Plunkett UK is looking for a Corporate Partnerships Manager to help grow our corporate partnerships programme and generate income that supports resilient, thriving and inclusive rural communities across the UK.

Role: Corporate Partnerships Manager

Reporting to: Corporate Partnerships Lead

Line Reports: n/a

Salary Band: £30,000 – £47,395 gross per annum

Contract: Full-time, one-year fixed term contract

Location: Woodstock, Oxfordshire. We value in-person collaboration and this role is primarily office based, with flexibility available where appropriate and regular travel across the UK.

Plunkett UK is looking for a Corporate Partnerships Manager to help grow our corporate partnerships programme and generate income that supports resilient, thriving and inclusive rural communities across the UK.

Working closely with and reporting to the Corporate Partnerships Lead, you’ll support the development of corporate partnerships, sponsorships and business relationships, helping to identify new opportunities, develop proposals and manage partner relationships. You’ll help maintain a strong pipeline of prospects and ensure partners receive excellent support throughout their relationship with Plunkett.

This role is ideal for someone with experience or a strong interest in partnerships, fundraising, account management, sales or business development. You’ll be organised, proactive and confident building relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.

Join Plunkett UK and help develop partnerships that strengthen community-owned businesses and create lasting impact in rural communities.

The successful candidate should have the following experience:

  • Some experience of, or demonstrable interest in, corporate partnerships, business development, account management, sales, sponsorship or fundraising.

  • Strong research and organisational skills, with the ability to manage a busy pipeline and keep information accurate and up to date.

  • Confident written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to draft clear, professional materials for corporate audiences.

  • A proactive, can-do approach, comfortable taking initiative while knowing when to seek guidance from the Partnerships Lead.

  • Good relationship-building skills and the confidence to represent Plunkett professionally with external contacts.

  • The ability to juggle multiple priorities and work to deadlines in a fast-moving environment.

  • A collaborative approach and enthusiasm for working across teams, particularly with Communications and Marketing.

  • Commitment to Plunkett’s charitable purpose and values, and enthusiasm for supporting rural community businesses.

We are committed to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and our approach goes beyond ‘protected characteristics’ to thinking more broadly about inclusion. Every individual will think and feel differently and we believe that these differences should be embraced, and individual needs taken into account. Additionally, the makeup of the rural communities we work with leads to their own particular diversity and exclusion challenges and opportunities compared to urban areas. Our commitment to EDI, both internally and externally, has been tailored to Plunkett and the communities we serve.

We ask that you complete a diversity monitoring form in order to monitor the effectiveness of our policies. The completion of this form is voluntary.

To apply for the role, please firstly read our recruitment pack, which you can download here.

Please submit an up-to-date CV and covering letter, including a supporting statement of no more than 2 sides of A4 outlining your suitability for the role according to the job description.

Please send your application to: hr@plunkett.co.uk

Closing date for applications: Monday 12 October 2026 at 9am

Interview date: w/c 19 October at our offices in Woodstock

No agencies please.

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