Corporate Partnerships Manager

There’s something special about spending your days alongside like-minded people, just as committed to purposeful work as you. At Save the Children Australia, we attract bright and big-hearted people who are inspired to make a difference. Together, we are fearless in our pursuit of making lasting change for the children and communities who need it most.

A place to make a difference:

In this full time, maximum term (12 months) role, you’ll work as a part of our Supporter Engagement team from anywhere in Australia to help us create lasting change for children everywhere. The Corporate Partnerships Manager grows and manages strategic corporate partnerships to increase impact and revenue for vulnerable children through strong relationship management, business development, and stakeholder engagement.

You will make a difference by:

• Acting as the primary point of contact for a portfolio of corporate partnerships and initiatives.
•  Managing and growing existing partner relationships to increase engagement, income, and overall value.
• Driving new business development by identifying, pursuing, and converting corporate partnership opportunities.
• Developing innovative, strategic partnership plans aligned with best-practice CSR and organisational goals.
• Collaborating with internal stakeholders and external partners to maximise fundraising outcomes, organisational profile, and social impact while meeting financial targets.

A place to feel valued:

You are someone who is motivated by having significant social impact, with strong business acumen, strategic selling expertise, and excellent communication skills.

This role requires:

• 5+ years’ experience in corporate partnerships, business development, or corporate foundations, supported by relevant qualifications or equivalent experience.
• Strong communication, pitching, negotiation, and relationship management skills with the ability to influence and inspire stakeholders.
• Proven commercial acumen, including budget management, strategic planning, and delivering growth-oriented outcomes.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office, CRM systems, and AI tools, with a creative, innovative, and problem-solving mindset.

A place to belong:

We are diverse personalities, backgrounds and talents, embracing our differences as one strong and united team. We see and celebrate the unique value you bring to our organisation, and offer a range of rewards for your effort, including:

• Opportunity to work on additional projects to enable you to stretch and feel connected to programs in a different way
• Individual learning plans to help map and deliver on your career development.
• Internal employment and development opportunities
• Support for workplace wellness, including access to our free, confidential Employee Wellbeing Program
• Celebrate and feel supported in your diversity. We have a highly inclusive culture and diverse workforce reflecting the communities we serve, allowing you to bring your whole self to work (if that’s what you want!).
• Full salary packaging benefits (please use this link to see how much this benefit could mean to you!)
• Extra leave to use in a range of ways to ensure you’re able to perform at your optimum

Follow this link for the full list of our employee benefits.

Does this sound like the place for you?

We’d love to hear from you. Submit your cover letter and resume below.

We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates to apply.

Applications close 11.59PM AEST, Sunday 19^th July 2026.

Position Description – Corporate Partnerships Manager

For more information about a career at Save, visit our Careers Page.

We have tested our application process with diverse groups in mind, with the intent to ensure it's straightforward and accessible for all to apply. Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and improve our ability to reach our most vulnerable client groups. But we also know there is no one-size fits-all when it comes to recruitment - so if we didn’t quite hit the mark for you, please let us know at people.culture@savethechildren.org.au. We’re dedicated to ensuring Save the Children Australia is a place where everyone can feel supported – no matter your race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality, neurodiversity, culture and beliefs.

Save the Children Australia is a child-safe organisation. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check, a Working with Children Check, and sign our Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct. We also support the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.

Save the Children is committed to providing and maintaining a safe working environment for its employees and client groups, consistent with our obligations under OH&S legislation.

If you are having any issues with uploading your application for this role, please contact people.culture@savethechildren.org.au for further support.