Corporate Partnerships Coordinator
Salary £ 26,715 per annum (plus £2,205 London weighting, if applicable)
We would prefer to have the candidate based in London (or in London 4-6 days each month for corporate meetings and office days. We will consider remote working for the right candidate. Willingness to travel to London is crucial for this role.
Vacancy listed 01/11/2023
Application deadline 19/11/2023
Details

About the opportunity

Working closely with the Corporate Partnerships Manager and wider philanthropy team, the Corporate Partnerships Coordinator will identify and cultivate fruitful partnerships with a range of medium and large businesses, Civil Service departments and retired professionals (exact mix to be defined when the role begins and reviewed on an annual basis).

They will help maximise the potential of corporate and other organisations for volunteer recruitment and philanthropic opportunities, to ensure a sustainable supply of tutors to enable growth for Action Tutoring. As a relatively young organisation, raising our profile and brand awareness lies at the heart of our marketing, recruitment and fundraising activities. The Corporate Partnerships Coordinator will be recruiting volunteers from across the country to deliver both online and face-to-face tutoring support in the charity’s regions. You will adapt your support depending on current programme needs and targets.

Closing date: Sunday 19th November 2023
Interviews: Monday 27th November 2023
Start date: Ideally December 2023
Place of work: We would prefer to have the candidate based in London (or in London 4-6 days each month for corporate meetings and office days. We will consider remote working for the right candidate. Willingness to travel to London is crucial for this role.
Our London office address is: Fivefields, 8-10 Grosvenor Gardens, SW1W 0DH 

Duties and responsibilities

· Drive new applications from potential volunteer tutors, ensuring a strong supply of high-quality applications to meet growth targets in each region, for both face-to-face and online delivery.

· Work with the Corporate Partnerships Manager to build on and develop new relationships with organisations, including corporate businesses and the Civil Service (exact mix defined when role begins), with the aim of encouraging employee volunteering and ensuring a sustainable pipeline of volunteers.

· Organise volunteer engagement activities and information sessions, both online and in-person, through the delivery of information sessions (“Lunch & Learn”) and tutoring ‘taster sessions’ for businesses; attend in-office stalls and corporate volunteering fairs to drive recruitment of prospective and new volunteer tutors. Host feedback and reflection sessions for active volunteers. 

· Maximise the potential from existing partnerships.

· Generate regular reports and communicate updates to volunteer partners to demonstrate the value and impact of their volunteers.

· Identify and develop relationships with corporate organisations to help diversify Action Tutoring’s pool of volunteers and fundraising opportunities..

· Work with the current volunteer pool to identify potential advocates for Action Tutoring through their employers or member organisations, particularly to encourage word-of-mouth recommendation.

· Research new leads for corporate volunteer recruitment and corporate fundraising opportunities including sponsorship, fundraising events, donations, match funding campaigns and ‘charity of the year’ offerings.

· Articulate the benefits and value of volunteering with Action Tutoring to corporate organisations, developing new communications documents, sourcing case studies and materials to assist this and attending events; supporting the profile raising of Action Tutoring wherever possible.

· Support programme staff to develop local partnerships, through businesses and public sector links, and attend regular regional recruitment strategy meetings.

· Maintain accurate records of recruitment channels and relationships; use data to analyse the effectiveness of different recruitment channels, using this information to inform future work.

· Any other duties deemed reasonable.


Person specification

Qualifications criteria:

· Right to work in the UK. 

We are looking for some of the following attributes, though you might be more experienced in some areas than others: 

· Highly organised, able to multitask and prioritise and complete activities to a high standard; excellent time management skills

· Have experience managing stakeholders, networking and building relationships for professional purposes, friendly and outgoing.

· Enjoy using data and creativity to suggest improvement and inform your approach to work and partnerships.

· Strong verbal and written communication skills and interpersonal skills, able to effectively adapt communication depending on the audience.

· Confident public speaker; able to present well to a range of audiences, able to be persistent and persuasive when required.

· Have brilliant attention to detail

· Open to new ideas and learning. You will be willing to adapt and grow with the development of the organisation and the Philanthropy team.

· Have high computer literacy; familiar with Microsoft Word, Excel,and PowerPoint (desirable).

· Committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.

· Committed to the mission and values of Action Tutoring.

· Committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children.

You will be likely be more successful in this role if you have:

· Experience in managing or building partnerships/relationships with corporations (or other institutions/sectors e.g. Civil Service or universities)

· Experience in corporate (or other) fundraising.

· Experience in using databases.

· Evidence of an interest in education and/or the third sector.

 



 

Benefits

Hybrid working
We offer a flexible combination of office and home based working.

Holiday
25 days holiday a year (plus UK public holidays), increasing by a day for each complete year of service (up to three extra days). 3 additional days pro rata between Christmas and New Year.

Flexitime and TOIL
We have a flexible policy for working hours, and offer TOIL where staff have to work particularly early in the day or late in the evening, so that they can reclaim those hours at another time.

Team away days
The whole team across the UK gets together two times a year.

Pensions
We have a workplace pension scheme with a 3% employer contribution.

Culture of celebrating
Regular thanks and praise and monthly recognition of ’heroes’ to celebrate employees going above and beyond.

Knowledge-sharing
Lots of opportunities to learn from others in the organisation, including policy briefings, shadowing colleagues and peer-to-peer development.

Socials
Team socials around team days, regular bring-and-share team lunches and other activities.

Proofreading Team
As well as checking the accuracy of all content Action Tutoring shares with external audiences, our proofreading team supports individuals who would value an extra pair of eyes on their writing.

Ad hoc projects
Interested in other exciting topics relevant to our charity? Then join one of our working groups (including policy, diversity, equity and inclusion, case studies, and sustainability) and support with ongoing projects.

Notes

How to apply:
To apply for this position you will need to complete and attach an application form to your application. To do this, please download the attached application form, complete the sections in full and save the new file, and then click the 'apply' button.

You will be able to upload the completed application form on the next page.

Applications without an attached application form will automatically be discounted. We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us (hello@actiontutoring.org.uk) if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help you with making the application process work for you.

Attached documents
Title File
Job pack Corporate_Partnerships_Coordinator_Job_pack_AY23.24__public_final_.pdf
Action Tutoring's Way of Working AT's_ways_of_working_AY23.24__public_.pdf
Application form Corporate_parternships_coordinator_Application_Form_AY23.34_internal__FINAL_VERSION.docx

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