Partnerships Specialist

Love building relationships and making things happen? Join our Fundraising team as Partnerships Specialist and help our corporate partners support pēpi, tamariki and whānau across Aotearoa. You'll be part of a collaborative team, working alongside the Partnerships Manager and colleagues across Fundraising to build partnerships that create meaningful impact for everyone involved.

This is a full-time permanent role based in Auckland, with occasional travel required.

Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity

As a Partnerships Specialist, you’ll help deliver exceptional partnership experiences that support better outcomes for tamariki and whānau.

Working closely with the Partnerships Manager, you’ll support the day-to-day account management of our larger corporate partnerships while taking ownership of your own smaller partnership accounts. You'll build strong, trusted relationships, coordinate partnership activity, and ensure priorities are delivered to a high standard.

This is a varied and highly people-focused role where you'll help bring partnerships to life through campaigns, events, presentations and communications. You'll identify opportunities to strengthen and grow relationships, support long-term partner engagement, and contribute to sustainable revenue growth. You'll also identify and develop new partnership opportunities, working closely with kaimahi across Communications, Community Services and Events.

He kōrero mōu | About you

You'll be a confident relationship builder who is comfortable engaging with a diverse range of stakeholders and adapting your approach to suit different audiences to create positive experiences.

You may come from a background in sponsorship, partnership, business development, account management or a similar relationship-focused role, and you're someone who can quickly build credibility, develop strong relationships and identify opportunities that create value for everyone involved.

While experience in the not-for-profit sector is welcomed, it's not essential. We're looking for someone with strong relationship management skills, commercial awareness, initiative and the ability to get things done.

You’ll bring:

• A relevant tertiary qualification or at least 3 years’ experience in sponsorship, partnership or account management
• Confidence engaging with a wide range of people, organisations and community groups.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to draft partner communications, reports and copy.
• Experience using and navigating your way around a CRM
• Strong presentation and public speaking skills, with the ability to communicate ideas clearly and influence others.
• Experience coordinating projects, campaigns, events or stakeholder initiatives involving multiple parties.
• The ability to analyse and report on results against partner deliverables.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• A proactive, solutions-focused approach with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• The ability to identify opportunities to strengthen relationships and contribute to growth

You’ll also align strongly with our values of Māia, Māhaki, Manaaki and Tūhono, and bring a genuine commitment to equity and Te Tiriti o Waitangi in how you work and build relationships.

Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou | What we offer

At Whānau Āwhina Plunket, we’re passionate about supporting our people as much as we support whānau.

We offer:

• Flexible working options to help you achieve work-life balance
• A supportive, values-led culture where your contribution truly matters
• Opportunities for professional development and growth
• The chance to be part of a high-performing, purpose-driven team
• The opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of tamariki and whānau across Aotearoa

Me pēheatetukutono | How to apply

Applications close on 26 November 2026. Please note, we will consider applications as we receive them and may close this advert early if we find a suitable candidate.  For any specific questions about the mahi, contact Nadia Bonner on Nadia.Bonner@plunket.org.nz

Whānau Āwhina Plunket is committed to supporting the health and wellbeing of pēpi, tamariki and their whānau/family. We have committed to adopting a pro-equity approach where we give life to the Treaty principles of tino rangatiratanga, partnership, active protection, equity and options in our mahi/work to ensure healthy tamariki, confident whānau and connected communities.  

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