Partnerships Lead at Football Beyond Borders

About the job

Do you want to be part of a movement that transforms young people's lives through the power of football?

Do you want to build partnerships that drive real social change for young people?

Are you passionate about connecting with diverse stakeholders, from corporate leaders to our school Practitioners?

Title: Partnerships Lead

Reports to: Senior Partnerships Manager

Start date: December 2024

Location: London

Hours: Full Time

Salary: £28,405 - £34,717 (experience depending)

Deadline: November 15th

Who are we?

FBB is one of the leading educational charities and youth brands in the UK. Established in 2014, we have undergone impressive growth in the past couple of years and are now at an exciting stage of our journey. We currently work with 300+ students across 130 Secondary School programmes in Greater Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Lancashire, Yorkshire, London, Kent and Essex. Alongside this, we have built strong partnerships with a host of brands such as Nike, Gillette, EA Sports and more. In the next stage of our journey, FBB aims to become the leading specialist charity for disengaged young people and the best place to work with young people in the UK, driven by our vision of a country where every young person has a trusted adult to guide them through adolescence.

Young people are at the heart of everything we do. From decisions made at Senior Leadership and our Board, to how we design activations with partners to ensure young people get the most out of them. We’re working in a system that has been designed to limit the potential of many young people, and we know that to make real change, we need to work hard and differently. FBB can be fast-paced and intensive at times, but our focus on working culture and support is prioritised to ensure staff are in a position to ‘Go Beyond’ for young people.

We place relationships at the heart of what we do. That’s not only about our work with young people, but equally important with our colleagues. We strive to do things differently at FBB. We don’t believe that work should be the thing you dread on a Sunday evening. If you’re keen to throw yourself into new environments and develop meaningful relationships with people from all walks of life, then FBB is the workplace for you.

We’re also BIG on learning. This means that we dedicate a full day of everyone’s week to learning and development, during this day practitioners take part in our innovative training programme which includes chances to receive training from external experts, connect with colleagues and reflect. As a young and ambitious team, we are constantly finding the next opportunities to develop. We like to throw our hat in the ring for things we’ve never tried before. FBB is a place where you can be introduced to multiple different aspects of work: our focus on cross-team collaboration means you'll have the opportunity to work on projects in Brand, Comms, Operations, Culture and Programmes. We also don’t mind the conventional stuff: there’s an FBB reading list, opportunities for reflection and external training budgets too!

FBB is recognised in the sector as innovative and thought-leading. We are always on the hunt for talented and ambitious people to join the team and contribute to our vision of becoming a leader in supporting young people to thrive and become the best versions of themselves.

Role Overview

As the Partnerships Lead, you'll be crucial in driving collaboration, developing relationships, and creating unforgettable experiences for our young people through our partners. Your focus will be on identifying new partnership opportunities and managing select accounts to help reach income targets, all while contributing to FBB’s broader mission. This role offers a mix of creativity and impact, from developing partnerships that enhance FBB’s curriculum to organising exciting holiday programmes that provide transformational opportunities for our young people.

This role is ideal for a proactive, organised individual who thrives on relationship-building, project management, and generating opportunities for young people. We’re looking for someone who can influence internally, creatively problem-solve, and work to deadlines. You’ll collaborate closely with both internal teams and external partners, ensuring smooth project delivery and innovative partnership activations that keep young people at the heart of everything we do. If you're passionate about making a difference and love working in a collaborative environment, this role is for you!

Key Responsibilities

Partnership Development:

• Contribute towards the Partnerships Team’s income target for 2024/25 by identifying and developing new partnership opportunities.
• Manage select Partnership accounts: Build and maintain relationships with partners, ensuring regular communication and creating processes that maximise both long and short-term income generation for FBB.
• Assist in preparing and delivering partnership proposals
• Represent FBB at meetings, presentations, and events, with support from the Senior Partnerships Manager.
   

Project Management:
 

• Curriculum Projects: Lead the development and delivery of partnerships that enhance FBB’s curriculum, creating exciting, transformational experiences for young people. Collaborate closely with internal teams (eg. Programmes, Impact) and external partners to ensure execution, aligning resources and support to bring exciting opportunities for FBBs young people to life.
• Holiday Provision: Oversee the planning and delivery of holiday programmes for young people, working closely with the programmes team and partners to offer life-changing opportunities during school breaks. Ensure smooth execution and impactful follow-up, creating impactful, transformational experiences.
   

Partnership Activation:
 

• Support the implementation of partnership activations such as tournaments, photoshoots and industry workshops, ensuring all agreed deliverables are met and communicated effectively to partners.
• Work closely with the Programmes team to ensure young people are authentically and safely involved in activations and events.
   

Monitoring & Reporting:
 

• Track partnership outcomes against agreed targets and KPIs, ensuring timely reporting and communication with partners.
• Ensure income and activity from partnerships are recorded in line with FBB’s policies and procedures.
   

Cross-Organisational Collaboration:
 

• Work with colleagues across the organisation to leverage FBB’s assets and build strong, creative proposals for partnerships.
• Ensure effective collaboration between teams to maximise the impact of our programmes, events and activations. This includes influencing internally, communicating clearly the partnership team's needs and ensuring that the insights and experiences of our programme team and young people are integrated into our programmes, events and activations.
• Actively identify opportunities for non-income-generating benefits, such as advocacy, volunteering, and networking that enhance FBB’s reach and mission.
   

Person Specification

Essential
 

• Experience building relationships with a range of partners and working collaboratively with internal teams.
• Event/workshop management experience involving young people.
• A strong commitment to improving young people's lives through income-generating and non-income-generating partnerships.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with experience managing multiple stakeholders.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
• Commitment to FBB’s values and a passion for social impact.
• Excellent written communication skills, with experience preparing partnership proposals and reports.
   

Desirable
 

• Knowledge of the corporate partnerships space in the charity sector.
• Experience working with young people or within youth education/engagement programs.
• Familiarity with finance processes and invoicing.
• Demonstrated experience working to income targets and successfully managing a caseload of funders or partners.
   

What We Offer:
 

• The opportunity to work in a dynamic, purpose-driven organisation making a real difference to young people’s lives.
• Access to a diverse and supportive team passionate about the power of football and education.
• The opportunity to work on pioneering partnerships with brands such as Nike, EA Sports, Gillette, JD Sports and more.
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Enhanced Annual Leave Package
• A dedicated monthly wellbeing budget
• Access to football and sporting events as part of the FBB community.
   

Your Team

Your key relationships within FBB will be with: Senior Partnerships Manager, Director of External Relations, Director of Programmes, School Programme Managers, Practitioners.

Application Process

To apply for the position of Partnerships Lead, please complete the application form outlining your relevant experience and why you are passionate about joining Football Beyond Borders. Applications should be submitted via our Jobs portal by 15th November 2024.

Deadline for Applications: 15th November 2024

Additional Information

Football Beyond Borders will normally acknowledge receipt of applications. We will normally publish the date of the interview in the advertisement and although we will always endeavour to notify unsuccessful candidates individually, if you have not had any notification prior to the interview date you must assume you were unsuccessful.

A firm written offer will be made to successful candidates after receiving satisfactory medical assessment, vetting checks, and references. It is advisable that candidates wait until the receipt of a firm written offer rather than an offer subject to receipt of references, before handing in their notice at their present employment.

Equal Opportunities

To ensure that our recruitment advertisements are effective and our equal opportunities procedures are operating efficiently, we would be grateful if you could complete the monitoring form at the back of the application form. This form is detached from your application form on receipt and does not form part of the selection process.

Finally, if you are unclear about anything on these notes or in the application form, please do not hesitate to contact us.