Partnerships Manager

Company Overview

The Conduit serves as a home for people passionate about achieving positive social, environmental and economic change. Our community shares our belief that world’s most pressing problems are better understood as opportunities waiting for entrepreneurial solutions. The Conduit’s mission is to convene a collaborative community that scales and accelerates solutions to the world’s greatest challenges and provide its community with a physical home, with industry leading sustainable and ethical hospitality, where creativity and innovation can flourish. Our members are from all over the world, from all sectors and industries and are representative of the world we live in.

Role Summary

To support the development and delivery of a robust Impact Partnership strategy that generates business revenue and enables organisations to reach their social impact and sustainability goals.

As our ideal candidate, you should have excellent relationship building skills and a strong understanding of the role of business in achieving the vital social, environmental and economic shifts required to create a more sustainable future. You should also have:

• A track record of building and managing successful multi-year partnerships
• A strategic and creative mindset
• Strong leadership skills
• Project management skills
• Excellent communication skills both written and oral
• High levels of accuracy and attention to detail
• Great time management skills and prioritisation skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the design and delivery of The Conduit’s Impact Partner strategy and activities
• Manage partnership discussions from prospecting and proactive outreach, to writing and pitching bespoke proposals aligned with corporate sustainability strategy and impact objectives
• Conduct market analysis of key private sector companies aligned with Conduit values and create and maintain a robust pipeline of prospects
• Deliver outstanding account management to engage partners, maximise partnership opportunities and ensure renewals
• Deliver outstanding partnership deliverables for partnerscross multiple workstreams, overseeing resources, timelines, convenings and strategic partners (e.g. events, high level dinners, tailored introductions, content, brand-aligned materials) working closely with the Events, Marketing, Membership and Programming teams.
• Build strong relationships with corporates and employ a variety of strategies to engage senior leaders and C-suite executives
• Work closely with The Conduit’s Marketing and Membership teams to co-ordinate strategy execution, lead sharing and partnership opportunities
• Conduct and manage up-to-date competitor analysis
• Adhere to all Company Policies and Procedures
• Actively champions and promotes The Conduit Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Strategy
• Supports and contributes to the overall success of The Conduit
• Alongside your key duties you may be asked to complete other tasks as and when necessary and reasonably required in line with business needs.

Qualifications & Requirements

• 3+ years’ working in Business Development/Partnerships
• Programme and Project Management
• Proven experience leading end-to-end programme or initiative delivery, ideally in the social impact, non-profit, or sustainability sectors.
• Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple complex workstreams simultaneously.
• Technical knowledge and experience of working on social and/or environmental impact-focused partnerships or projects
• Knowledge of ESG, sustainability and impact, and the key issues that need to be addressed by organisations and business leaders
• Design of programmes, workshops or roundtables for corporates/c-suite executives
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English, other languages a plus
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to craft compelling narratives for events, publications and external engagement.
• Experience contributing to or producing thought leadership outputs, such as reports, articles, or event content.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and creative
• Commercial aptitude, digital and numerical fluency
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to manage and prioritise challenging workloads
• Strongly results oriented with the ability to work independently and show initiative.

Key Competencies

• Above we have listed the skills we would like the Partnerships Manager to have. Below speaks more about the individual’s abilities to match our company culture and values:
• Has strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build trust amongst colleagues and stakeholders at all levels
• Is a ‘team-player’ and enjoys working in partnership with colleagues
• Views individual differences as a way to build new ideas and innovations
• "Owns" problems rather than blaming them on others
• Encourages feedback on own behaviour
• Aligned and committed to the vision of The Conduit and constantly looking for ways in your role to achieve our mission.