Partnerships Officer

We re looking for a Partnerships Officer with experience to join an important charity helping vulnerable children across the world.

Position: Partnerships Officer

Location: Milton Keynes/Hybrid

Hours: Full-time - 36.5 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Salary: GBP36,576 per annum, depending on experience + a good range of other benefits.

Closing date: 23rd January 2024

About the role:

We are looking for an exceptional Partnerships Officer, a pivotal role in executing the organisation's Institutional Funding strategy by fostering strong relationships with designated Regional and National Offices.

The ideal candidate will play a vital part in supporting national office strategies and collaborating closely with the organisation to optimise institutional donor engagement. Your responsibilities will include guiding national offices in cultivating connections with local donors for funding opportunities and facilitating partnerships with external entities to form robust consortia for funding applications. This role offers a unique chance to drive impactful collaborations and strategic alignment within a dynamic global context.

Key responsibilities will include:

Strong strategic engagement with National Offices and Regional Offices to understand, influence and be influenced by their strategic and operational direction.Create and implement Country Engagement Plans between National Offices and the organisation to lay out agreed mutual support and outcomes required to deliver National Office objectives and deliver the organisation s institutional funding acquisition strategy and income forecast.Support the wider Portfolio Strategy Unit with the development and delivery of the organisation s Institutional Funding Acquisition Strategy and funding forecasts.Support the National and Regional Offices to build relationships with in-country donors (in line with the organisation s institutional funding acquisition strategy) to understand local funding strategies, and priorities and to position the organisation well with the donor as a credible, donor-aligned agency.Enable the National and Regional Offices to identify funding opportunities emerging from relevant in-country donors.Identify, build, and manage relationships with external organisations for each focus National Office so that partners are prepositioned when required for institutional funding applications. This will be conducted alongside the National Office teams.Support the Senior Strategic Partnerships Directorate (SPD) Portfolio Lead to identify project opportunities with focus National Offices to be funded by UK private and corporate donors.

Essential Criteria:

Proven understanding of development theory, policy, and practice.Experience working in a cross-cultural context in a developing country.Proven experience in influencing numerous stakeholders at multiple levels.Proven success at portfolio management.Experience in building and maintaining relationships with institutional donors.

About the organisation:

The organisation is an international children s charity working with children, their communities, and with supporters and partners, in almost 100 countries.

Through long-term development projects, emergency responses and advocacy they ve helped bring lasting change to millions of children, over more than 60 years. As a Christian organisation, everything they do is motivated by their faith as they strive to reflect God s unconditional love.

As a child-focused organisation, they are committed to the safeguarding of children, therefore any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of applicable background checks, including a criminal records check.

The organisation is a registered organisation operating the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (MDS) and they shall check with your previous employers about your behaviour and conduct. They will be requesting you to complete a form known as a Statement of Conduct. For more information see: The Misconduct Disclosure Scheme

Please note the organisation can only consider applicants who presently have the right to work in the UK and all candidates must be personally committed to the Christian faith and be able to respect, uphold and work within our client s Christian mission, values, culture, and faith statements. This individual will represent and speak on behalf of a Christian charity and as such the Occupational Requirement for an active Christian faith is justified under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1, clause 3.

You may also have experience in areas such as: Business Development, Business Development Officer, Business Development Manager, Business Development Executive, Business Development Coordinator, Sales, Account Manager, Sales Executive, Sales Officer, Sales Assistant, Customer Service, Customer Service Officer, Hospitality, Partnerships, Partnerships Officer, Strategic Partnerships, Community Partnerships, Corporate Partnerships.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.