Corporate partnerships account executive Christian Aid

Christian Aid’s new strategy recognises the essential role the private sector has to play in ending poverty. We now seek an experienced corporate fundraising executive to join our corporate partnerships team, to manage a diverse portfolio of existing corporate partnerships including affinity, cause related marketing, sponsorship and philanthropic.

You’ll be responsible for communications with partners, liaising with internal teams to implement marketing plans and to ensure that income is received in line with contracts and agreements. You’ll also manage the production and distribution of the quarterly corporate newsletter and emergency appeals.

Educated to degree level or equivalent, you’ll have experience of account management in a corporate context and specifically of developing corporate/charity partnerships, developing and implementing marketing plans, and database marketing. You’ll have excellent relationship management, organisational and communication skills.

Due to the development of a new private sector engagement team at Christian Aid, this role is initially being offered on a fixed term basis for six months.

Please show your suitability for this post by giving answers to the following questions: Using the guidance notes may help you formulate your answers.

Building partnerships

Give an example of how you have maintained and developed relationships with companies in order to achieve mutually agreed objectives.

Communicate effectively

Give an example of how you have communicated a complex or difficult topic to a company or group of companies.

Deliver results

Give an example of how you have prioritised, planned and monitored your work to achieve demanding timescales and/or budgets.

We value the contribution each person makes to the success of our organisation. That’s why you can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.

As this post is UK based, non-EC nationals will require current and valid permission to work in the UK.

Download the role profile (151 KB pdf)

To apply for this post, please download an application pack and email your completed UK & Ireland application form to: recruitment@christian-aid.org (quoting the reference number). Alternatively, your completed application form, can be printed out and posted to us at:

Christian Aid
35 Lower Marsh
Waterloo
London SE1 7RT

Please note that CVs will not be accepted.

Job reference: 341/OK

Closing date: 12 noon, Friday 14 September 2012

Interview date: At the end of September

Christian Aid values diversity and aspires to reflect this in our workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.