Growth and Partnership Manager

Achieve Together; Leatherhead; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career progression and training

Employee discounts across retailers

Life Assurance

Stream pay advances

Job summary

Achieve together seeks a Growth and Partnership Manager to join our community hub team. You will support core operations and ensure efficient delivery of services while driving occupancy and partnerships across the region.

The role requires experience in health and social care business development, strong stakeholder engagement, and a track record of achieving commercial targets. Strong networking and negotiation skills are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Experience in business development, relationship management or commissioning within health and social care.
• Strong knowledge of Local Authority, NHS, ICB and commissioning landscapes.
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships with commissioners and external partners.
• Sales and networking experience with ability to meet commercial targets.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver area relationship plans to generate referrals and occupancy growth.
• Act as the key contact for customers, ensuring visibility and responsiveness to partners.
• Maintain understanding of vacancies to prioritise sales activity and admissions.
• Work with operations to understand homes, capacity and priorities.
• Represent Achieve together at local forums and events to promote homes.
• Deliver commercial targets through relationship management and pipeline development.

Skills

Business development

Relationship management

Commissioning

Stakeholder engagement

Sales and networking

Market knowledge

Negotiation

Commercial acumen

Data interpretation

Project coordination

Job description

Are you looking for a career that makes a real difference? A role with Achieve together might be the perfect opportunity for a long-lasting, rewarding career in the social care sector.We are looking for team members who are passionate about supporting people, helping our Operations teams deliver excellent care and support, and celebrating achievements.

Job DescriptionWe are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Growth and Partnership Manager to join our community hub team. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in supporting the organisation's core operations and ensuring the efficient and effective delivery of services.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver area relationship plans that generatereferrals, strengthen customer partnerships and supportsustainable occupancy growth to 95%+.
• Act as the key contact for customers across the allocated area, ensuring Achieve together is visible, responsive and well positioned with commissioners, Local Authorities, ICBs, brokerage teams and other partners.
• Maintain a detailed understanding of current and futurevacancies, using this insight to prioritise sales activity, reducevacant rooms and maximise suitable admissions.
• Work closely with operational team members to understandthe individual homes, with a focus on capacity, placementsuitability and local priorities.
• Ensuring all opportunities are progressed appropriately andeffectively.
• Represent Achieve together at local provider forums, market engagement events and networking opportunities to promote homes, build relationships and identify new opportunities.
• Deliver agreed commercial targets through proactive relationship management, pipeline development, focused follow-up and clear reporting on activity, risks and opportunities.

Requirements

• Experience in business development, relationship management, commissioning, commercial operations or stakeholder engagement within health and social care.
• Strong understanding of Local Authority, NHS, ICB and commissioning landscapes, including brokerage processes, purchasing routes and strategic commissioning priorities.
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships with commissioners, Local Authorities, ICBs, Housing Associations, brokerage teams and other external partners.
• Sales and networking experience, with confidence identifying opportunities, influencing customer decisions and delivering against commercial targets.
• Strong understanding of the learning disability and autism sector, including market dynamics, safeguarding responsibilities and quality requirements.
• Commercial acumen, with experience supporting occupancy growth, sustainable pricing, fee activity, revenue delivery or wider commercial performance.
• Ability to interpret market intelligence, performance data and stakeholder feedback to identify risks, opportunities and practical actions.
• Credible, confident communicator with strong negotiation and influencing skills, able to engage senior internal and external stakeholders.
• Highly organised and self-directed, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, maintain momentum across stakeholder relationships and deliver measurable outcomes.
• Experience supporting mobilisation, new developments, redesign, repurposing or growth projects within a regulated care environment is desirable.

Benefits

• Career progression and training opportunities
• Employee discount schemes across a range of retailers and services, Stream- a financial health app that gives you the ability to receive optional pay advances
• Life Assurance

For all our amazing benefits please visit here: Rewards and Benefits - Achieve together

Passion for positively shaping lives is just as important to us as your experience. Building on your existing knowledge we will give you all the training and support that you need. You just need an appetite for learning and a real desire to make a difference to peoples’ lives. So, if you want to start, or continue your career journey in care with us, we want to hear from you!

We regularly review our job adverts to ensure they reflect current hiring needs. In some cases, adverts may close earlier than the stated deadline if we receive sufficient applications or the role is filled. Conversely, some adverts may remain open beyond the original closing date until the position is successfully filled. This approach helps us attract the best talent while maintaining flexibility in our recruitment process.

To ensure fair consideration and timely progression, internal applicants should submit their applications no later than the end of the first week after the role advertised. Applications received after this point may not be guaranteed review.