Partnerships Development Manager (Chapter Member Partner)
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Reference: DEC20241340
Expiry date: 23:59, Sun, 19th Jan 2025
Location: Home-based UK
Salary: £39,838.00 - £49,798.00 Per Annum
Benefits: For Benefits package info please refer to the Terms and Conditions and Benefits document which can be downloaded from the job advert on our careers page
The role
We are looking for a Partnerships Development Manager to develop and implement a comprehensive business development plan, aligning with our longer term strategic aims. Youll collaborate across the organisation to understand business aims and objectives, and with one eye of the external market youll help to find solutions through seeking new opportunities and in turn developing key new business relationships. You will be skilled in research and prospecting for new business development opportunities, performing the due diligence required and in developing mutually beneficial relationships with key partners which will enable us to deliver for our audiences and achieve our long-term plans.
Alongside this there will be times when you will use your skills, knowledge and expertise to work in squads of between six to nine people on exciting and customer focused initiatives. This involves following agile values and principles and working collaboratively with the product owner and colleagues to deliver on the strategic objectives and value for our customers. You'll be given direction on what needs to be achieved and the freedom to achieve it.
What you'll do
- Collaborate with stakeholders across the charity to understand key business aims and objectives.
- Surveying the external marketplace and perform competitor analysis to ensure we capitalise on key opportunities.
- Prospecting both warm and cold relationships for potential partners to help us achieve our goals.
- Using your keen research skills to perform due diligence to ensure potential partners are compatible with our aims and our values.
- Making strong decisions regarding which partnerships to take forward and which to not progress based on insight.
- Developing mutually beneficial relationships with new and existing partners to enable NDCS to deliver against strategic plans.
What you'll need
- Youll have a practical understanding of developing new business relationships from prospecting to partnership.
- Youll be fully conversant with researching to perform due diligence ensuring partners are aligned to NDCS values.
- Youre strategic and analytical and will have the ability to assess the external environment and competitors to ensure NDCS can capitalise on key opportunities.
- Youll be comfortable making tough decisions to manage risk.
- Strong digital skills and a sound understanding of agile values & principles.
- A criminal record check / DBS disclosure (if offered the position).
What you'll get
- Home-based working with flexible hours.
- 25 days holiday - plus additional 3 days at Christmas (and bank holidays).
- Pension (5.5% employer contribution).
- Healthcare Cashplan.
- Annual performance-based salary increase.
- Employee Assistance & Wellbeing Programmes.
What we do
The National Deaf Children's Society are the leading charity for deaf children. We give expert support on childhood deafness, raise awareness and campaign for deaf children's rights, so they have the same opportunities as everyone else.
Disability Confidence
We are a Disability Confident Employer and committed to offering interviews to candidates who request to be considered under the disability confident scheme and meet the minimum requirements of the person specification. Please contact us with any accessibility or reasonable adjustment enquiries.
The National Deaf Childrens Society is a registered charity in England and Wales (1016532) and in Scotland (SC040779).
Other organisations may call this role Business Development Manager, BDM, Partnerships Manager, Strategic Partnerships Manager, or Business Growth Manager.
So, if youd like to join us as a Partnerships Development Manager, please apply via the button shown. This job is being posted by Webrecruit on behalf of National Deaf Children's Society. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.
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