Partnership Success Manager

JR United Kingdom; Bath; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education-focused company seeks a Partnership Success Manager to manage and expand its network of delivery partners. You will be responsible for fostering relationships, ensuring effective communication, and promoting programs to enhance partner engagement. The role offers opportunities for professional development in a supportive environment with generous benefits including additional holiday, healthcare plans, and other flexible benefits.

Benefits

28 days holiday plus bank holidays

Healthcare plan after probation

Free life insurance from day one

Company pension contributions after three months

25% discount on online learning resources

Flexible benefits after probation

Qualifications

• Strong communicator (written and verbal).
• Previous experience in customer-facing project management and relationship management.
• Ability to work well under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Manage and grow a national network of delivery partners.
• Support engagement and enrollment of partners.
• Meet personal and team KPIs and objectives.

Skills

Communication

Project Management

Relationship Management

Time Management

Sales Experience

Organizational Skills

Education

Knowledge of the Education Sector

Tools

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Databases

Job description

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We at Best Practice Network share the belief that every child, regardless of their background, should benefit from an excellent education. To achieve that, we support and train the educational professionals who work alongside them to be the best they can be, so in turn, they can transform the lives of children and young people.

We're a friendly, DfE accredited, Ofsted outstanding training company providing apprenticeships, professional development, and the DfE's 'Golden Thread' (trainee teachers to school Executive Leaders). We are adaptable, collaborative, and genuinely value the work we do to support the education sector, as much as our trainees do.

Our people are at the heart of our business and our passion and commitment to education is what drives us. As a result, we have seen incredible growth over the last few years both nationally and internationally.

We aim to be an employer where everyone can be themselves, do their best in an inclusive working environment, and where all colleagues can thrive and reach their full potential. We want to attract, develop, and retain individuals with different experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives.

Main Purpose of Job

To ensure the retention, engagement, and expansion of our partner network.

An exciting opportunity for an ambitious person to join a fast-growing business and help develop and grow our network of delivery partners. As Partnership Success Manager, you will be responsible for the growth and effective management of a national network of delivery partners. Acting as a primary point of contact for partners, you will anticipate and support their needs, ensure effective communication of organizational priorities, and facilitate their engagement in our wider programmes offering. Additionally, you will be responsible for targeting and onboarding multi-setting organizations to support regional promotion and delivery of our programmes.

Main Duties

Partnership Growth

• Support engagement and enrollment of our Catholic trust and Diocesan school partners.
• Scope and target multi-setting organizations to develop our partner footprint.

Generate own leads through various channels including direct approach and referral.

Work with marketing and sales teams to develop and communicate our partnership offer.

Onboard and mobilize new partner organizations.

Introduce opportunities to existing partner networks to grow and develop their programmes.

Communicate wider programmes offer and key deadlines across the partner network.

Ensure clarity and priority of programme engagement are shared with partners.

Partnership Management

Develop a deep understanding of our programmes, their operational delivery, and key personnel to support partner queries and resolution.

Facilitate regular meetings with partners online and face-to-face.

Liaise with partnership, sales, finance, and candidate management teams to relay priorities and seek resolutions to partner queries and support requests.

Identify and drive improvements to ease management, delivery, and growth of our programmes and partnership offer.

Support partner promotion and communication of our programmes.

Meet personal and team KPIs and objectives.

Qualifications and Skills

• A strong communicator (written and verbal).
• Previous customer-facing project management, delivery, and relationship management experience.
• Existing knowledge of the education sector.
• Time management and organizational skills.
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and experience with databases.
• Openness to change and actively seeking process improvements.
• Professionalism with proven sales experience.
• Ability to work well under pressure and handle issues as they arise.
• Exceptional administration and organizational skills.

Benefits

• 28 days holiday plus an extra day for each year of service, up to a maximum of 33 days, plus bank holidays.
• Healthcare plan paid for after passing probation, including access to a private GP.
• Free life insurance from day one, covering up to four times your salary.
• Company pension contributions after three months.
• 25% discount on online learning resources for the first year with EdPlace.
• Flexible benefits after passing probation, including options like extra holiday, dental, healthcare top-ups, bikes, gym membership, electric cars, and salary sacrifice schemes.