Business Partnerships Coordinator

Salary: £29,748 - £31,557 per annum

The BFI seeks a Business Partnerships Coordinator to join their Business Partnerships team.

The Business Partnerships Coordinator will provide support to generate new business for projects across the whole of the BFI Sponsorship portfolio including BFI Southbank, National Archive, Festivals and Corporate membership. They will also support with account management and delivery of all sponsor benefits and oversee the organisation of Cultivation and Sponsor events and Business Partnerships Team systems.

Key responsibilities include:

• To support the Director of Business Partnerships & Enterprise with administrative duties including diary management, Raiser’s Edge, note taking, financial and other reporting.
• To work with the Director of Business Partnerships & Enterprise and Managers to identify appropriate corporate sponsorship opportunities across the BFI’s cultural programme.
• To support the Director of Business Partnerships & Enterprise and the Managers in preparing approaches and proposals to potential sponsors and/or their agents.
• Undertake prospect research to match potential corporate support to BFI projects and opportunities.

We are looking for candidates who have:

• At least 1 years’ experience in sponsorship, sales, marketing or a fundraising role within a non-profit making organisation.
• Knowledge and understanding of the cultural sector, film and the industry.
• Understanding of arts marketing and the motivations behind arts sponsorship.
• A high standard of word processing skills and numeracy.
• Sound administrative skills including the ability to work to tight deadlines.

A full list of responsibilities and minimum requirements can be found in the job description.

About the BFI

We are a cultural charity, a National Lottery distributor, and the UK’s lead organisation for film and the moving image. We believe society needs stories. Film, television and the moving image bring them to life, helping us connect and understand each other better. We share the stories of yesterday, search for the stories of today, and shape the stories of tomorrow.

At the BFI you’ll enjoy benefits such as excellent support for working parents, 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), tickets to BFI festivals and events plus many others.

We support diversity and inclusion, and as an organisation recognise that we need to address under-representation within our teams. As such we strongly welcome and encourage applicants from our under-represented groups; who identify as D/deaf and disabled and/or are ethnically diverse. We guarantee a first interview to our under-represented groups who meet our minimum requirements.

Further information

Further details about the role, the BFI and our benefits can be obtained by visiting the BFI website.

First interviews will be held on w/c 25 March 2024

The closing date for this position is 18/03/2024 at 23:59