Please note, this is a hybrid role based on the successful candidate working at least two days a week in our London office. Remote contracts would not be considered for this role.

PURPOSE OF JOB:

Our corporate partnerships are crucial to the success of Comic Relief, they are fundamental in helping us tackle poverty in the UK and around the world. We work with a range of organisations and brands, many of them have been with us for years!

The Partnerships Executive will play a vital role in supporting the day-to- day management of some of our strategic, seven figure partnerships at Comic Relief. The successful candidate will support the Senior Partnership Manager (SPM) and Partnership Manager (PM) in both the day to day running of the partnerships and project manage the logistics of our Red Nose Day merchandise.

Key responsibilities:

The core areas of focus for this role are partnership management and development, merchandise logistics and leading on staff engagement for our partners by organising project visits with our brilliant funded partners.

Partnership Management

• Fully support the Senior Partnership Manager & Partnership Manager with all aspects of day-to-day partnership management on several key strategic partnerships.

• Manage relationships with our partners through effective communication, problem solving, and responding to requests in a timely manner.

• Work alongside key teams within Comic Relief including marketing, creative, PR, legal, talent, fundraising, finance and funding to ensure we are delivering against our partnership objectives.

• Support partners in the development and approval of marketing and campaign materials

• Support New Business team on prospect research as required

• Project manage partner events and activations to maximise income and engagement.

Staff Engagement

• Lead on staff engagement for our partners, working closely with both the funding team at Comic Relief and funded partner organisations to plan and execute corporate visits (virtual and in-person) to continue to engage Partner staff with Comic Relief’s work.

Red Nose Day Merchandise

• Project manage the partner aspects of Comic Relief’s online shop. Work closely with teams across the organization and partner organisations to support the setup of Comic Relief’s online shop ahead of the Red Nose Day campaign.

• Organise the logistics associated with the shop including delivery of merchandise into the warehouse.

• Organise merchandise for campaign shoots, making sure transport and couriers are booked.

Person Specification

Essential

• Experience of managing partner or client relationships with major UK or global brands.

• Organised, with a strong attention to detail and great time management skills.

• Proven track record of strong project management skills.

• Effective communicator both verbally and in writing.

• Strong problem solving skills.

• Building and sustaining effective working relationships both internally and externally.

• A passion and enthusiasm for Comic Relief’s brand and work.

• Commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.

Desirable

• Strong organization and prioritization skills

• Ability to work collaboratively with key stakeholders

• Experience with Marketing and brand campaigns

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Comic Relief we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Why work at Comic Relief

There are lots of good reasons to join us at Comic Relief. You can read more about our employee benefits, such as our commitment to flexible and hybrid working. We ask staff to come to the office twice a week, normally on agreed team days, so that we can do all those things that are difficult to do online. Our office is based in Whitechapel, London, There are lots of opportunities to develop your skills and experience at Comic Relief, including opportunities to become a Mental Health First Aider or to participate in our Employee Network Groups that focus on making Comic Relief a more inclusive place to work.

Disability Confident employer

 As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we take positive action by providing first-round interviews to candidates who have a registered disability, provided they meet the minimum criteria for the role, as demonstrated on their CV.

We ask that candidates that wish to be considered for this scheme email j.scott@comicrelief.com to discuss further. Please do not email CV's/cover letters.