Partnerships Manager

The PIE Partnership; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Universities UK International (UUKi) is seeking a Partnerships Manager to develop, manage and implement partnerships and programmes that benefit the UK higher education sector and its member universities.

The role covers contract work streams from programme design and setting up workflows to financial management and reporting on impact, with extensive stakeholder engagement.

Interviews are expected to take place on Wednesday 04 November.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement partnerships and programmes that benefit the UK higher education sector and its member universities.
• Manage contract work streams from programme design and setting up workflows to financial management and reporting on programme impact.
• Maintain excellent relationships with stakeholders, including UK government officials and partner organisations.

Job description

Partnerships Manager

Universities UK International

Location:London

Salary:£45,405 to £51,825 per annum

Fixed Term from 01 December 2026 – 31 July 2027

Post Type:Full Time

Closing Date:Monday 19 October 2026

Interview Date:See advert

Reference:UUK02526

This role sits within the UUK International (UUKi) team. UUKi represents the UK’s higher education institutions and supports their global engagement. We enable institutions to develop and deliver their international strategies, promoting the collective interests of the sector to create new opportunities for partnership and collaboration.

As part of UUKi, the Partnerships and External Affairs (PEA) team represent our member universities on the international stage by influencing the funding, operational, and policy environment surrounding international higher education. We do this through the delivery of UUKi’s contracted work, engagement with UUKi’s networks, and management of UUKi’s analysis and insight activities, as well as capacity building opportunities for members. We are also responsible for events throughout the year and lead on our external communications such as the website, campaigns, social media, and blogs.

As Partnerships Manager, your role will be the development, management, and implementation of new and existing partnerships and programmes which benefit the UK higher education sector and our member universities. This includes all aspects of the development and implementation of contract work streams for UUKi, from programme design and setting up workflows, to financial management and reporting on programme impact. You will also play a key role in developing and maintaining excellent relationships with stakeholders, including UK government officials, partner organisations (both in the UK and overseas), funding bodies and UK universities.

Interviews are expected to take place on Wednesday04 November.

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Universities UK (UUK) is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and joinUUK.

Find out more about working at UUK and our equality, diversity and inclusion action plan on our website.

Universities UK operates a hybrid working framework involving the opportunity to work from home and in the office.There will be a small number of roles where employees will be required to work from an office, but typically the majority of employees will be able to work remotely on average 60% of their working week.All employees are welcome to use their contractual office for their whole working week if that is their preference.