Partnership Marketing Manager

Charity People is delighted to be partnering a fantastic organisation to recruit a Partnership Marketing Manager to join a passionate, collaborative team who are paving the way to a smarter, more energy efficient future.

The organisation are undertaking a significant, nationwide project to roll out smart meters to every British home and microbusiness, transforming the way we buy and use energy through the delivery of one of the biggest technological and infrastructural investments of our time.

Contract: Permanent role

Salary: £47,000 to £51,000 per annum

Location: Hybrid role between home and the London office based in SE1, with a minimum of two days per week in the office

Closing date for applications: Monday 24th November

Interview date: first stage interviews will be held remotely week commencing 1st December, with second round interviews in person scheduled for week commencing the 8th December

As Partnership Marketing Manager you will work closely with colleagues to plan and deliver the partnership marketing strategy, working to onboard and manage partners through whom potential and new smart meter adopters across both domestic and non-domestic campaigns will be reached.

You will work closely with partners to ensure that their delivery is optimised including working across the planning, development and management of audience-led, multi-channel consumer campaigns, particularly those reaching vulnerable customers.

Key responsibilities within the position will include:

• You will play a central role in the delivery of partnerships programme with a focus on the identification, recruitment, and management of partners for both domestic and non-domestic campaigns
• Put together approach and strategic plans for priority prospects, attend meetings and engage prospective partners, negotiating marketing opportunities nationwide
• Forge and maintain strong relationships with partners and manage individual partner budgets and contracts
• Lead on the delivery of integrated campaigns to engage Customers in Vulnerable Circumstances and key SEGB audiences, using your skills to influence both internal and external stakeholders to meet the strategic objectives of the campaigns
• Work closely with the internal Studio Manager to develop creative concepts for partnership led activity, drawing on deep knowledge of the partnership objectives as well as core SEGB messaging and brand guidelines
• Ensure partner activity is robust and measurable and work with the insight and analytics team to ensure the effectiveness of the partnership can be monitored and evaluated
• Work with the wider partnerships team to manage partners and ensure that partnership's programme content is delivered to the highest standard
• Negotiate with new partners, ensuring partnership campaigns are developed to meet organisational objectives, and provide maximum value for money
• Where partner requirements exist, use briefs to ensure content or materials are created, either by our internal design team or creative agencies
• Ensure you are across the detail of partnerships activity being delivered throughout Great Britain, working closely with the Senior Partnership Marketing Manager to manage effective workflow and activity
• Work closely with the Senior Partnership Marketing Manager to ensure that we are working with an optimum number of partners to deliver against the strategic requirements of the campaign

We'd love to see applications from individuals with the following skills and experience:

• Experience working for an integrated communications and marketing partnerships agency, or experience working in-house in partnerships or sponsorships roles with a marketing element
• You will have developed, managed and evaluated successful marketing partnerships and be able to demonstrate high levels of external supplier and service management
• Experience of leading integrated campaigns, managing and coordinating stakeholders internally and across media, creative and digital agencies
• Proven ability to manage multiple partnerships simultaneously whilst maintaining the highest quality standards with an eye for detail
• Experience successfully demonstrating partnership results and return on investment
• Experienced at negotiating and managing the contracting process including creating partners work plans
• You will be excellent at building and managing relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and partners
• You will be a creative thinker, able to see new opportunities for collaboration and innovative marketing, as well as of problem solving and driving improvement

If you're interested in hearing more about this opportunity, please send your CV to Alice Wood at Charity People in the first instance.

Charity People is a forward thinking, inclusive organisation that actively and deliberately promotes equity, diversity and inclusion. We know organisations thrive when inclusion is at the forefront. We evidence our commitment by matching charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates irrespective of background e.g. age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we believe that greater diversity leads to greater results for the charities we work with.