Head of Major Partnerships (£43,954 to £46,267)

Join us and be a part of it…

…if you want to overcome poverty and injustice by encouraging children to claim their rights.

For over 70 years Plan has been working with the world’s poorest children, families and communities. Today, child centred community development is at the heart of our programmes with 11 million children in 48 developing countries.

We are growing and are looking for talented individuals to join our team;

We are currently recruiting for a Head of Major Partnerships. Their role will be to provide strategic leadership for the Major Partnerships Unit and determine Plan UK’s major partnerships strategy. They will ensure alignment with the Programme Strategy, that resources and impact are maximised, and short and long-term fundraising targets are met. 

They will determine and drive the new business strategy, including leading on pitches and approaches for major grants and managing interdisciplinary bid teams. Activities include leading and managing three functions within the Major Partnerships Unit and providing leadership to managers in the budgeting and planning process, identifying overall priorities and ensuring these are integrated with wider organisational strategies.

We’re looking for someone with at least 7 years experience of creating and managing partnerships and with experience of raising funds in the UK from major donors/corporates/trusts/foundations. You will have the ability to lead and manage staff, analyse and solve complex problems requiring significant levels of judgement, as well as assess information and develop strong pitches and propositions.

If you’d like to find out more about this role please download the application pack below. (Or you can always contact the HR department directly on uknojobs@plan-international.org or 0300 777 9777)

We need all applications in by 10am on Friday 26 February 2010.

Interviews will be held on 9 March 2010 and 10 March 2010.

We’d prefer it if we didn’t receive CVs and also, we’d prefer not to be inundated by calls from recruitment agencies. You will need to have a valid working permit to work for Plan UK and most importantly we are strongly committed to our values on Child Protection so you will need to be too!

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