Join the Royal Air Forces Association as their Corporate Partnerships Manager

Make an impact and help raise vital funds for RAF personnel, veterans, and their families.

Location: Leicester (Agile working available, with two days in the office and occasional weekend work for events)
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £33,820 - £35,600

Charity People is partnering with the RAF Association, a leading welfare and wellbeing charity supporting over 85,000 RAF personnel, veterans, and their families each year. The Association is committed to ensuring no member of the RAF community faces adversity alone, offering vital welfare and wellbeing services and raising funds for their programmes through events. This role will focus on driving the charity’s welfare and wellbeing products and services, as well as securing sponsorship for events, directly supporting veterans, serving personnel, and their families.

As Corporate Partnerships Manager, you’ll play a pivotal role in building lasting relationships with corporate partners and high-net-worth individuals to secure funding for the Association’s mission. Working closely with the Head of Corporate Partnerships and Events, you will manage and nurture existing partnerships while actively identifying and securing new opportunities to drive growth and impact. You will also work closely with the Events Manager to create networking opportunities.

Your Responsibilities Include:

• Deliver the corporate and major giving programme in partnership with the Head of Corporate Partnerships.
• Achieve personal income targets by developing partnerships, including donations, sponsorships, and cause-related marketing.
• Cultivate strong relationships with existing and new corporate partners, maximising opportunities for income and engagement.
• Collaborate with colleagues to identify new funding opportunities and report on services and events.
• Secure new partnerships through networking, outreach, and building relationships with businesses and individuals.
• Ensure all corporate and major donor fundraising complies with relevant governance and best practice.
• Representing the RAF Association at key events and acting as an ambassador.

About You:

Ideally, you will have experience within the RAF/UK military/Defence sector, including:

• Experience in corporate partnerships, major giving, or high-net-worth fundraising.
• Excellent relationship-building skills with a proven track record of securing and managing partnerships.
• Proven ability to identify and pursue new business opportunities for growth.
• Strong writing and communication skills, including creating pitches, reports, and impact statements.
• Organisational skills to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Most importantly, passionate about supporting the RAF Association's cause and making a difference.

The successful candidate will also need a full UK driving license and access to a vehicle for this role.

Benefits of Working for the RAF Association

• Generous Leave: 36 days (including bank holidays), plus a birthday/wellbeing day, and the option to buy additional leave.
• Flexible Working: Agile working arrangements and TOIL for extra hours worked.
• Pension & Financial Support: 5% employer pension contribution (subject to matching), life insurance (4x salary), company sick pay, and tax-free childcare vouchers.
• Health & Wellbeing: Free eye tests, flu jabs, Medicash health cashback plan, and paid medical leave for appointments.
• Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 confidential support for financial, legal, family, and health-related matters.
• Additional Perks: Free RAF Association membership, volunteering opportunities, and access to exclusive discounts.
• Support for Military Reservists: Additional paid leave for reservist duties.

If you're ready to bring your expertise to a highly impactful role, we’d love to hear from you!

Please send your CV to Priya at Charity People in the first instance. Priya can be reached at priya@charitypeople.co.uk

Deadline: 28^th March 2025
Interviews: 11th of April 2025

Charity People and actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

Do you have extensive event management experience and looking for a role that offers plenty of variety?

We’re partnering with a The Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters (CILA), a globally recognised professional body dedicated to upholding excellence in the loss adjusting profession.

As CILA embark on an exciting period of transformation, this new role will be instrumental in enhancing the membership experience and delivering top-tier events.

As Events & Membership Officer, you will be responsible for the delivery of CILA’s suite of member-centric events.  A blend of virtual seminars and larger flagship in-person events (incl. an annual conference, dinner, and graduations day).

When you aren’t coordinating events (60%) you will be wearing your membership engagement hat (40%) as the main point of contact for queries, managing their inbox, updating CRM and providing excellent member-care.

Hybrid: 3 days office based and 2 days from home (and post 3m. probation rising to 3 days from home)
Location: 18th Floor, 100 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4AG
Salary: £30,000 - £35,000
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Contract: Permanent

CILA is a small not for profit, with just 5 staff, so you can look forward to working with autonomy and in a truly collaborative, inclusive and relatively non-hierarchical working culture. You will have the opportunity to shape this new role, contributing to the evolution of both systems and process.

You can look forward to working with colleagues who are warm, friendly and sociable. Keen to empower you to develop and grow both your skills and experience.

This role involves occasional UK travel, as well as a need to work outside core hours when required for events.

What you can expect:

• Competitive salary (£30,000 - £35,000)
• Hybrid working with flexible hours
• Company pension scheme
• Employee bonus scheme (upon successful completion of probation)
• Private healthcare benefit
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Season ticket loan

If you have extensive events-coordination experience and a willingness to provide excellent membership engagement and administration we would love to hear from you asap.

Please note there is no cover letter required.

Interviews:         W/C 10^th March 2025

Start Date:          ASAP (March/April)

Charity People are committed to providing equal opportunities and welcome candidates from diverse backgrounds. If you require any assistance or adjustments during the application process, please don't hesitate to reach out.