Partnerships Manager - Heart of Bucks

Overview

Help us to make a difference in Buckinghamshire!

Heart of Bucks are looking for an experienced and personable Partnerships Manager to support our fundraising, donor engagement and business development work during a period of maternity cover.

The post is 22.5 hours per week, with some hybrid working available.

Job Salary £17,674 - £20,854

Contract Type Fixed Term – Maternity Cover

Hours Part-time – 22.5hrs/week

Closing Date for Applications 11 January 2026

We are Heart of Bucks, the Community Foundation for Buckinghamshire. Heart of Bucks is a registered charity working with some amazing donors to provide a broad range of funding to other charities and not for profit organisations across Bucks. Our programmes range from those helping to address health inequalities or community safety, through poverty and inclusion projects, sports and leisure, to education, arts and culture programmes, and everything in-between.

There is much more information about our work on the website here:(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..org

Reporting to the Head of Development, you will manage relationships with donors and supporters, lead specific fundraising and networking projects, and deliver engaging events. You will also support the development of new partnerships and income opportunities.

• Manage relationships and communications with donors, supporters and partners
• Plan and deliver donor engagement activities and events
• Lead on specific fundraising, networking and business development projects
• Support prospect research and development of new leads
• Act as a key point of contact for external partners
• Line manage the Partnerships and Impact Officer

You will have experience in fundraising, partnerships, donor engagement, events or a similar role. You’ll be highly organised, confident working with a range of stakeholders, and able to manage multiple priorities effectively.

Experience with CRM systems (such as Salesforce), project or event management, and the voluntary or community sector is desirable. Independent travel and occasional out-of-hours working (with time off in lieu) are required.

There is a full person specification in our Job Description.

Please e-mail your CV and a covering letter (maximum 1 side A4) outlining why you think you are suited to the position to [email protected]

Hint: It will help us shortlist you if you consider each element of the person specification (it’s in the Job Description) and explain in your covering letter how you meet the specifications. This may be by reference to your experience, skill, and knowledge gained in employment, voluntary work, studying, or a personal setting.

Heart of Bucks is a Disability Confident Employer, committed to equality of opportunity and celebration of diversity. We are signatories to the Mindful Employer Charter and are a Living Wage Employer. We take great care to ensure that our actions as an employer reflect our ethos of inclusion. We actively promote equality of opportunity and welcome applications from a wide range of candidates.

We select all candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications and experience.

INTERVIEWS: We expect to hold interviews in the week commencing 9th February 2026 at our office in Weston Turville where you would be based.