Partnerships Development Manager
Employer: National Deaf Children's Society
Location: Home-based
Working hours: 35 Hours Per Week
Salary: £42,059 - £52,575 per annum
Closing date: 14 Jun 2026
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We are looking for a Partnerships Development Manager to develop our approach to, and implement a comprehensive partnership development plan, aligning with our longer term strategic aims. You’ll collaborate across the organisation to understand business aims and objectives, and with one eye on the external market you’ll help to find solutions through seeking new opportunities and in turn developing key new relationships with organisations. You will be skilled in research and prospecting for new business development opportunities, performing the due diligence required and in developing mutually beneficial relationships with key partners which will enable us to deliver for our audiences and achieve our long-term plans. .
What you'll do
Collaborate with stakeholders across the charity to understand key business aims and objectives.
Scan the external landscape to identify strategic partnership opportunities that strengthen service delivery, influence systems and improve outcomes for deaf children and their families.
Prospect both warm and cold relationships for potential partners to help NDCS achieve our goals.
Use your keen research skills to perform due diligence to ensure potential partners are compatible with our aims and our values.
Make strong decisions regarding which partnerships to take forward and which to not progress based on insight.
Develop mutually beneficial relationships with new and existing partners to enable NDCS to deliver against strategic plans.
What you'll need
Proven experience in developing new business from prospecting to partnership.
Strong research skills and a demonstrable ability to perform due diligence to ensure partners are aligned with NDCS values.
Proven ability to manage risk effectively making tough decisions based on insight.
Experience in developing warm and cold relationships and partnerships to ensure mutually beneficial outcomes which meet NDCS’s strategic goals.
Experience in developing a strategic approach to new business, performing market and competitor analysis and using this insight to inform your decision making.
Strong digital skills and a sound understanding of agile values & principles.
A criminal record check / DBS disclosure (if offered the position).
What you'll get
Home-based working with flexible hours.
25 days holiday - plus an additional 3 days at Christmas (& bank holidays).
Pension (5.5% employer contribution).
Healthcare Cashplan.
Annual performance-based salary increase.
Employee Assistance & Wellbeing Programmes.
What we do
The National Deaf Children's Society are the leading charity for deaf children. We give expert support on childhood deafness, raise awareness and campaign for deaf children's rights, so they have the same opportunities as everyone else.
Pre-employment checks
As part of our commitment to creating a safe and trusted environment for the children, young people and families we support, all offers of employment are subject to background checks. These include Right to Work verification, Criminal Record Disclosure, and ID and address verification.
To complete an online Right to Work check, you will need a valid UK or Irish passport, or a government share code if you are not a British citizen. If an online check is not possible, we’ll need to verify your documents in person at our London office. Please be aware that travel time and expenses for this appointment cannot be reimbursed.Disability Confidence
We are a Disability Confident Employer and committed to offering interviews to candidates who request to be considered under the disability confident scheme and meet the minimum requirements of the person specification.
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