Corporate Partnerships Manager

Responsible To

Head of Grant, Trust Corporate Fundraising

Location

Home based, with occasional travel required

Salary

£34,000 - £37,667 depending upon experience plus 8% employer pension contribution

Hours

37 hours per week (1 FTE)

Contract

Established post

Job Purpose

Lead growth of corporate fundraising and corporate partnerships, guided by Butterfly Conservations Corporate Fundraising Plan. Identify, cultivate, secure and deliver corporate partnerships applying a coordinated and proactive approach. Ensure effective delivery within the corporate fundraising stream and appropriate corporate stewardship, with the support of the Corporate Fundraising Officer. Deliver actions that lead to the meeting of Butterfly Conservations Fundraising Target and which secures good return on investment.

Main Responsibilities

• Planning, and continually reviewing, the Corporate Fundraising Team work programme and working with the Corporate Fundraising Officer in executing it so as to deliver impact.
• Identifying, building and maintaining a strong, diverse pipeline of corporate prospects.
• Implementing a proactive acquisition approach to securing new corporate support that delivers financial and/or social value gains for our charity, including the negotiation and drawing up of partnership agreements.
• Personally managing and stewarding a portfolio of corporate relationships, providing an outstanding supporter experience which seeks to sustain and grow corporates support.
• Providing corporate fundraising advice, materials and updates to colleagues/Branches and working with the Head of Grant, Trust Corporate Fundraising to deliver training to staff, the Senior Leadership Team, Council of Trustees and BC Trading Company Board, as required.
• Working with teams across the organisation to develop and prepare tailored cases for support/proposals and bespoke updates/reports to corporate donors.
• Collaborating with the Finance Team to ensure appropriate invoicing, accurate income coding/recording and contract compliance.
• Monitoring corporate relationship and income performance so as to provide data that can feed into reports and analysis, which can inform our Senior Leadership Team, Council of Trustees and BC Trading Company Board.
• Following relevant policies and procedures, such as those relating to data management and our Ethical Fundraising Donation Acceptance Policy.
• Ensuring the effective promotion and/or dissemination of Butterfly Conservations Corporate Supporters Pack and Work for Good platform (managed for lower level donations), providing clarification to corporates and/or identifying potential for uplift, to then pursue, as necessary.
• Line managing and supporting the Corporate Fundraising Officer, driving performance and innovation through a solution focused approach and ensuring appropriate prioritisation of workload.
• Maintaining and updating records to keep track of corporate prospects and corporate approaches, communications and agreements, in files, spreadsheets and on the CRM so that the are a reliable and trusted source of information.

General

• Promote BCs values (Excellence, Passionate, Inspiring, Collaborative) ensuring they are adopted in all aspects of the role.
• Undertake any other reasonable duties as required and commensurate with the grade of post.
• Undertake all duties and responsibilities in compliance with the rules and regulations encompassing equal opportunities to help foster a diverse workforce.
• Work in accordance with BCs policies, procedures, and codes of conduct.
• Actively participate in on-going professional development activities.
• Candidates must have the right to work and be resident in the UK.
• We reserve the right to close the vacancy early before the advertised closing date and time.

Closing date: 1st June 2026, 12pm

Interviews will be held on 8th 10th June 2026

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