Education Trusts Growth & Partnerships Manager

Judicium; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Supporting Education Group, a leading UK education recruitment group, is seeking a commercially strong Business Development Manager to drive growth across Protocol Education and Teaching Personnel. Based hybrid from a local office, you will identify new opportunities with MATs and education groups, lead tender processes, and build senior relationships to secure strategic partnerships and revenue.

This senior role requires a proven track record in education recruitment, MSP or procurement-led

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a senior business development, strategic sales or partnership growth role.
• Strong knowledge of education recruitment, MSP solutions or procurement-led sales.
• Good understanding of the education sector, particularly MATs and school procurement.
• Demonstrable experience winning large-scale accounts, Trust partnerships or framework agreements.
• Confidence leading commercial conversations with senior stakeholders.
• Strong negotiation, presentation and proposal skills.
• Track record of building and managing a high-quality pipeline.
• Ability to influence internal teams after securing a contract or framework.
• Strong commercial judgement and pricing awareness.

Responsibilities

• Identify and secure new business opportunities with MATs, trusts and education groups across England.
• Build senior-level relationships with education and procurement stakeholders.
• Lead tender responses, framework applications, and commercial proposals.
• Develop and execute a framework growth strategy across Protocol Education and Teaching Personnel.
• Collaborate with regional leaders to convert new agreements into revenue-generating partnerships.
• Support mobilising framework wins and turning access into school-level supply.
• Drive teacher and teaching assistant supply days across framework schools.
• Provide market intelligence on procurement trends and competitor activity.
• Monitor framework utilisation and expand partnerships post-award.
• Influence internal teams and maintain a high-quality pipeline.

Skills

Senior business development

Strategic sales

Partnership growth

Negotiation

Presentation skills

Proposal skills

Job description

Supporting Education Group, a leading UK education recruitment group, is seeking a commercially strong Business Development Manager to drive growth across Protocol Education and Teaching Personnel. Based hybrid from a local office, you will identify new opportunities with MATs and education groups, lead tender processes, and build senior relationships to secure strategic partnerships and revenue.

This senior role requires a proven track record in education recruitment, MSP or procurement-led