Salary: GBP38,988 - GBP46,548

Location: Central London / hybrid (see below)

Contract type: Permanent, full-time - 35 hours per week

About the Role

Help us to shape health and social care policy

The King's Fund is a leading charity that helps to shape policy and transform services to improve health and social care in England.

This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and innovative individual to join a well-established team at England's leading health and care think tank. You will work collaboratively with your colleagues to help us to secure suitable sponsorship opportunities with a range of businesses to support our growth.

To increase its impact and reach, The King's Fund raises additional income and support from a variety of sources. As such, fostering effective corporate relationships is a crucial part of our work and overall strategy. The strategy combines a corporate partnerships programme with event sponsorship and exhibition sales. All income generation is carried out in line with our Ethical Collaboration Policy.

This role is integral to income generation within the Partnerships and Business Development team and the successful candidate should be highly self-motivated and able to work on their own initiative. , The post holder will carry out income generation activity, primarily by acquiring new business, mainly from the commercial sector Adopting a consultative sales approach, the post holder will build relationships with a range of businesses to secure sponsorship and exhibition income for our conferences and online events as well as potential new members to The King's Fund corporate partnerships programme.

Key responsibilities include:

Securing event sponsorship and exhibition income, to achieve stretching income targets. This will be done through a combination of targeted outbound activity and qualifying inbound leads. You will be comfortable engaging with prospects using a range of tools and channels such as email, LinkedIn, events, etc. Identifying and qualifying potential new business opportunities and prioritizing approaches based on strategy / value alignment and likelihood and relying on insights from a range of sources. Developing and maintaining product knowledge on a regular basis and being a go-to expert on our sponsorship products. Ensuring that event sponsorship products are consistent with our strategic priorities, and maximising opportunities for cross selling of sponsorship and partnership programmes. Writing high quality external communications documents, including sponsorship marketing materials as required (working closely with the events and marketing teams) Maintaining a healthy pipeline of well-qualified leads, through strong external relationships with potential sponsors, corporate partners, and supporters. Securing and leading new business meetings, and maintaining strong relationships. Co-ordinating and presenting at external meetings and prospect pitches. The Fund is committed to a hybrid working model that meets the organisation's needs, while giving staff flexibility to choose between office and home working. Most staff are expected to work a minimum of 40% from our central London office and are free to work more days from the office if they prefer. We are in the process of developing our long-term policy on this, although the expected minimum time in the office will remain 40% (pro rata).

In addition to a competitive salary, The King's Fund offers generous holiday entitlements, a GBP3 daily discount in our caf?? and an on-site gym.

About You

You will have excellent communication skills, a passion for securing new business and achieving impact at a values-driven organisation. You'll have a track record of success in a new business/fundraising/sales role and experience of maximising opportunities from qualifying and converting inbound leads, researching outbound prospects, generating meetings and securing income to achieve targets.

The role will include working at occasional early morning and evening events.

The Fund has an ambition to increase the diversity of our workforce and introduce careers in health and care policy to a broader range of people. We encourage applicants from all sections of the community, including those from Black and ethnic minority backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBT+ community. We believe that diversity of background and experience contributes to a broader collective perspective that will improve the way we influence health and social care policy.

How to Apply:

To apply, please visit our website and read our supplementary guidance documents, then download and fill in our application form. Please do not send CVs.

Please note that in order to apply, you must have existing documented proof of your right to live and work in the UK. Applications must be submitted using The King's Fund application form.

For further information, please or email:

Additionally, if you would find it helpful to have a short, informal conversation before applying for the role, please contact Danielle Roche, Partnerships Manager -

No agencies please.

Closing date for receipt of completed applications is Friday 12 January 2024 at noon. Late applications will not be considered.

We regret that we cannot respond individually to all applicants due to the high number of applications we receive. If you have not been contacted within 3 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted for interview. Please note that we are unable to offer feedback to applicants who are not shortlisted for interview.

Interviews will be held in person in the week commencing 22 January (to be confirmed).

The King's Fund is committed to equal opportunities in all its activities, and appointments will be determined solely on merit. Applications are welcomed from all sections of the community, including those from minority ethnic groups and those with disabilities.