Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager

Job description

About The Role

We are seeking an exceptional corporate partnership professional to lead our ambitious

Corporate Partnership Team at an exciting time for our organisation.

You'll be joining the senior team within the Philanthropy & Partnerships Department and

leading an area where income has grown exponentially in recent years.

As Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager, you will head up the corporate partnerships team

(currently two direct reports) to achieve income targets in excess of £1.5M.

You will be responsible for raising critical funds for conservation projects in the UK and

internationally. This includes transformational partnerships that are delivering wetland

creation at landscape scale and enabling WWT to unlock natural capital investment

opportunities.

The role is a permanent full time position, working 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. The

role is based at our Slimbridge office and suitable for hybrid working, with around a day a week

required in the office.

About You

Our ideal candidate is:

• A strong relationship fundraiser with proven ability to collaborate with both corporate

partners and technical colleagues

• Passionate about the potential of partnerships to deliver transformational impact

• Able to lead and motivate a team, with ambition to continue the rapid growth that has been

enjoyed by the team

To join as our Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager you'll bring:

• Extensive experience of corporate partnership management either within charity or private

sector

• Experience of creating and delivering effective strategies and action plans

• Experience of managing high level relationships and of account management

• Track record of delivering six & seven figure corporate partnerships

• In depth understanding of current CSR & ESG trends and priorities

If this sounds like you then click apply. We would love to hear from you.

About Us

We’re WWT, and we’re on a mission to restore the super-powered ecosystems we call

wetlands. There’s never been a more important moment for our work, and we’ve got some

phenomenal people on the case.

Whether they’re taking a new visitor under their wing, or conducting ground-breaking research

further afield, our team are second to none. And there’s nothing we love more than watching

them soar.

Whatever you do here, you’ll be helping to restore wetlands and unlock their power. So, the

only question left is, what role will you play?

Why you’ll love working at WWT

• Wake up every day knowing your work is helping to restore wetlands, and our world

• Be surrounded and inspired by our team of passionate, dedicated people

• 33 days annual leave (which goes up to 38 days after 5 years of service) – this includes

bank holidays and you have flexibility to take those days whenever you want

• Free entry to all our wetland centres, including your family

• Free car parking and secure bike storage areas

• Colleague discount on shopping and memberships

• Cycle to work scheme

• Contributory pension scheme

• Life Assurance of three times your salary, for peace of mind for your loved ones

• Independent personal, workplace and financial advice from Care first

WWT is an equal opportunities employer and all applications will be considered solely on merit.