Corporate Partnerships Executive

at  Dublin Simon Community

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.

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