Foundations & Institutional Fundraising Lead

Interim- Part time - 4 days per week, 8 Month Fixed Term Contract

£53,000 - £60,000 pa pro rata

City of London E1 8QS and we are a hybrid working organisation

This role is offered on a hybrid contract giving you the opportunity to also work from home three days a week.

Purpose of job:

Partnerships are at the heart of Comic Relief. The Interim Foundations and Institutional Funding Lead will develop a pipeline and secure £multimillion partnerships with Institutional donors (eg FCDO and other government bodies) and large global foundations, through proactive engagement and sophisticated partnership proposition development. 

To do so, this role will work closely with the Funding team, senior stakeholders and other colleagues to develop compelling six and seven figure sum multi-year funding propositions that align with our vision of a just world, free from poverty.  The Partnerships Manager will take responsibility for managing relationships with global corporate partners, throughout the year and for Comic Relief campaigns. They will lead the creative development of Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day merchandise range in collaboration with one of our strategic retail partners.

Key responsibilities:

• To lead on £multimillion income opportunities with institutional donors and foundations, including prospecting and relationship development with key donor stakeholders 


• To work closely with the Funding Team to develop partnership propositions that are in line with Comic Relief’s funding strategy  


• To work with portfolio managers and Heads of to ensure that sufficient core costs and management fees are included in all funder partnership agreements, working closely with Finance and Legal to manage this consistently  


• To clearly negotiate contractual and legal frameworks for partnerships that deliver restricted and unrestricted income to help deliver Comic Relief’s social change strategy  


• To ensure consistency and clarity in Comic Relief’s unique offering to potential new funding partners  


• To bring together learning from successful and unsuccessful funding partnership bids and negotiations  


• To represent Comic Relief at appropriate networking events and conferences  

Please note, this role may include international travel 

Person specification

Essential criteria

• Solid experience of high-level relationship development with institutional donors and/or global foundation  


• Proven experience of negotiating and managing £multimillion, multi-faceted funding partnerships in the voluntary sector 


• A knowledge of the NGO funding landscape 


• Exceptional communication, networking, influencing and persuading skills.  


• Building and sustaining effective working relationships both internally and externally 

Desirable criteria 

• Experience of securing partnerships with institutions and/or large global foundations 


• Experience of developing funding propositions with impact and funding teams 


• Knowledge of the impact of poverty on vulnerable people in the UK and around the world  

Perks and benefits:

• Flexible working hours


• Work from home option


• Wellness programs


• Employee Assistance Programme


• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave


• Paid emergency leave


• Sabbatical Opportunities


• Professional development


• Mentoring/coaching


• Paid volunteer days


• Payroll giving


• Team social events


• Extracurricular clubs


• Cycle to work scheme


• Free fruit

To apply please visit our website via the link and apply online.

Closing: 11:59pm, 22nd Jul 2024 BST

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 and application questions.