Corporate Fundraising Executive in London, Greater London

Merrifield Consultants is delighted to partner with London Transport Museum to find their new Corporate Fundraising Executive to help grow its corporate partnerships programme, build meaningful relationships with supporters, and develop sponsorship and membership opportunities that support the Museum's future.

Job Title: Corporate Fundraising Executive

Organisation: London Transport Museum

Salary: Circa £32,000

Benefits: Free travel through TL Network, 75% reimbursement for National Rail travel from home, 29/30 days annual leave + bank holidays and more!

Location: London, hybrid working with 50% of time in the office over a four-week period

Contract: Full-time

Closing date: Monday 30th November 2026

Required: CV only, preferably in PDF format

London Transport Museum is the world's leading museum of urban transport. As an education and heritage preservation charity, it explores the powerful relationship between transport, London's growth, culture and society over the past 200 years. Its purpose is to ignite curiosity to shape the future.

As the Museum embarks on an ambitious capital campaign to reimagine its future, this role offers the opportunity to contribute to a growing corporate partnerships programme. Working closely with the Corporate Partnerships Managers and Fundraising Events Manager, you will support corporate membership and sponsorship activity, manage supporter relationships, and secure auction items for the Museum's flagship fundraising event.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage relationships with a portfolio of corporate partners, providing excellent stewardship to encourage long-term engagement and retention.
• Research prospective supporters and help build a pipeline of corporate partnership, sponsorship and membership opportunities.
• Develop compelling proposals and partnership packages that deliver value for the Museum and its supporters.
• Coordinate with colleagues across marketing, programming and events to deliver partnership benefits and commitments.
• Support partnership events and engagement activities, including securing auction items for the flagship fundraising event.
• Produce high-quality supporter communications, reports, updates and newsletters.
• Maintain accurate CRM and financial records, monitor partnership activity and support reporting to inform renewals and growth.

Experience and Skills:

• Proven experience of developing and managing relationships with corporate stakeholders and delivering excellent supporter or client care.
• Knowledge of corporate fundraising, sponsorship or partnership development.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to create persuasive proposals and engage senior audiences confidently.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities, relationships and deadlines.
• Experience supporting or delivering partnership events or engagement activities.
• A proactive, collaborative and self-motivated approach, with flexibility to support occasional evening and weekend events.

This role is perfect for a relationship-focused professional with a background in membership, sponsorship, stakeholder engagement or business development who wants to develop their fundraising career. You will gain experience across partnerships, events and income generation while helping shape the future of one of London's most recognisable cultural institutions.

If you're interested and wish to find out more, please contact Stuart Milliner at Merrifield Consultants.

We practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout.