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.