Role Overview
The Talent Set are delighted to partner with our client on a fantastic Interim New Business Lead (part-time) role. This temporary, on-site position will identify and develop high-value corporate partnerships, creating commercial opportunities that deliver income, visibility and shared value across humanitarian and charitable work.
Key Responsibilities
- Research and prioritise prospective corporate partners.
- Initiate conversations and build trusted relationships with decision-makers.
- Lead opportunities from initial meeting through proposition development, negotiation and contracting.
- Create tailored financial and non-financial partnership proposals.
- Develop stewardship plans for priority prospects, making effective use of senior stakeholders and specialist expertise.
- Coordinate activity across relevant functions to align partnership plans with organisational priorities.
- Monitor budgets, forecasts and income targets.
- Identify timely fundraising opportunities in response to changing circumstances.
- Support the development of effective new business approaches and processes.
Person Specification
- Proven experience securing substantial corporate partnerships, including grant-based, brand-led, pro bono, in-kind and employee engagement support.
- Experience developing and delivering new business or partnership strategies.
- Skilled negotiator with effective relationship management and influencing abilities.
- Able to translate complex issues into clear, compelling propositions for varied audiences.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Commercially aware, collaborative and adaptable, with the ability to prioritise work at pace.
- Experience managing budgets, forecasts and performance against targets.
- Experience supporting or managing colleagues and developing effective working relationships.
- Familiarity with international development, humanitarian or charity partnerships is desirable.
- Knowledge of sustainable finance, innovative funding models, CSRD or Salesforce would be beneficial.
- Comfortable working on-site, with occasional travel and unsocial hours where required.
Salary: £217.39 basic pay + £34.90 holiday pay
Contract: 2-3 days a week part-time
Length: 6 months
Hybrid: 1 day a week in London
Start: ASAP
How to Apply
To apply, please submit your CV demonstrating your suitability for this role by clicking the 'apply now' button (please do not apply via email). We aim to get back to all successful candidates within 48 working hours.
Commitment to Diversity
The Talent Set are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, disability, or age. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.
