Corporate Account Executive

Closing date: 22 August 2016 at 11.30 pm

We’re looking for a proactive individual with account management experience gained in the corporate or fundraising sector to join us as a Corporate Account Executive and play a vital role in our Corporate Partnership team’s future.

Based at our London offices, Shelter’s award winning Fundraising division consists of four teams and 40 staff that already generates well over £30m income a year and has plans to grow this to £45m by 2019/20. Our Corporate Partnerships team is split into two area of responsibility. New Partnerships generates new business through a range of corporate fundraising mechanics, while Account Management lead the development of long-term strategic corporate partnerships. Have you got what it takes to join us?

Benefits include 30 days annual leave, the possibility of flexible working and significant opportunities for learning and development.

Your key responsibilities:

• Managing designated corporate partnerships, supporting the team in account managing major partnerships and projects to agreed targets and objectives and taking on new accounts where appropriate
• Planning your workload effectively to deliver, and where possible exceed, budgeted income from accounts and initiatives and supporting colleagues to achieve their strategic objectives
• Monitoring income, identifying opportunities or threats to income within your portfolio of accounts and updating the Corporate Partnership Manager on a regular basis
• Creating account development plans on agreed accounts, building relationships with clients through regular communication and meetings and maintaining accurate and up-to-date records

And what you’ll need:

• Demonstrable excellence in managing client relationships through the ability to quickly understand their needs and respond to them effectively
• A client focused, results-driven approach, top notch influencing and negotiation skills, a collaborative approach and respect for others opinions
• Commercial awareness, lots of creativity and innovation, good time management skills and a willingness to challenge the status quo and introduce new methods, processes and ideas
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office packages - Word, Excel, PowerPoint - and the Raisers Edge database

For further information about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website.

At Shelter, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation. We are facing diverse problems, so need diverse people to tackle them.

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help.

We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them

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