Partnership Manager

Change Grow Live; England; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 46,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days leave + bank holidays

Wellness hour and Wellness hub

Contributory pension scheme

Employee discounts

Supportive team environment

Training and progression

Refer a Friend Scheme

Job summary

Change Grow Live in East Sussex is seeking a Part-Time Partnerships Manager to lead a service integration strategy with local partners within Integrated Care Systems and the Combating Drug Partnership.

The role involves mapping ICS and CDP activity, building durable partnerships, managing grant-funded projects, and upskilling staff to deliver coordinated health and social care services.

Qualifications

• Experience of working within substance misuse services.
• Experience of managing projects.
• Experience working with vulnerable adults in a health and social care setting.
• Knowledge and understanding of the possible pathways available within the Health, Social Care and Voluntary sector.
• Able to develop, design new methods and approaches to update practises and service delivery.
• Key project management skills and ability to set targets and meet key deadlines.
• Able to lead and embed a solution-focused approach to dealing with challenge and conflict in integrated working.
• Able to use a data driven approach to influence partnership relationships, improve service provision and to tell our story.
• Able to communicate (at many levels) performance using variety of data and demonstrate ability to summarise key outputs.
• Able to guide and support a culture that facilitates collaboration and learning.

Responsibilities

• Map, monitor and understand the local Integrated Care System (ICS) and related activity.
• Map, monitor and understand the local Combating Drug Partnership (CDP) strategy and outcomes framework.
• Lead and coordinate data analysis to feed into ICS and CDP developments; Take on project management of partnership developments including partnership projects funded through additional funding grants.
• Build and sustain healthy relationships with local partners and respond in a solution-focused way to challenges.
• Understand local variation in ICS/CDP developments and internal systems to provide local staff with tailored advice and guidance; be a single point of contact regarding ICS/CDP.
• Develop relationships with CDP and sub-groups, Primary Care Networks including Clinical Directors, local place-based partnerships, Mental Health Transformation Teams, Acute trusts and VCSE alliance.
• Upskill staff by providing information, advice, and guidance that unpacks the complexities and enables services to integrate across criminal justice and the health and social care system.
• Monitor, capture and report on all OHID grant funded activity and provide any overview update to Service(s) Manager and commissioner reporting.
• Apply a strength-based and system-focussed approach to working, sharing best practice and cascading any learning from positive service activity.

Skills

Experience in substance misuse

Project management

Vulnerable adults experience

Health and social care pathways

Design methods and updates

Targets and deadlines

Solution-focused leadership

Data-driven partnerships

Data-driven communication

Collaboration and learning culture

Job description

Overview

Believe in People?

The best people have one thing in common.

They care.

At Change Grow Live, our commitment to making a difference in the lives of those who use our services is unwavering. We provide support, respect, and a safe environment, where we tailor our approach to each individual's needs to find the best treatment and support options.

Guided by our core values of being open, compassionate and bold, our team embodies these principles daily, striving to empower individuals to reshape their lives, foster personal growth, and embrace life to its fullest.

We are now seeking a Partnerships Manager to join our team in East Sussex. You will lead and sustain a service integration strategy and have a key role in developing greater collaboration between CGL services and external partners within integrated care systems and combatting drugs partnerships. This will accelerate progress in how our services are meeting health and social care (H&SC) challenges and responding to the Drug Strategy. The role will help local teams to understand system challenges, focus on ‘what works’ and improve the care and treatment experience of people using services.

Location:East Sussex

Hours: Part time, 22.5 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

*Please note: Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.

About the Role

• Map, monitor and understand the local Integrated Care System (ICS) and related activity.
• Map, monitor and understand the local Combating Drug Partnership (CDP) strategy and outcomes framework.
• Lead and coordinate data analysis to feed intoICS and CDP developments Take on project management of any partnership developments including partnership projects funded through additional funding grants
• Build and sustain healthy relationships with local partners and respond in a solution- focused way to challenges
• Understand local variation inICS/CDP developments and internal systems to provide local staff/teams with tailored advice and guidance, as needed, and be a single- point-of-contact regardingICS/CDP.
• Develop relationships with CDP and sub-groups, Primary Care Networks including Clinical Directors, local place-based partnerships, Mental Health Transformation Teams, Acute trusts and VCSE alliance.
• Upskill staff and teams by providing information, advice, and guidance, that unpacks the complexities and enables services to integrate across criminal justice and the health and social care system.
• Monitor, capture and report on all OHID grant funded activity and provide any overview update to Service(s) Manager and commissioner reporting.
• Apply a strength-based and system-focussed approach to working, sharing best practice and cascading any learning from positive service activity.

About You

• Experience of working within substance misuse services
• Experience of managing projects
• Experience working with vulnerable adults in a health and social care setting
• Knowledge and understanding of the possible pathways available within the Health, Social Care and Voluntary sector.
• Able to develop, design new methods and approaches to update practises and service delivery
• Key project management skills and ability to set targets and meet key deadlines
• Able to lead and embed a solution-focused approach to dealing with challenge and conflict in integrated working
• Able to use a data driven approach to influence partnership relationships, improve service provision and to tell our story
• Able to communicate (at many levels) performance using variety of data and demonstrate ability to summarise key outputs
• Able to guide and support a culture that facilitates collaboration and learning

What We Offer

• 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays. Additionally, you'll receive one extra day of annual leave for each year of service during your first five years, therefore you will enjoy 30 days of leave after five years with us.
• Adedicated 'Wellness' hour each week, access to a 'Wellness' hub, and an Employee Assistance Programme.
• Participation in a contributory pension scheme.
• A wide range of benefits, including discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, and more.
• A warm and supportive team environment.
• Extensive training, career development, and progression opportunities.
• Refer a Friend Scheme.

Salary Range (pro rata if part time)

CGL points 36 to 40 (£40,889.21 - £45,583.51)

ILW / OLW /Fringe

N/A - Outside London Weighting Area

Interview Date

27/11/2026

Closing Date

17/11/2026

If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:

Parice Vandenbussche | [e-mail]

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.