Tom Heron Email & Phone Number

Madrid, Community Of Madrid, Spain

London, England, United Kingdom

Marie Curie is the UK’s largest charitable provider of care and support for people living with a terminal illness and their loved ones. We deliver expert care, emotional support, guidance, information and research through our core services. As Head of Partnership Management, I'm proudest to have:- Led on the building and implementation of an ambitious 5-year strategy for growth. I'm proud to have tripled our income since beginning the role back in 2021- Worked alongside an incredible team to deliver 6 & 7-figure partnerships with the likes of: KPMG; SPAR UK; AS Watson; Amazon; Morrisons; Gas Distribution Networks; and Omaze- Developed and led the team's first ever pro bono programme, which saw a series of transformative projects delivered to support our Caring Services whilst also shoring up Marie Curie’s future growth strategy- Line Managed a team of seven, talented individuals. I'm proud of having invested significant time in creating a skilled, confident team who were supported, empowered, and experts in their field.- Led on multiple application, pitch and employee vote strategies to successfully retain and grow our portfolio.

London, United Kingdom

As Senior Partnerships Manager, I manage three of Marie Curie’s largest corporate partners with a combined of over £2m. This includes coordinating activities and income across over 2,600 retail stores, identifying new lucrative income streams and stewarding stakeholders at all levels to increase engagement. I also work closely with the New Business team, Identifying, developing and pitching to prospective partners to secure new business. finally, I also develop commercial and marketing opportunities, particularly within the FMCG market. Recent successes have included a £85,000 Cause Related Marketing campaign a and a proposed £100,000 deal with key retail suppliers to launch in March 2021.

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

The NSPCC believes in a future where no child should suffer from abuse. Child abuse is preventable, not inevitable. That’s why, every day, they strive to protect children, prevent abuse and make child abuse a thing of the past.As Corporate Partnerships Manager, I worked as the account manager for the NSPCC's largest partner- Lidl UK. This included devising and delivering a fundraising strategy worth £1million per year, ensuring we maximised engagement with the 20,000+ employees and that we also achieved the key objective set out for the partnership- to reach 1 million children through the NSPCC's Speak Out. Stay Safe service.

From September to May I travelled throughout South America as part of a short career break.

London, United Kingdom

Marie Curie are here for people living with any terminal illness and their families, offering expert care, guidance and support to help them get the most from the time they have left.More than 50,000 people are cared for by the charity each year, but there is so much more that needs to be done.Within the Corporate Partnerships team I managed a number of our major, national partnerships including Poundworld, the National Garden Scheme, Gardman and TMF Group. My portfolio covered a range of fundraising strategies; from staff fundraising, commercial opportunities, events management and volunteering initiatives. Finally, I provided strategic support for Superdrug and Wyevale Garden Centres; for example, through speaking at conferences or events and I also acted as both the Comms and Merchandise lead for the team.

London, United Kingdom

As Corporate Partnerships Executive, I was responsible for the delivery of multiple partnerships including Gardman, Wilko, Coversure, Medtronic, Live Better With and Daewoo Electronics. This ranged from staff fundraising, strategic support, commercial opportunities and volunteering initiatives. I also assisted in the management of some of our biggest accounts such as Superdrug and Poundworld while continuing to develop my role within the New Business team. Finally, I also worked as the Corporate lead for some of our wider Marie Curie products/events such as Swimathon, Corporate Volunteering and the development of our new workplace fundraising pack.

London, United Kingdom

▪ Assisted in the management of Whizz-Kidz's portfolio of corporate partnerships, with a combined value of over £1.5 million. ▪ Personally managed a number of accounts with a combined value of over £75,000. Under my management, Whizz-Kidz also won 'Outstanding commitment to the community' through a current corporate partner▪ Acted as the interface for all day-to-do-day communication with all COTY’s as well as providing consistent donor care communications to all corporate fundraisers▪ Produced monthly content for all corporate partners including newsletters, fundraising packs as well as a Quarterly newsletter to prospective partners▪ Produced meaningful case studies of recipients of support from Whizz-Kidz for the purpose of promotion as well as highlighting to prospective partners the need for further support▪ Delivered speeches and presentations to key stakeholders

London, United Kingdom

▪ Project managed two key fundraising initiatives with the target of raising over £50,000, one of which being a world record quiz attempt.▪ This involved producing and presenting a cold pitch to a quiz distributor and then managing the partnership to ensure the best result for the charity. This role then continued after my move to the Corporate team

London, United Kingdom

▪ Processed all Mobility Equipment order requests for both Whizz-Kidz and PCT Partner cases. ▪ Directly liaised with both manufacturers and therapists to ensure the correct specification was adhered to and effectively managed any complications which occurred along the process (e.g. delivery, specification or funding errors). ▪ Supported the Children’s Services Purchasing Co-ordinator in running the order processing efficiently. ▪ Maintained various purchasing and Children’s Services Databases (e.g. CSD) accurately and regularly. ▪ Monitored Order acknowledgements and Dispatch confirmations received from the suppliers and coordinating communication between the suppliers, therapists, engineers and the Children’s Services team

Ba Honours, History

Activities and Societies: Radio DJ for Queen Mary Student Radio (Quest Radio).

Education record

Activities and Societies: Deputy Chair of the Sixth Form Council, Peer Mentor A Levels: History, English, Religious Studies (Psychology.