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Partnership Relationship Lead
Apply locations Milton Keynes, United Kingdom time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday time left to apply End Date: February 17, 2025 (17 days left to apply) job requisition id JR39868
With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.
Come join our 34,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!
Key Responsibilities:
We are looking for an exceptional WV Partnership Relationship Lead, who has a pivotal role in implementing WVUK's Institutional Funding strategy by fostering strong relationships with designated WV Regional and National Offices. The ideal candidate will play a vital part in supporting national office strategies. Your responsibilities will include working with national offices to grow relationships with institutional donors, identifying funding opportunities and developing partnerships with external organisations to form robust consortia for funding applications. This role offers a unique chance to drive impactful collaborations and strategic alignment within a dynamic global context.
Strategic Engagement
* Strategic engagement with designated National Offices and Regional Offices to understand, influence and be influenced by their strategic and operational direction.
* Create and implement country engagement plans between National Offices and WVUK to lay out agreed mutual support and outcomes/ activities required to deliver National Office and WVUK institutional income objectives.
Institutional Funding Acquisition Support
* Support National and Regional Offices to build relationships with institutional donors, understanding local funding strategies and priorities, and to position WV well as a credible, donor-aligned agency.
* Enable the National and Regional Offices to identify funding opportunities emerging from relevant in-country donors. Manage handover to the proposal development team to complete funding acquisitions.
* Support the WVUK Institutional Funding Portfolio Strategy Unit with the development and delivery of WVUK’s institutional funding acquisition strategy and funding forecasts.
Facilitate the building of in-country consortium partners
* Identify, build and manage relationships with external organisations for National Offices so that partners are prepositioned when required for institutional funding applications.
Support the delivery of sponsorship & Private Funded programmes
* Support the WVUK Senior Strategic Partnerships Portfolio Lead to identify project opportunities with focus National Offices to be funded by UK private and corporate donors.
Essential Criteria:
* Proven understanding of development theory, policy and practice, in development and fragile contexts.
* Experience of working in a cross-cultural context in a developing country, experience in West Africa or Asia is particularly desirable.
* Proven success in building and maintaining relationships with institutional donors.
* Proven experience of influencing numerous stakeholders at multiple levels.
* Experience of portfolio management.
As an active Christian, this role allows you to integrate your Christian faith and be sensitive to its various expressions across cultures and denominations.
Salary: £36,576 per annum FTE, depending on experience + a good range of other benefits.
Contract: 7 months fixed term contract (Maternity Cover).
Hours: Full time - 36.5 hours per week.
Location: Hybrid working with a requirement to be in the Milton Keynes office 2 days per week (UK-based applicants only).
In addition to the salary offered, we offer the following:
* 28 days holiday + bank holidays, rising with length of service to 30 days.
* Holiday purchase scheme.
* Pension - 7% employer contribution.
* Eyecare test reimbursement.
* Life Assurance up to 4 x annual salary.
* Enhanced Maternity Pay.
* Wellbeing Support – Employee Assistance Programme.
* Cycle to Work scheme.
Please upload your CV of full employment history explaining any gaps in employment and reasons for leaving your previous employer. This must be accompanied by a cover letter stating how you meet the essential criteria provided above.
Closing date for applications: 17 February 2025
Interview date(s): TBC
We reserve the right to interview candidates and close the ad ahead of the closing date should a strong candidate be identified.
**Please note that you MUST be holding the Right to work in the UK documentation as unfortunately this role is not sponsored**
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Universal acceptance for everyone, everywhere is at the heart of our Christian organisation. We promote diversity of thought, culture and background, which connects the entire World Vision family. As such, World Vision is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in our workforce. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented sections of the community. World Vision UK also operates flexible working policies and practices.
As a child focused organisation, World Vision UK is committed to the safeguarding of children, therefore any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of applicable background checks, including a criminal records check.
World Vision UK is a registered organisation operating the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (MDS) and we shall check with your previous employers about your behaviour and conduct. We will be requesting they complete a form known as a Statement of Conduct. For more information see: The Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (misconduct-disclosure-scheme.org)
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Applicant Types Accepted:
Local Applicants Only
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