Partnerships Executive, Cuckoo

• A great communicator: Able to demonstrate enthusiasm and confidence when communicating with stakeholders at all levels inside the company and outside (Partnership managers, treasurers, leaders, local sports clubs and charities, for example) as well as present ideas simply and effectively
• A natural networker: Building relationships quickly and efficiently as well as being able to represent Cuckoo's values in every interaction
• Someone who is willing to engage people from different backgrounds and with varied experiences
• Highly organised: Can work within different contexts whilst reviewing, planning and prioritising your workload, with the ability to keep multiple projects in play but focus on what’s urgent and important, in line with the business’ expectations
• Resilient & persistent: Able to keep pushing despite possible setbacks, maintaining an enthusiasm for what you are doing. Not fazed by the occasional knock back or someone saying ‘no’
• Collaborative: A team player, able to work across multiple business functions, including colleagues across the Marketing, Product, Creative and Procurement functions, and get their support in building an effective partner network
• Commercially aware: Able to build good awareness and understanding of the commercial impact of the role for Cuckoo, and comfortable working to commercial objectives

Desirable

• Cuckoo is looking to supercharge our existing Partnerships & Affiliates channel and as part of that, we have designed a Community Referral Scheme as a critical step to building a sustainable sales & marketing framework
• This will provide financial rewards to organisation's that refer new customers to us and is another step in our journey to becoming the U.K.’s ‘most recommended way to connect.’
• As a Partnerships Executive, you will assist the Partnerships Lead in identifying organisation's with fundraising needs that could benefit from joining our referral scheme
• Your role will involve reaching out to these organisations, onboarding them to the programme, and nurturing positive relationships along the way
• You will work closely with colleagues across Cuckoo to ensure our partner organisations have all the resources and support they need to effectively promote Cuckoo’s products to their members
• Research & identify potential partners: organisations and like-minded brands that may be interested in partnering with Cuckoo becoming a member of the Cuckoo Referral Scheme (CRS)
• Plan activities to increase awareness and engagement in the Cuckoo Partnerships channel and add leads to the partnerships pipeline
• You'll have a creative license to develop unique prospective methods
• Engage with a pre-agreed contact list and create plans to manage leads effectively with information about Cuckoo’s partnership channel
• Providing answers to questions, addressing any concerns and owning the prospecting and outreach of potential partners to share information about Cuckoo
• Sharing the benefits of Cuckoo and the Community Referral Scheme to encourage them to join us on our mission to become the UK's most recommended way to connect!
• Owning the onboarding steps which includes working with various internal Cuckoo teams to ensure they are set up and ready to go as an official partner, resolving potential issues and ensuring contract and admin are completed
• Take ownership of the reporting, tracking and performance of the Cuckoo Referral Scheme and acting as the main point of contact for individual partners as well as responding to queries
• Provide support and ensuring information about Cuckoo is shared with their members, providing additional support as necessary and thereby creating the right environment for sales
• Support the Partnerships Lead in negotiating commercial arrangements with local organisations, national charities and businesses
• Work with the rest of the Marketing team to make sure the messaging to partner organisations is consistent with other Marketing activity and learnings are shared

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