Senior Fundraising Officer Corporate Partnerships

YMCA England & Wales is launching its most ambitious fundraising goal yet: 10,000 new homes for young people by 2030. Working with local YMCAs, we will build accommodation across the country, helping young people move towards independence. This role sits at the heart of that ambition.

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Our Corporate Partnerships team won multiple Corporate Engagement Awards in late 2025. The groundwork for our multi-year strategy was laid in early 2026, and the 10,000 Homes Fund is our flagship proposition. Now it's time to deliver.
The career opportunity
We want a new business talent to grow our portfolio of corporate support. You will join our agile new business team and build the pipeline of partners who can accelerate our housing ambition. You will:
Identify and cultivate new corporate partners, prioritise prospects, plan focused outreach and develop bespoke propositions that connect corporate priorities with YMCA's ambitions
Turn conversations with prospects into meaningful opportunities
Work closely with the Senior Fundraising Manager and you'll have plenty of opportunity to learn, develop and stretch yourself, with the space to take initiative alongside the support and guidance to help you succeed. You'll be joining a warm, collaborative team where ideas are encouraged and successes are shared
Maintain a well-qualified pipeline of new opportunities
Hand each partnership to Account Management, fully briefed for further growth
The role is London-based with hybrid working; you will be in the office on Tuesdays and ad hoc other days.
About you
You are energetic and ambitious, with experience of developing new business and building strong relationships with prospective partners. You are curious about what motivates businesses and confident turning insight into compelling propositions.
You are proactive, organised and commercially minded. You will own your prospects and have the autonomy to build relationships your own way, backed by the guidance of the Senior Fundraising Manager and a warm, collaborative team where ideas are encouraged.
Above all, you want to develop your new business expertise, work with exciting brands and secure partnerships that create transformational change for young people across England and Wales.
Why join us now
YMCA is the oldest and largest youth charity in the world. xwzovoh Our strategy is set, our proposition is proven and the results are already coming in. We need the talent to take this momentum to the next level.