Corporate Partnerships Officer

We are looking for a Corporate Partnerships Officer to develop, deliver and maximise corporate partnerships for The Gurkha Welfare Trust. The role will include stewarding existing partners and proactively developing new corporate relationships.

You will be solely responsible for building our corporate income line, managing the Trust's existing corporate partners as well as researching, approaching and stewarding new relationships in order to maximise income. A persuasive communicator, you will have excellent presentation and relationship-management skills. A history of successful proposal writing and/or the packaging of overseas projects to suit funder requirements is desirable. Previous corporate fundraising experience would be advantageous; if not, you will need to be able to demonstrate that you have transferable skills.

This role’s primary responsibilities will be as follows:

• Implement the Trust’s strategy for corporate partnerships and donations encompassing a ‘tiered corporate partnership scheme’ and a supporter journey.

• Research and bring onboard new corporate prospects who share a passion or our work and identify opportunities for mutually beneficial partnerships.

• Develop and form lasting relationships with a range of corporate partners across a variety of fundraising activities.

• Develop and deliver corporate pitches and proposals as required.

• Ensure the CRM is kept updated with the relevant contact entries, flags and finance coding.

• Assist with the annual income and expenditure budget for corporate activities, working to ambitious and realistic targets.

• Monitor and report on agreed KPIs relating to corporate fundraising.

• Liaise closely with the fundraising team as well as the fundraising & communications team in Nepal to develop compelling asks to pitch to corporates and provide ongoing project updates.

KEY SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS AND KNOWLEDGE, AND PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

Applicants for this position should be able to satisfy the following criteria:

Essential

• Previous experience within a fundraising environment
• Strong client-facing presentation skills
• Persuasive communicator
• Creative ability with the skills to bring a project to life and come up with innovative partnership ideas
• a can-do attitude, an interest in people and good networking skills. 
• A strong team player able to work collaboratively with other fundraisers towards a shared goal
• Highly motivated to reach income targets
• IT literate, with excellent Word and Excel skills
• Project management skills to handle tasks and deadlines efficiently and effectively
• Willing and able to work additional hours at events over evenings and weekends
• Flexibility to travel in the UK on a regular basis to visit prospects

Desirable

• Previous corporate fundraising or CSR experience
• Previous international development or humanitarian experience
• Experience of using a CRM database, including making data selections and undertaking data analysis
• An interest in military causes and understanding of the work of The Gurkha Welfare Trust

TO APPLY

If you would like to apply for this position, please send your CV and supporting statement addressing the person specification.

We will be holding interview when suitable applications are received.