Could you secure high-value corporate partnerships that help fund lifesaving heart and circulatory research?
About the role
As our New Business Manager, you’ll play a key role in growing high-value corporate partnerships that fund lifesaving research and help people affected by heart and circulatory conditions.
Working closely with the Senior New Business Manager, you’ll take ownership of identifying, developing and progressing opportunities with organisations across a number of sectors that share our ambition to help people live longer, healthier lives.
From building your own pipeline and opening doors with new prospects to developing compelling proposals, pitching to senior decision-makers and negotiating agreements, you’ll lead opportunities through the full new business journey. You’ll spot opportunities for strategic, commercial, Charity of the Year and employee fundraising partnerships that deliver significant income and wider value for BHF.
In this role, you'll:
- Develop and manage a strong pipeline of high-value corporate partnership opportunities.
- Use insight, research and relationship-building to identify prospects and move opportunities towards successful outcomes.
- Create tailored proposals, pitches and partnership propositions that bring BHF’s impact to life.
- Work collaboratively across BHF to shape partnerships that support our strategic ambitions and charitable objectives.
- Represent BHF with confidence at meetings, pitches, conferences and networking events.
About you
We’re looking for a proactive, commercially minded new business professional who can spot opportunities, build strong relationships and turn ideas into long-term partnerships.
You may already have experience securing five or six-figure partnerships, sponsorships or commercial agreements, or you may bring transferable experience from a high-value sales or relationship management role. Either way, you’ll be confident working through the full sales cycle, from prospecting and engagement to pitching, negotiation and onboarding.
You will have:
- A strong track record of achieving financial targets through partnerships, sponsorships, commercial agreements or transferable sales activity.
- Experience developing and selling partnership, sponsorship or fundraising packages, ideally including five or six-figure opportunities.
- Confidence managing the full sales cycle, including prospecting, proposal development, pitching, negotiation and partner onboarding.
- Excellent communication, networking, influencing and relationship-building skills, with the credibility to engage senior stakeholders.
- A strategic, creative and results-driven approach, with strong planning skills and the ability to manage multiple opportunities effectively.
About the team
We’re in a pivotal time where partnerships have been identified as the cornerstone of BHF’s organisational strategy and we’ve had notable achievements in securing significant corporate partnerships over the past few years.
It’s an incredibly exciting time to step into a creative team that is bursting with a ‘get-up-and-go’ attitude. If you’re looking to deliver some of the best, most impactful collaborations seen across the charity sector, then you’re in the right place.
Working arrangements
This is a hybrid role, where your work will be split between your home and at least one day per week, on average, in our London Office. This may vary from time to time, so you will need to work in a flexible way to unlock your best work for our cause.
Belonging at BHF
We are committed to fostering a workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. Embracing different perspectives and backgrounds strengthens our organisation and empowers us to make a real difference together.
To hear from our people, check out t Belonging at BHF.
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. By funding research across six decades, we’ve helped keep millions of hearts beating and millions of families together. We’re investing in ground-breaking research that will get us closer than ever to a world where everyone has a healthier heart for longer.
Benefits and development
At BHF, we offer a comprehensive range of benefits designed to support our colleagues’ wellbeing and professional growth.
To find out more about our benefits you can download the Benefits document at the bottom of this page or check out our Benefits and Development pages.
Need more help balancing your work and home life? Talk to us about what flexibility is available at the application or interview stage.
Interview process
The interview process will consist of two stages. First stage interviews will be held over MS Teams and are planned for 13th Aug 2026 and second stage on the 18th Aug 2026.
How to apply
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Please note internally this role is known as New Business Manager.