CORPORATE PARTNERSHIP MANAGER (Wigan Youth Zone)

Wigan Youth Zone is a purpose built, state-of-the-art youth facility in Wigan town centre which opened in June 2013. It offers young people from across Wigan the opportunity to meet friends, have new experiences, learn new skills and access the support they need to develop and achieve their potential.

The Youth Zone is open to all young people across Wigan aged from 8 to 19 (up to 25 with additional needs), striving to offer something for everyone, regardless of their interests or abilities. With almost 15 dedicated areas to choose from including our four 40-metre floodlit football pitches, art room, music room and climbing wall – there’s something for everyone here at Wigan Youth Zone.

Our aim is simple, to provide the town’s young people with somewhere to go, something to do and someone to talk to.

Your Responsibility

You will have responsibility for securing significant new corporate partnerships for Wigan Youth Zone with a target of £75,000+ of net income a year (increasing to more than £100,000 over a three year period through corporate giving.

At the same time, you will provide excellent stewardship and relationship management of existing Patrons and Supporters, ensuring support is renewed. You will work with the Board of Trustees, the CEO, existing Patrons and the Senior Management Team to generate new leads, secure new corporate partners and long-term financial support. This role is vital to WYZ’s long-term plans for sustainability and you will play a key part in enabling the young people of our borough to lead healthy, happy, and aspirational lives.

Read the role profile here.

Key Responsibilities:

• Generate new corporate partnerships with a value of at least five-figures per year, per new relationship.
• Craft persuasive and motivating pitches and proposals to secure new corporate supporters by producing high-quality written proposals and making verbal presentations/face-to-face asks to various audiences.
• Manage a pipeline of potential corporate supporters and devise effective engagement strategies that drive income.
• Ensure existing corporate partners support at an appropriate financial level, encouraging them to increase support where possible.
• To provide excellent donor-focused stewardship of existing corporate donors involving the senior management team and trustee board as appropriate to maximise retention and increase levels of support over time.

About You:
We are looking for a candidate with:

• Experience of meeting challenging financial targets for both new business and account management.

• Experience in managing a pipeline of potential partners /donors and aligning their interests with an organisation’s needs.

• Ability to make face-to-face approaches for support from companies and the ability to negotiate.

• Strategic, target-driven approach to fundraising and marketing activity.

• Outstanding influencing and client-facing skills, with an ability to communicate confidently with high-level individuals and decision-makers.

• Excellent report writing skills, incorporating statistics, case studies and external references.

How to apply:

To apply, complete the application form here and return to hr@wiganyouthzone.org or by post to Lisa Potter, HR & Office Manager, Wigan Youth Zone, Parsons Walk, Wigan, WN1 1RU.

1. This role will be based in the Youth Zone, and therefore requires an Enhanced DBS.

• Do you have any unspent conditional cautions or convictions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974?
• Do you have any adult cautions (simple or conditional) or spent convictions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020?

We welcome applications from all backgrounds and actively encourage those from underrepresented groups to apply.

Deadline: 30th September 2025, 5pm