Partnerships & Growth Officer Bridging the Bar

Key Details We are seeking a proactive, confident, and relationship driven Partnerships & Growth Officer to contribute to Bridging the Bar's external income and growth activities. This is a highly client facing role that involves engaging with chambers, organisations, major sponsors, donors, grant funders, and other external stakeholders to secure financial support for BTB's mission and programmes. You will take ownership of outreach, lead meetings and negotiations, and build strong, long term relationships that underpin the charity's sustainability and impact.

Job Title: Partnerships & Growth Officer Location: Remote (c. twice a month travel to London and other UK cities, with expenses reimbursed).
Working Hours: Mon Fri 9:00-18:00 with a one hour lunch break.
Weekend Work: 1-2 Saturdays per month (September to June), with time off in lieu.
Salary: £25,396.80 per annum, with eligibility for a discretionary bonus linked to organisational performance. The expected range for this bonus is £1,000-£5,000, depending on results.

About Bridging the Bar Bridging the Bar (BTB) is an award winning charity working to increase diversity at the Bar of England and Wales. We support aspiring barristers from under represented backgrounds through a range of high impact programmes, events, and partnerships with leading chambers, law firms, and institutions.

The Role We are seeking a proactive, confident, and relationship driven Partnerships & Growth Officer to contribute to Bridging the Bar's external income and growth activities. This is a highly client facing role that involves engaging with chambers, organisations, major sponsors, donors, grant funders, and other external stakeholders to secure financial support for BTB's mission and programmes. You will take ownership of outreach, lead meetings and negotiations, and build strong, long term relationships that underpin the charity's sustainability and impact.

As Partnerships & Growth Officer, you will manage the delivery and renewal of our annual Partnership Cycle, cultivate major sponsorships, prepare award and grant applications, support the development of new income streams such as our accreditation scheme, high value individual giving, and crowdfunding, and innovate novel initiatives. You will work closely with the Head of Operations and Programmes, as well as the wider Programmes team, to ensure high quality delivery across all external commitments, seamless coordination, and effective communication of BTB's outcomes and impact.

This role is ideal for someone who is motivated by securing resources, enjoys leading external meetings, thrives in a varied and fast moving environment, has a flexible and innovative approach, and is excited by the opportunity to contribute to BTB's strategic growth and long term success.

Key Responsibilities Partnerships Cycle Each year, Bridging the Bar works with a cohort of chambers and organisations who financially support our work through the Partnership Cycle. This cycle runs from April to April, with partners donating a set amount in return for formal recognition and a package of benefits delivered throughout the year. As the cycle progresses, you will be responsible for outreach and renewals, onboarding, benefit delivery, and ongoing relationship management.

• Researching and identifying potential partner organisations, and conducting proactive outreach to engage them in the Partnership Cycle
• Renewing existing or recurring partnerships, ensuring positive and long term relationships
• Leading meetings and negotiations with potential or existing partners to secure onboarding to the current Partnerships Cycle
• Ensuring the smooth delivery of partnership benefits, including coordinating agreed activities and supporting partners to maximise the value of their engagement
• Coordinating with programme teams where cross team collaboration is required to ensure expectations are met in relation to partner benefits
• Maintaining accurate partnership tracking, including invoicing, communications, benefit allocation, and delivery deadlines
• Monitoring partner accounts and taking a proactive approach to managing partner relationships and resolving issues
• Developing and refining partnership materials, such as proposals, benefit decks, and outreach resources
• Bringing an innovative, solutions focused approach to the design and delivery of partnership benefits and improvements to the overall cycle
• Gathering partnership feedback, ensuring partners understand the value and outcomes of their contribution
• Supporting impact reporting, including gathering relevant data, preparing summaries, and assisting the Head of Operations and Programmes in the production of reports for the Board

Major Sponsorships Bridging the Bar also secures major sponsorships to fund specific programmes, such as the Academy. These agreements are individually negotiated and supported through tailored engagement plans. You will be responsible for identifying potential major sponsors, supporting negotiations, coordinating the delivery of agreed benefits, and managing these relationships to ensure strong long term sponsorships.

• Researching and identifying potential major sponsors, and conducting proactive outreach to engage organisations aligned with our programmes and new initiatives
• Cultivating and renewing major sponsorships, ensuring positive, long term relationships with key funders
• Developing proposals, presentations, and engagement resources tailored to major funders to support pitches
• Collaborating with programme teams to ensure cross team deliverables related to major sponsorships are met effectively and on schedule
• Maintaining accurate tracking of major sponsorships, including records of communications, deliverables, invoicing, and benefit fulfilment
• Proactively monitoring sponsor accounts, addressing emerging needs, and supporting strong relationship stewardship
• Gathering sponsor feedback and helping sponsors understand the outcomes and impact of their contribution
• Supporting impact reporting, including gathering relevant data, preparing summaries, and assisting the Head of Operations and Programmes in producing reports for the Board

Grants and Awards Applications Bridging the Bar also pursues opportunities through both achievement awards and monetary grants. Achievement awards help raise our profile and showcase the impact of our work, while grant funding supports the delivery and growth of our programmes. You will contribute to identifying suitable opportunities, preparing strong applications, and supporting the stewardship and reporting required by award bodies and grant funders.

• Researching and identifying suitable opportunities that align with Bridging the Bar's mission, programmes, impact, and funding requirements
• Drafting and preparing high-quality applications, including gathering evidence, impact data, and supporting materials
• Monitoring deadlines and submission requirements to ensure timely, accurate applications
• Assisting with stewardship of award bodies and grant funders, including timely communication and relationship management
• Supporting grant reporting requirements, such as gathering programme data, preparing summaries, and assisting the Head of Operations and Programmes with narrative and financial reporting

New Initiatives In addition to established activities, Bridging the Bar pursues new and emerging initiatives to support long term financial sustainability, programme expansion, and reputational growth. This includes our current development phase of a Chambers focused accreditation scheme, high value individual giving, and crowdfunding campaigns. Future expansion has the scope to include other opportunities whether identified by the organisation or by you. You will help develop, test, and implement these initiatives as they evolve.

• Overseeing the pilot of the accreditation scheme including conducting meetings with pilot chambers, coordinating with consultants, ensuring deliverables are met, assisting with evaluation and refinement, and supporting materials production
• Overseeing the initial stages of our high value individual giving work stream including identifying potential givers, conducting relevant meetings, coordinating with suppliers, dispatching thank you gifts, and supporting materials production and distribution
• Developing crowdfunding and fundraising initiatives including innovating themes for targeted campaigns, overseeing campaign delivery, coordinating with volunteer fundraisers, administering recurring donations, and supporting materials production and distribution
• Applying a creative, solutions focused mindset to identifying and shaping future opportunities

Other Duties Beyond core responsibilities, you will also support wider organisational activities as needed. This may involve assisting with the BarNav newsletter, representing Bridging the Bar at events, and completing additional tasks that contribute to the charity's overall effectiveness.

• Overseeing production of the BarNav newsletter including brainstorming issue themes, coordinating contributions from partners, sponsors, staff, and/or candidates, compiling contributions and drafting final issue in Canva, and collaborating with the programmes team to ensure distribution of each issue.
• Providing support to the Head of Operations and programmes where needed including taking meeting minutes, supporting production of financial reports, and assisting with presenting to the Board.
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