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Corporate Partnerships OfficerBlue Cross • Burford, Oxfordshire, GB
Corporate Partnerships Officer

Corporate Partnerships Officer

Blue Cross • Burford, Oxfordshire, GB
10 days ago
Salary
£28,996.00 yearly
Job type
  • Full-time
  • Permanent
  • Quick Apply
Job description

Description

Contract: Permanent, full time Salary: £28,996 – £33,716 per annum Location: Burford, Oxfordshire Closing date: Thursday 13 August 2026 Interview date: 19 & 20 August 2026 Do you enjoy building meaningful relationships and creating partnerships that make a real difference for animals and the people who love them? If so, we’d love to hear from you. We’re looking for a Corporate Partnerships Officer to join our Fundraising, Marketing and Communications team. This is an exciting opportunity to help grow and develop our corporate partnerships, securing vital income and long-term support for Blue Cross.

More about the role

As Corporate Partnerships Officer, you will support the Head of Corporate Partnerships, Community and Events to secure high value, long-term partnerships across a range of sectors. You’ll play a key role in both account management and new business development, helping to deliver impactful, mutually beneficial relationships with corporate supporters. You will manage a portfolio of partners, support the development of new opportunities including Charity of the Year, sponsorship and cause-related marketing, and ensure an excellent supporter experience at every touchpoint. This role is based at our Burford site with hybrid working in place, with a minimum of two days per week in the office. What you will be doing
  • Building and nurturing long-term, mutually beneficial relationships with corporate partners
  • Managing a portfolio of corporate accounts, ensuring excellent stewardship and ongoing engagement
  • Acting as a first point of contact for corporate fundraising enquiries via email and telephone
  • Supporting the development of compelling proposals, reports, communications and partnership materials
  • Working with the Head of Corporate Partnerships, Community and Events to deliver account management plans and maximise income
  • Identifying and researching new business prospects, including due diligence and prospect development
  • Securing and supporting new business meetings with potential partners and sponsors
  • Developing your own pipeline of opportunities to grow corporate income
  • Collaborating with colleagues across fundraising and the wider organisation to deliver partnership activity
  • Supporting financial processes, including income coding and purchase orders
  • Providing administrative support including acknowledgements and supporter communications
  • Ensuring compliance with data protection and fundraising regulations

About you

You will have experience working with corporate partners and will be confident building relationships with a wide range of stakeholders. Comfortable managing both account management and new business activity, you will be organised, proactive and motivated to deliver results.
You’ll bring a positive, solutions-focused approach, with the ability to manage competing priorities and work under pressure. You will communicate confidently and professionally, representing Blue Cross in a way that reflects our values and culture.
Essential Qualifications, Skills, and Experience
  • Experience managing corporate partnerships or accounts
  • Proven experience supporting or delivering new business development
  • Ability to build and maintain strong, positive relationships internally and externally
  • Strong research and prospecting skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
  • Good interpersonal and influencing skills
  • Experience using MS Office and databases
  • Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
  • Understanding of, and ability to apply, Blue Cross values
Desirable Qualifications, Skills, and Experience
  • Experience within corporate fundraising
  • Experience using CRM databases
  • Knowledge of the charity sector
  • Confident and engaging communication style
  • Creative and innovative approach to identifying opportunities
  • Strong influencing and persuasion skills
  • Ability to think strategically and spot growth opportunities
  • Solution-focused mindset
How to apply To apply for this role, please submit your application through our careers site and demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a high volume of applications.

Blue Cross benefits

Our people are the most important part of delivering our purpose. If it were not for their amazing efforts and commitment, we would not be able to make the difference that we do today. In return, Blue Cross wants to ensure we provide you with the best working environment we can. We want you to be happy working for us and will do everything we can to make sure you are. Our generous benefits package includes:
  • Full time equivalent of 38 days holiday rising to 43 with service (including Bank Holidays)
  • Programmes for physical and mental wellbeing support
  • Free access to GP via MetLife- 24/7 GP services, private prescriptions and more for you and your family
  • Health cash plan
  • Unlimited access to an employee assistance programme
  • Pension scheme with enhanced employer contribution
  • Professional fees paid with Continuing Professional Development and personal development support.
  • Life assurance
  • 20% discount on Pet Plan pet insurance
  • Enhanced family friendly policies
  • Recognition scheme
  • Annual volunteer days
  • Charity worker discounts across a variety of retailers
To read more about the benefits Blue Cross has to offer, please visit the 'why work for us' page on our website. If you’d like to learn more about Blue Cross, our mission, and the work we do to support animals and people, take a look at our About Us page
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