Partnerships Manager

Wates; Greater London; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

WPS is seeking a Partnerships Manager on a 6-month fixed-term contract. The role involves supporting business growth, strengthening client relationships, and identifying new opportunities across markets and sectors.

You will work closely with senior leaders and internal teams to translate customer needs into tailored business solutions, drive strategic partnerships, and contribute to bids, tenders, and industry events.

Qualifications

• Experience in commercial, professional services, property, construction, or built environment sectors.
• Proven track record of supporting business growth and delivering opportunities.
• Ability to build strategic partnerships and drive growth across markets and sectors.

Responsibilities

• Support development and delivery of sector and growth strategies.
• Build and maintain relationships with clients, partners and stakeholders.
• Identify and generate new business opportunities aligned with growth plans.
• Support client engagement plans and strategic customer management activities.
• Attend industry events, network opportunities and customer meetings.
• Contribute to bids, tenders, presentations and business development activities.
• Monitor market trends, competitor activity and customer insights.
• Deliver reports, presentations and updates to senior stakeholders.
• Manage promotional and PR activities with Communications and Marketing teams.
• Collaborate with senior leaders to shape key client relationships across the business.

Skills

Relationship-building

Opportunity identification

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in Business, Marketing, Economics, or related

Job description

At WPS, we're looking for a Partnerships Manager to join our team on a 6-month fixed-term contract. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting business growth, strengthening client relationships, and identifying new opportunities across our markets and sectors.

Working closely with senior leaders, clients, and internal teams, you'll act as a trusted advisor, ensuring customer needs are understood and translated into tailored business solutions that support both client and organisational objectives.

What You'll Be Doing

• Supporting the development and delivery of sector and growth strategies
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with clients, partners, and key stakeholders
• Identifying and generating new business opportunities aligned with growth plans
• Supporting strategic customer management activities and client engagement plans
• Attending industry events, networking opportunities, and customer meetings
• Contributing to bids, tenders, presentations, and business development activities
• Monitoring market trends, competitor activity, and customer insights
• Delivering reports, presentations, and updates to senior stakeholders
• Managing promotional and PR activities in partnership with the Communications and Marketing teams
• Championing customer feedback and supporting continuous improvement initiatives, This role offers the opportunity to work closely with senior business leaders, contribute to strategic growth initiatives, and help shape key client relationships across the business.
• Are you a relationship-builder who thrives on creating opportunities, developing strategic partnerships, and driving business growth? Do you enjoy working with senior stakeholders and turning connections into meaningful commercial outcomes?, Degree in Business, Marketing, Economics, or a related discipline
• Experience working within a commercial, professional services, property, construction, or built environment sector
• A proven track record of supporting business growth and delivering opportunities