- represented in environmental and charity sectors.

Ready to dive in?

We understand that the application process can be difficult if you have a condition or disability that you live with. We want to make it as easy as possible for you to shine during your application process, so please let us know what we can do to accommodate you.

The closing date for applications is 6th March 2023.

Interviews will be held the week commencing 13th March.

So, if you’d like to join us as a Corporate Partnerships Officer, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Other organisations may call this role Partnerships Officer, Charity Corporate Partnerships Officer, Fundraising Officer, Fundraiser, Corporate Engagement Officer, or Partnerships Fundraising Officer.