Head of Partner Management

Organisation: parkrun Global Limited
Salary: £50,000 - £54,000 DOE
Location: Richmond, London
Contract type: Fixed Term (Full time)
Closing date: 31 July 2026
Interview date: 16 August 2026
Job Description: We’re pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for an experienced Head of Partner Management to join the parkrun team, based in our Richmond Office on a fixed term basis to cover maternity leave for up to 12 months.

The Head of Partner Management role is responsible for leading on and strengthening relationships with parkrun's corporate partners (external) both in the UK and globally.
This role involves maintaining and developing partnerships through regular face-to-face meetings and communications, identifying opportunities to enhance revenue and value, and ensuring partners align with parkrun's strategy. The role exists within the Commercial &
Fundraising team supporting global staff to ensure best practice across parkrun Global partner footprint. As a senior staff member you will work with various teams to execute successful partner campaigns and deliver partner’s rights. You will also support and on
identifying new sponsors and opportunities with corporates to increase revenue to parkrun.

Main responsibilities:
● Working with local partnership managers, manage and grow relationships with parkrun’s global commercial partners ensuring strong collaboration and mutual benefit.
● Develop parkrun’s account management processes and documentation globally with an aim to be world class, using KPI and objective planning, data to measure performance and ensuring regional partnership managers successfully achieve the
objectives of partners in their region.
● Create, manage and implement campaigns on behalf of partners, monitor and report on performance of these campaigns and ensure the delivery of contracted rights.

Ensure best practice from these campaigns is shared across the parkrun territories.
● Work with Global Head of Commercial & Fundraising to identify, negotiate and on
board new partners and take a lead on renewing contracts with existing partners.
● Explore innovative ideas to enhance the rights offered to partners and identify opportunities to increase value. Lead on exploring how parkrun can work with the corporate sector; identifying opportunities that drive income not only from rights but alignment with parkrun’s charitable mission.
● Build and manage a small, fast-paced, high-performance and collaborative team that champions parkrun’s partners and their work.

● Stay up to date with industry trends within the sports and charity sector, engage in sector networking, and ensure parkrun adopts best practices in sponsorship management to maximise partnerships and maintain a competitive edge.
How to apply: To apply, please visit our website for further details: https://blog.parkrun.com/uk/2026/07/16/join-us-as-head-of-partner-management/

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Head of Partner Management