Location
London, UK (UK hybrid working – a minimum of 40% of working time is spent face-to-face in the London office, external meetings or travel). WaterAid operates a 60/40 hybrid working model, meaning roughly three days working where you work best and two days together in person.

Hours
Full time - 35 hours per week

Salary
£41,325 per year with excellent benefits

About the Role
Change starts with water. Change starts with you. Every day, millions of people live without clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene. WaterAid exists to change that – for everyone, everywhere. Join us, and your energy will help unlock people’s potential and create a fairer future.

WaterAid is a global federation driven by one vision: a world where everyone, everywhere has clean water, sanitation and hygiene by 2030. Powered by our values of Respect, Accountability, Courage, Collaboration, Integrity and Innovation, we work alongside communities, partners and supporters to make change happen.

The Corporate Partnerships Team harnesses the power of the private sector through strategic relationships that raise much needed funds for WaterAid’s life-changing work.

As our Corporate Partnerships Manager, you will manage new and existing corporate partnerships and our payroll giving scheme to foster powerful partnerships that drive sustainable change. In this role, you will:
- Proactively manage new and existing corporate partners, ensuring that each partner is appropriately supported and is reaching its full potential.
- Manage WaterAid’s Payroll Giving scheme including relationships with Professional Fundraising Organisations and Payroll Giving Agencies.
- Monitor partner-funded programme KPIs and budgets and ensure high quality reporting.
- Work with and make presentations to a range of contact types within our corporate partners.
- Champion WaterAid’s commitment to equity, inclusion and safeguarding.

Experience
- Proven track record of Partnership Management including growing and developing partnerships with companies.
- Experience writing high quality and engaging proposals and reports for a corporate audience.
- Experience making presentations to senior level contacts and/or large groups of employees.
- Ability to forge effective working relationships with people at all levels inside and outside the organisation and across a range of industries and differing business cultures.

About you
- Educated to degree level or equivalent work experience in relevant areas.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Commitment to WaterAid’s values and mission.

Although not essential, the following are preferred:
- Knowledge of international development and understanding of overseas development issues.
- Experience of developing corporate accounts over £100,000.
- Experience of managing Payroll Giving schemes.

Qualifications
Education to degree level or equivalent work experience in relevant areas.