Corporate Partnerships Manager - Morrisons

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Company Description

Join Us in Making a Difference at Marie Curie

Marie Curie is the UK's leading end-of-life charity, dedicated to ensuring that everyone facing the end of life has access to the care, support, and dignity they deserve. We are the largest non-NHS provider of end-of-life care in the UK and the only organisation to operate across all four nations. Through our network of community nursing, hospice care, and comprehensive information and support, we are here for people and families when they need us most.

Job Description

Your Role in Our Vision

We're seeking an ambitious and experienced Corporate Partnership Manager with a proven track record of growing and managing high value partnerships that exceed income targets and deliver meaningful societal change. This is a rare opportunity to work on our national partnership with Morrisons, worth approximately £5 million per year, and play a central role in one of the UK charity sector's most significant retail collaborations.

You will drive income, engagement and impact across hundreds of Morrisons stores and sites, working closely with colleagues, suppliers and community teams to deliver a diverse programme of fundraising, commercial activity and awareness raising initiatives. You will also support the Senior Partnership Lead and Morrisons Partnership Lead in delivering our Morrisons partnership strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing exceptional account management to ensure the partnership meets agreed income targets, KPIs and objectives at an appropriate cost to income ratio.
• Leading and developing key project areas within the partnership, ensuring opportunities are maximised and activity is delivered to a high standard.
• Planning and delivering bespoke fundraising challenges and events, collaborating with third party suppliers where needed.
• Supporting the delivery and growth of cause related marketing campaigns, managing contracts, invoicing and stewardship of Morrisons suppliers.
• Ensuring timely monitoring, evaluation and reporting on partnership performance and impact.
• Identifying strategic opportunities within Morrisons that support partnership goals, business objectives and Marie Curie's mission.
• Preparing Commercial Participators Agreements (CPAs) and ensuring all commercial activity is compliant and delivered to agreed timelines.
• Achieving and exceeding financial targets, ensuring all income and expenditure is accurately recorded and reflected in budgets.
• Maintaining accurate CRM records and company information.
• Producing detailed income reports, financial analysis and quarterly projections for senior leadership.

What You'll Need

• Proven track record in partnership management within a corporate-charity partnership setting or commercial setting
• Success in pitching and retaining existing partners from proposal development to employee vote strategies.
• Experience of meeting and exceeding income targets.
• Experience of identifying, prospecting, and securing income opportunities with corporate partners.
• Strong knowledge of corporate charity landscape, key sector and partnership trends, commercial insight, and awareness.
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills.
• Ability to communicate, influence and negotiate with a wide range of audiences at all levels.
• A creative thinker with an eye for detail who can come up with innovative ideas for company approaches, fundraising, communication, and stewardship campaigns.

Please see the full job description here

Application Process

As part of your online application, you will be asked for a CV. Please review both the advert and job description and outline your most relevant skills, experience and knowledge for the role.

Close date for applications: Sunday 15th March 2026

Salary: £36,900 - £41,000

Contract: Full time, perm

Based: Hybrid role working 2 days per week in Morrisons HQ in Bradford

Interviews: We will be looking to conduct 1st round interviews on 23rd and 24th March 2026

Benefits you'll LOVE:

• Flexible working. We're happy to discuss flexible working at the interview stage.
• 25 days annual leave (exclusive of Bank Holidays)
• Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme (we will match your contribution up to 7.5%)
• Loan schemes for bikes; computers and season tickets
• Continuous professional development opportunities.
• Industry-leading training programmes
• Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programmes
• Enhanced bereavement, family friendly and sickness benefits
• Access to Blue Light Card membership
• Subsidised Eye Care

Qualifications

Additional Information

At Marie Curie, our values are central to everything we do. They guide how we care for people, how we work together, and how we make decisions every day. We are committed to creating a workplace that is safe for everyone - staff and volunteers alike - supportive, inclusive and rewarding. We take stringent steps to ensure that anyone who joins our organisation are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. We actively consider our impact on the planet, embedding sustainability into everyday decisions to create a lasting, positive difference for the individuals we care for and the world we share.

We believe everyone should have the opportunity to thrive and fulfil their potential. Marie Curie is deeply committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, recognising both the social justice imperative and the strength a diverse workforce brings. We actively encourage applications from people of all cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.

We are happy to make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process. If you require any support, please contact us at recruitment@mariecurie.org.uk.

Every application we receive is personally reviewed by a member of our Talent Acquisition team, and in return, we ask that your application authentically reflects you - your experience, perspective and voice.