Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager

We are working with Prospectus on this role, use the link within the job description for more information.

For more information and how to apply for the role, please submit your full application here by Monday 10th November.

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We are seeking a dynamic and confident fundraiser to be our Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager. The Sutton Trust is at an exciting point in our organisational journey, with a new Chairperson and ambitions to significantly grow our impact and fundraising as part of our 2030 strategy.

As Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager, you will be an experienced partnership manager and fundraiser, confident in securing new business through active prospecting and networking along with experience in securing and stewarding strategic partnerships with major corporates and their associated corporate foundations. You will have an entrepreneurial mindset for income generation, able to confidently manage competing demands to balance securing new partnerships and delivering high quality account management to your portfolio of current and prospective supporters.

The role will lead on some of our largest and most complex corporate partnerships, focused on delivering shared strategic goals to increase social mobility in the workplace and supporting a more socio-economically diverse workforce for the future. Our corporate partnerships focus on strategic engagement on an organisational level and growth has been achieved through supporting multiple objectives and engaging multiple stakeholders, particularly at a senior level.

Terms of Appointment

Contract: Full-time, permanent
Salary: £49,000-£55,000
Working location: Minimum of two office days per week. Our home working policy gives staff the option to work from home for up to 60% of the time, with approval from their line manager.
Office location: The Sutton Trust, 9th Floor, Millbank Tower, 21-24 Millbank, London, SW1P 4QP
Hours: The standard working hours are 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. This role is likely to also be required to attend events / meetings outside of normal working hours during weekday evenings and occasionally at weekends, in line with organisational policies.
A DBS check may be required

Application

For more information and how to apply for this role, please submit your full application here by Monday 10th November.

Safeguarding statement

The Sutton Trust believes that a child, young person or vulnerable adult should never experience abuse of any kind. We all have a responsibility to promote the welfare of all children and young people and to keep them safe. Therefore all posts undergo a safer recruitment process, including but not limited to, disclosure of criminal records where necessary and eligibility to work in the UK. We have procedures in place to promote safeguarding and a safe culture at the Trust.

Contextual recruitment

The Trust is committed to ensuring equality of opportunity and that all applicants receive equal consideration for employment. We strongly encourage individuals from all backgrounds, including those underrepresented at present at the Trust, to apply for this role. As such we particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds. We are committed to being an inclusive and welcoming place to work and know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the young people we support.

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for disabled candidates throughout our recruitment process and during employment.

We also operate contextual recruitment at the Sutton Trust. Our application process gives you the option to include information about your background, such as whether you were eligible for free school meals, whether your parents went to university, or whether you attended a state school. For more examples and information on contextual recruitment, please see our website.

Department
Development
Locations
London
Remote status
Hybrid
Yearly salary
£49,000 - £55,000
Employment type
Full-time
Deadline
10 November, 2025

London

Our Benefits

Annual leave
27 days per annum plus bank holidays (29 days per annum for roles at 'Head of' level and above).
Pension scheme
Contributory pension scheme (subject to the conditions of the scheme) which includes a 7% employer pension contribution.
Family leave
Enhanced maternity, paternity/ partner, adoption, shared parental leave pay and carer's leave (conditions apply)
Flexible working
Minimum 2 office days per week, plus Flexible Working Policy
Wellbeing
2 paid mental health/ self-care days, annual wellbeing workshops and access to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme
Other benefits include:
Cycle to work scheme, life assurance cover, season ticket loans, and free tea, coffee, fruit and lunch when working from the office.

“The Trust is committed to ensuring equality of opportunity and that all applicants receive equal consideration for employment. We strongly encourage individuals from all backgrounds, including those underrepresented at present at the Trust, to apply for this role and recognise the value that diversity brings to our work.”

About The Sutton Trust

The Sutton Trust is the UK’s leading social mobility charity. We believe every young person should have a fair chance in life, regardless of their family’s income, the school they go to or where they grow up. But today in this country, the opportunity to succeed is heavily shaped by socio-economic background. Our mission is to change this. Our programmes empower young people to access life-changing opportunities, and our research influences national change to deliver a fairer future.

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Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager

We are working with Prospectus on this role, use the link within the job description for more information.

For more information and how to apply for the role, please submit your full application here by Monday 10th November.

Terms of Appointment

Application

Safeguarding statement

Contextual recruitment

London

Our Benefits

Annual leave

Pension scheme

Family leave

Flexible working

Wellbeing

Other benefits include:

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Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager

We are working with Prospectus on this role, use the link within the job description for more information.

For more information and how to apply for the role, please submit your full application here by Monday 10th November.