Senior Corporate Partnership Manager (Maternity Cover)

We re looking for a passionate and experienced Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager to join our dynamic Corporate Partnerships team at the National Autistic Society.

You will work with the Corporate Partnerships Lead and utilise your corporate fundraising knowledge to contribute to, implement and support the Corporate Partnerships long-term vision and strategy. Your role in the Corporate Partnerships team will enable the NAS to build, develop and maintain a strong network of corporate supporters, delivering profitable long-term relationships that help us achieve our vision of a society that works for autistic people by changing attitudes and transforming lives.

You will:

• Effectively lead on the management and development of a portfolio of existing corporate partners providing excellent account management and stewardship support
• Proactively develop opportunities for New Business prospecting by identifying and developing new business opportunities/relationships
• Manage relationships with external and internal stakeholders, confidently building relationships and utilising persuasive and negotiation skills to foster opportunities
• Utilise your communication and problem-solving skills to develop strong working relationships across various National Autistic Society teams
• Support with tracking and reconciling the corporate team s finances, including income (restricted and unrestricted) and expenditure.
• Create and implement effective administration processes which support the corporate partnerships team, in addition to utilising our CRM system RE NXT
• Manage the Corporate Partnerships Officer
• You will directly support our efforts to raise funds which help to create a society that works for autistic people.

Please note, this role is 12-month fixed-term maternity cover contract. This role is home-based with travel for meetings.

Ready to apply?

If you're motivated by making a real impact and have the experience and passion to build fantastic corporate partnerships, we d love to hear from you.

Apply now and help us build a society that truly works for autistic people.

What we can offer you:

• Auto-enrolled Pension Scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Excellent induction, training and development programme including training about autism and opportunities to attend our conferences
• Online staff discount scheme for a range of benefits such as cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan & shopping discounts for places such as Asda, Tesco, Sainsburys, Halfords, Nike, Apple and loads more!
• Healthcare Cash Plan
• Life Assurance at 2 x base salary
• A portfolio of fantastic new salary sacrifices benefits and other flexible benefits private health, dental insurance, car salary sacrifice scheme, activity pass, holiday trading, enhanced pension & salary deduct loans (eligibility criteria may apply)
• Access to a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme & counselling programme
• Free access to the Headspace App a global leader in mindfulness and you can enrol up to three friends or family for free!
• Eligibility for a Blue Light Card

About our application process:

When providing a supporting statement, please refer to the job description and person specification and include any information that shows your suitability for the role.

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

For some roles, successful applicants will be required to complete the relevant safeguarding checks which will include additional references and criminal background checks.

Applications for this job are sought from anyone who is suitably qualified and experienced for the role but particularly welcome from those with a diagnosis of autism.

The National Autistic Society is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and adults who use our services and as such expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to complete the relevant safeguarding checks.

We are an equal opportunities employer.