Fundraising Manager - #2088679

Corporate Fundraising Manager

Salary: £40,774

Base: Manchester

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday (hybrid)

Contract: Permanent

Overview

We are working with a well-established, high-profile organisation seeking to appoint a Corporate Fundraising Manager or Senior Corporate Fundraiser, depending on experience.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a high-performing team with a large, engaged corporate supporter base and strong brand recognition.

The Role

Corporate Fundraising Manager (mid-level):

• Manage a high volume of corporate relationships (circa 200 active accounts annually)
• Engage with a wider pool of 500–600 companies per year
• Focus on day-to-day relationship management, engagement, and income generation
• Typically working with organisations contributing £50k–£100k annually

Key Responsibilities

• Proactively develop new corporate relationships through networking, outreach, meetings, and presentations, securing and managing long-term partnerships.
• Build and deliver a diverse range of partnership opportunities, including sponsorship, cause-related marketing, employee fundraising, and in-kind support.
• Utilise networking and market engagement to generate new business opportunities across a broad range of sectors, both locally and nationally.
• Take ownership of income generation, managing against agreed new business targets and supporting overall budget delivery.
• Track and report on income performance, pipeline activity, and key metrics.
• Represent the organisation at external events and proactively identify new partnership opportunities.
• Manage and grow a portfolio of corporate partnerships, ensuring strong engagement and long-term retention.
• Motivate and support partners to achieve ambitious fundraising or commercial contribution goals.
• Contribute to the development and delivery of wider partnership and fundraising strategy.
• Undertake project work and collaborate with internal teams to maximise opportunities across multiple income streams.
• Maintain accurate records using CRM systems, ensuring effective data management, segmentation, and reporting.
• Support and attend partner-led and organisational events as required.
• Work collaboratively across teams to identify cross-functional opportunities and enhance overall performance.
• Manage corporate volunteers where required.
• Take ownership of personal development and stay up to date with relevant sector trends and best practice.
• Ensure all activity is compliant with relevant regulations, policies, and data protection requirements.
• Monitor market trends, identify opportunities, and provide insights to inform future strategy.

Benefits:

• Holiday entitlement: Starts at 27 days per year, rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 after 10 years plus all statutory bank holidays.
• flexi start / finish time
• Hybrid working
• TOIL for all extra hours
• Mileage reimbursement for all travel involved

If this sounds like something you'd be interested in, we'd love to hear from you! Please submit your CV and Cover Letter and we can arrange a time to call to discuss the role in more detail.