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Corporate Partnerships Lead
Job Posted: 2 days ago
Salary: £ 53,000 - 55,000 / Annum
Job Type: Contract
Location: London
Expire in: 25 days
Job Description
Merrifield Consultants are delighted to represent Breaking Barriers to find them a Corporate Partnerships Lead will lead Corporate Partnerships activity at Breaking Barriers until the permanent Head of Corporate Partnerships returns from maternity leave in January 2026. This is a unique opportunity to deliver high impact in a sector-leading Corporate Partnerships function over a short-term contract, leading a team of three.
Job Title: Corporate Partnerships Lead
Organisation Breaking Barriers
Salary: £53,000 - £55,000
Contract: 6 Months, FTC
Hours: Full-time and Part-time considered
Location: London
Flexibility: 40% of the week, in the office.
Closing date: Thursday 14th August 2025
Required: CV and Cover Letter
Refugees flee their homes in fear. From war, persecution, and violence. With yet more hardship waiting in the UK. Breaking Barriers is a specialist refugee employment charity. Enabling refugees to build new lives. Step by step.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the Corporate Partnerships team to deliver a £1.4m income target for FY26 (June 2025-May 2026) from our portfolio of diverse corporate partnerships, including personally leading on key relationships.
Lead the business development strategy and upskill team members to generate new impactful partnerships, including the development of compelling new business propositions and effective management of a prospect pipeline.
Support the development of Breaking Barriers' new organisational strategy, leading on a Corporate Partnerships strategy and ensuring that the organisation is set up to partner effectively and impactfully with employers
Line manage and support Senior Partnership Managers to deliver outstanding relationship management and stewardship, ensuring a brilliant supporter experience for all corporate partners.
Work closely with colleagues in Services and other Income & Engagement teams to maximise cross-team working on partner hiring, employee volunteering and fundraising.
Person Specification
Experience of developing and delivering high value fundraising strategies, resulting in consistent income performance and growth when working to ambitious targets.
Strong track record in securing, developing and delivering high impact corporate partnership at a 6- and 7-figure income level.
Exceptional relationship building skills, with demonstrable success at negotiating and influencing a range of key stakeholders.
Outstanding project management skills, including the ability to coordinate complex and multiple projects across difference streams of activity and working at pace.
Strong strategic planning and financial management skills, including budget management, forecasting, risk analysis, strategy development and performance management/KPIs.
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