Head of Partnerships

This role is a fixed-term contract for an initial 12-month period. Closing Date for Applications: 19th January 2024._

Purpose

Established in 1986, City in the Community is the registered charity of Manchester City and exists to empower healthier lives through football. Our programmes place physical and mental wellbeing at their core, whilst also creating healthy futures and healthy communities.

The Head of Partnerships role is a key strategic and operational one within the charity, leading on all aspects of partnerships and income generation across CITC. The purpose of the role is to develop and implement a clear strategy to drive revenue, strengthen relationships and support the overall long-term sustainability of the charity.

The role provides strategic counsel to the CEO of City in the Community and the Board on all aspects of partnerships and income generation.

The role also provides an important link for strategically vital CITC partnerships with Manchester City, their corporate partners, City Football Group (CFG), its global City Football Foundation and other Club CITC’s within the wider group.

The Head of Partnerships is part of the CITC Leadership team and will be expected to play an active role, ultimately driving the charity and contributing to the achievement of strategic priorities and overall vision of the charity.

**Accountabilities**:

- Accountable for departmental risk assessment and adherence to internal controls, regulations and relevant legislation. Accountable for departmental risk assessment and adherence to internal controls, regulations and relevant legislation.
- Work closely with key CFG departments & external organisations and stakeholders to drive and secure sustainable revenue for CITC that supports the Operations function of CITC, in turn leading the management and delivery of high-quality activation and impact.
- Build and maintain strategic relationships with key stakeholders both internally and externally including commercial partners and achieving retention targets through driving high standards of partnership management processes.
- Develop an overarching strategy and implementation plan to achieve significant growth in all areas of Partnerships including a wide range of revenue sources, ultimately leading a team into its implementation.
- Track and evaluate monthly/yearly performance against set KPI’s and inform budget/resource planning, in turn driving income and engagement across the charity.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience required as **Essential**
- Solid experience of partnerships, charitable funding streams and fundraising activities.
- Strong Leadership experience, providing direction and role model behaviours.
- Sound understanding of corporate social responsibility.
- Strong grasp of public and private sector funding sources.
- Outstanding communication skills; written and presentation skills
- Successful strategic project management experience
- Strong understanding and experience of budget processes and management
- Flexible and patient with strong negotiation skills
- Team player who can adapt to work well across different teams and manage multiple stakeholders
- Willing to take the initiative and form a critical part of a leadership team
- Resilient and adaptable to change
- Self-motivated and focussed to work to own deadlines

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

Pay: £45,000.00-£55,000.00 per year

Additional pay:

- Bonus scheme

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Gym membership
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Store discount

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Manchester

Application deadline: 19/01/2025