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Senior Partnerships Officer

28 hours per week

FTE £32,500

Permanent

Based in London SE1, with agile working policy enabling balance between office and working from home.

Please Note: Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK

A cover letter must be submitted.

This role will proactively secure new partnerships and manage existing corporate partnerships for Bliss, suiting someone from either a fundraising, sales, or account management background.

The successful candidate will be responsible for helping us achieve our ambitious income targets and will require a confident, creative and passionate communicator who will relish the opportunity to drive forward this programme of work at Bliss.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to make a significant contribution to the development and delivery of the incredibly successful Corporate and Partnerships programme at Bliss, working with international brands such as Pampers, WaterWipes and Vitabiotics.

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate the following skills and experience:

• Experience of pitching and securing new high value and mutually beneficial partnerships
• Ability to align brand and strategic objectives into creative funding proposals
• High levels of project management experience
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with internal and external stakeholders
• Significant experience in account management and development

About Us

Bliss is the UK’s leading national charity for babies born premature or sick. Our vision is that every baby born premature or sick in the UK has the best chance of survival and quality of life.

We champion the rights of every baby born premature or sick to receive the best care. We achieve this by empowering families, influencing policy and practice, and enabling life changing research.

Why work for Bliss?

We are an equal opportunities employer and take pride in our collaborative and inclusive work culture. We understand that we all have different priorities at home and we therefore aim to offer a mix of financial and non-financial benefits. Our benefits include financial, health & wellbeing, lifestyle and career development options:

• 25 days paid holiday (pro-rata for part-time employees)
• Flexible working practices such as flexi-time working hours and time off in lieu (TOIL)
• Relaxed work life and dress code
• A contributory Bliss pension scheme
• Interest free annual season ticket loans
• Company and statutory sick pay scheme
• Compassionate leave
• Time off for volunteering
• Salary sacrifice schemes (bike to work, payroll giving)
• Access to 24x7 free Employee Assistance Programme
• Family friendly policies
• Learning and development via peer to peer, blended, cascaded and self-directed learning
• Mentoring and coaching

How to apply

If you have the skills and experience required for this position, click “apply” today and check your inbox for an email providing more information on how to tailor your application and provide a cover letter or any supporting documents.

You must be eligible to work in the UK.

Recruitment Timeline

We are recruiting on an immediate basis and early applications will be prioritised.

First round interviews will take place on a rolling basis. Interviews will take place via video call.

It is Bliss’ policy not to contact applicants who have not been invited for interview.

Other suitable skills and experience includes Projects and Partnerships Officer, Events & Partnerships Officer, Communications Officer, Corporate Partnership Officer, Business and Partnerships Officer, Senior Partnerships Executive, Senior Partnerships Manager,