Corporate Partnerships Executive

About us:

At Dublin Simon Community, we are passionate about making home a reality. Our aim is to empower people to access and retain a home by providing housing, prevention, addiction treatment, emergency response and other targeted interventions, through advocacy and partnership.

If you share our values and want to make a difference also, come talk to us at Dublin Simon Community. We are looking for client focused, friendly and adaptable people to join our team.

Benefits to working with Dublin Simon Community:

• 25 days annual leave
• 5% matched contribution to your pension
• Paid Sick Leave Policy
• Paid Maternity Leave Policy
• Bike to Work Scheme
• Commuter Travel Tax Savers Ticket
• 1st-week Comprehensive Training
• Progression Opportunities

About the job:

Contract: full-time permanent.
Location: 5 Red Cow Lane, Smithfield, Dublin 7 / hybrid.
Working Hours: 37.5 hours, 7-day liability, 25 days annual leave.
Salary: €28,500-€29,295.

This role is in the corporate partnerships fundraising team. The corporate partnership's executive will be responsible for supporting the team with managing a portfolio of corporate donor accounts, conducting prospect research, management of data & CRM system and overseeing specific projects throughout the year. The successful candidate will be target-driven and KPI focussed, with meticulous attention to detail, organised, good IT skills, and experience of dealing with senior leadership and external clients.

Responsibilities:

• Identify new donor opportunities and build & maintain existing external relationships, while also maximising potential income and reaching monthly targets.
• To organise and prepare proposals, plans, presentations, and reports for corporate meetings.
• To manage all information on the CRM system, Salesforce.
• Develop targeted searching and reporting to accurately manage donor communication journeys.
• Working with a variety of online platforms to support donor journeys and fundraising activities.
• Building strong relationships with internal stakeholders to support projects, campaigns and donor relationships.
• Focus on maximising long-term partnerships to ensure an increase in revenue.
• Problem-solving and managing risk to ensure hitting targets and KPI’s.
• Weekly, Monthly, and Annual reports informing management on activity and results.
• A team player who will work towards achieving the overall purpose and success for the team. Supporting the corporate partnerships & greater fundraising team daily on projects and campaigns.
• You will be highly organised, able to manage multiple projects and identify new opportunities.

Essential for the role:

• Education to degree level in marketing/events/sales or similar
• Minimum of two years sales experience
• Target driven and results-focused with good commercial acumen
• Experience in managing multiple tasks to deadlines and prioritising own workload, ability to work under pressure
• Personable, friendly, and open manner, who is comfortable with dealing with people face to face or over the phone.
• Ability to create and develop new corporate partnerships.
• To work with a flexible attitude with other members of the team.
• Have excellent communications skills and be a persuasive and responsive communicator.
• Strong database skills with experience in using data analysis to monitor and manage campaign performance.
• Diligent, highly organised with close attention to detail.

Desirable for the role:

• Experience of working or volunteering in the voluntary sector.
• Experience in event, corporate, or community fundraising as well as an understanding of corporate social responsibility issues.
• Experience with Salesforce.
• Understanding of homeless issues in Ireland.
• Desire to develop a career in fundraising

Shortlisting will be in progress throughout the period that the vacancy is live, so you may be called for interview and/or the vacancy may be filled before the closing date.

Please note, if you are unsure of any of the requirements, contact the Recruitment Team on (01) 635 4860

Apply for the position

Application due date: 29/09/2024
For queries relating to this position please telephone (01) 635 4860