Head of Partnerships

City St George's, University of London; Greater London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sector-leading salary

Pension scheme

Staff training and development

Job summary

City St George's, University of London is seeking a Head of Partnerships to provide strategic and operational leadership for its partnership portfolio, including educational partnerships and global mobility, reporting to the Director of Academic Services.

You will lead development, governance, risk management, and performance monitoring, reviewing partnerships, negotiating major agreements, and guiding sustainable growth and an excellent student and partner experience.

Qualifications

• Education to degree level or equivalent experience in a relevant field.
• Senior-level expertise in higher education partnerships and governance.
• Strong stakeholder management, negotiation and influencing abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for the University's partnership portfolio.
• Lead partnership development, governance, risk management and compliance.
• Oversee partnership approval, review, and assurance processes.
• Negotiate significant partnership arrangements and ensure sustainable growth.

Skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Commercial awareness

Influencing skills

Budget management

Risk management

Education

Degree level or equivalent experience

Job description

Redeployee Applicants Only

Please note: This role is onlyopen to redeployees at City St George's. Applications from individuals who are not redeployees will not be considered at this time.

City St George's, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions and brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George's, University of London into one institution. The combined university is now one of the largest higher education destinations for London students, combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, policy, law, creativity, communications, science and technology. Our students are at the heart of everything that we do, and we are committed to supporting them to pursue their career and personal ambitions.

Our research is engaged, at the frontier of practice and has a positive impact on the world around us.

Background:

The Partnerships Hub sits within Academic Services and plays a critical role in supporting the University's ambitions for internationalisation, growth and external engagement. Reporting to the Director of Academic Services, the Head of Partnerships leads a specialist team responsible for partnership development, governance and compliance, and global mobility. The role works closely with senior leaders, Schools and professional services colleagues to ensure the effective management, performance and future development of the University's partnership portfolio.

Responsibilities:

Provide strategic and operational leadership for the University's partnership portfolio, including educational partnerships, pathway activity and global mobility. Lead partnership development, governance, risk management, compliance and performance monitoring. Oversee partnership approval, review and assurance processes, manage key institutional relationships and negotiate significant partnership arrangements. Develop and implement partnership strategy, monitor portfolio performance and provide expert advice to senior leaders to support sustainable growth, institutional objectives and an excellent student and partner experience.

Person Specification:

You will be educated to degree level or possess equivalent experience, with substantial senior-level expertise in higher education partnerships. You will have a strong understanding of academic governance, quality assurance, regulatory compliance and partnership management. The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent stakeholder management, leadership, negotiation and influencing skills, alongside commercial awareness and experience of managing risk, performance and budgets. Experience of international partnerships, mobility programmes and strategic change leadership is essential.

Closing date for applications:25th October 2026 at 11:59pm

Interviews are scheduled to take place: TBC

The selection process will involve an interview and a presentation.Further details will be confirmed at the interview stage.[If the selection process will include a presentation or test, please provide details and be prepared to accommodate any reasonable requests for candidates with a declared disability or who are making an application under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme].

City St George's offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.

City St George's, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.

We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background. City St George's operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.

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