Corporate Partnerships Manager (Maternity Cover)

We are seeking a Corporate Partnership Manager (maternity cover) to join Habitat for Humanity Great Britain. In this vital role, you will be instrumental in nurturing and enhancing long-term relationships with our corporate partners, ensuring their continued support for our mission to provide safe and decent homes for communities around the world, including here in Great Britain. Your work will help us expand our impact and further our goal of creating a world where everyone has a place to call home.

About Habitat for Humanity GB

Habitat for Humanity is the leading international organization providing housing solutions for the most vulnerable populations around the world. Habitat for Humanity GB is an independent UK charity and part of the international Habitat network, working in over 60 countries worldwide to tackle housing poverty for the 1.8 billion people living in inadequate housing. We do this by building and improving homes, making them healthier and safer; by responding to shelter needs in disaster, and supporting preparation and rebuild efforts; and by making housing systems and policies work better for more people. We are also drawing on our housing expertise to develop our work here in Great Britain to meet the growing housing need which has been exacerbated by the pandemic and now the cost-of-living crisis. 

About the role

Corporate Partnerships are a vital income stream for Habitat for Humanity GB, and with the guidance of our Head of Corporate, the Corporate Partnership Manager will work to maximize fundraising opportunities and strengthen relationships with our current partners.

What the role involves

The Partnerships Manager will help to retain long term support and drive growth within in our portfolio for Habitat for Humanity GB. With an understanding of corporate partnerships and a passion for the charity sector and international humanitarian work, you will work as part of a team to ensure long-term relationships are fostered. Principle activities will include:

• Develop creative and innovative fundraising strategies for corporate partnerships, including writing proposals and pitches.
• Foster long-term relationships with partners through personalized and proactive engagement.
• Collaborate across the network to implement global partnership activations locally.
• Produce regular reports on progress, financial targets, and key learnings from fundraising efforts.
• Work with the Head of Corporate Fundraising to streamline the transition from new business prospects to account management.
• Collaborate with the Global Volunteering Executive to maximize fundraising and grow the Global Volunteering program.
• Partner with the New Business executive to develop marketing materials and co-deliver presentations.
• Manage partnership activations, such as Gingerbread House Day and World Habitat Day.
• Support partners’ employee participation in challenge events.
• Assist with corporate partner communications during humanitarian emergencies.
• Provide day-to-day support to further corporate team goals, with flexibility to assist other teams.
• Represent Habitat for Humanity GB at external events.
• Lead and carry out additional duties as assigned by the Head of Corporate Fundraising.

The skills we are looking for:

Experience

• Previous experience of raising funds from Corporate Partners for development programs across the world and in the UK.
• Great eye for opportunity and ability to proactively identify unique areas of crossover from which to leverage partnerships.
• A keen interest in the opportunity to deliver powerful global impact through the lens of corporate fundraising.
• Strong research and analysis tools and ability to conduct desk based research to understand strategic synergies between organisations.
• Working in an International context, for an NGO or another organisation.

Skills / Knowledge

• Ability to think and plan strategically, both creatively and laterally.
• Exceptional writing skills, able to produce information and compelling -proposals, and reports.

• Effective communication skills, ability to deliver presentations on behalf of Habitat.
• A good understanding of fundraising principles.

Working Style

• Ability to work collaboratively with diverse global teams, across different time zones.
• Enthusiastic and positive, with a can-do attitude.
• Strong self-motivation and personal prioritisation skills and able to remain focused working from home

Commitment

• Support for Habitat’s values and mission
• Demonstrable interest in our work, and commitment to continued learning and development.
• Committed to contributing to the inclusive, people-positive culture we are fostering at Habitat.

What we offer

Employee well-being is pivotal to organisational success and HFHGB is committed to supporting its people’s well-being. Our existing offer includes flexible working arrangements, a sabbatical policy, virtual GP services, and “Habitat Day” – an extra day of leave for the whole team. In the next year, we plan to expand our offer further, establishing Mental Health First Aider training, a buddy system for new team members, and burnout training. We want to foster a resilient and well-supported team, and encourage all employees to actively participate in continuous improvement in this endeavour.

A flexible approach

HFHGB is seeking to rapidly scale up its activities and impact to fight poverty across the world. This means that the organisation must be adaptable and flexible and have an ambitious, and dynamic team. While this is a home-based role, there is an expectation that the post holder will be flexible, and able to travel to Greater London and elsewhere on a regular basis.  

This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship – the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.

Start your Habitat journey

We want the recruitment process to give you the opportunity to share your skills and experience, and to find out more about Habitat. You are welcome to get in touch anarrange an informal chat with a member of the team before submitting an application. To apply for the role, please send us your CV and a cover letter telling us about yourself and your motivation for applying – we don’t expect this to be more than two sides of A4. Email it to Amber Woods: awoods@habitatforhumanity.org.uk

Interviews will take place online.

We’d prefer to hear directly from applicants – we won’t be working with third party recruiters on this role.

This post profile is not set in stone It gives insight into the main purpose of the role, and expected responsibilities, but it might be reviewed in the future to meet the changing requirements of Habitat for Humanity GB – any changes will be made in discussion with the post-holder.

Habitat for Humanity requires that all employees take seriously their ethical responsibilities to safeguard our intended beneficiaries, their communities, and all those with whom we work. Managers at all levels have responsibilities to support and develop systems that create and maintain an environment that prevents harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse, safeguards the rights of beneficiaries and community members (especially children), and promotes the implementation of our code of conduct.

At Habitat for Humanity GB, we aim to build, develop and retain a talented workforce that represents a variety of backgrounds, skills and experiences. We welcome and actively encourage applications from anyone who feels they’d be a good fit for our organisation, regardless of race, religion, colour, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, neurodiversity or any other protected characteristic.