Centrepoint operate nationally, with bases in London, Manchester, the North East and Yorkshire, and support nearly 13,000 vulnerable young people a year by providing accommodation, teaching valuable life skills, tackling their physical and mental health issues and working with them to get them into education or employment.
The Partnerships Manager will be responsible for managing Centrepoint’s new multi-year strategic partnership with Coventry Building Society – the largest multi-year partnership in their corporate portfolio to date, and a transformational partnership for Centrepoint and the young people they work with.
The partnership is incredibly exciting – funding 4 programmes (helpline, employability, prevention and a grass-roots programme in Coventry) and covering employee engagement, commercial products and volunteering. Funding is £1m/yr for at least 3 years, although CBS were with their last partner for 15 years – so the plan is certainly to try to extend the partnership.
About the role
As Corporate Partnerships Manager – Key Account Manager, you will:
- Lead the £1m/yr partnership with Coventry Building Society, delivering exceptional account management on a daily basis
- Lead working groups internally, including Director level and with all programme leads
- Produce annual plans, KPIs, budgets in order to effectively manage the partnership
- Work closely with colleagues in Events, Community and Marketing to complement partnership activity
- Continue to seek ways of deepening the relationship with Coventry Building Society, including additional areas of funding
About you
Ideal skills and experience:
- Experience of managing partnerships worth £250k+
- Experience with and gravitas to liaise with senior internal stakeholders
- An exceptional relationship manager, able to be in daily contact with the partner and their key Centrepoint stakeholder
- Experience of delivering reports and data snapshots for programmes to clients
Employee benefits:
- 25 days annual leave, rising by one day per year up to 27 days
- Healthcare cash plan
- Private medical insurance
- Flexible working arrangements
