Partnerships Manager (maternity cover) - until 31st October 2027

Chartered College of Teaching; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Generous annual leave

8.5% employer pension contribution

Paycare

Professional development budget

Job summary

Chartered College of Teaching is hiring a Partnerships Manager on a maternity cover contract. You will lead partnership initiatives, drive membership growth and manage key relationships across the UK.

The role requires travel, strong stakeholder engagement and cross-team collaboration. The position reports to the Associate Director: Partnerships and carries responsibility for delivering fundraising and accreditation projects while supporting the College’s mission to raise the status of the

Qualifications

• Experience in a sales or business development role.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated ability to build sustained relationships with external organisations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver partnerships to drive membership growth.
• Identify and nurture new partnerships for revenue and accreditation.
• Manage accounts and maintain CRM records with accuracy.
• Travel across the UK to meet partners and attend events.

Skills

Sales experience

Business development

Stakeholder management

Presentation skills

Education

Degree level education

Tools

Salesforce

Zoom

Excel

Job description

Join our team as a Partnerships Manager on a fixed term contract until 31st October 2027, helping us to support teachers, champion great teaching and raise the status of the profession by helping us continue to grow our membership and retain existing members. In this exciting and varied role, you will identify and maximise opportunities to attract and retain members at all levels of the teaching profession.

Full details of the role are set out below but you can listen to a brief audio description on our website (join the team page).

Job Title

Partnerships Manager (maternity cover)

Reports To

Associate Director: Partnerships

Salary

£38,000-£41,000 per annum dependent on experience

Contract

Maternity cover until 31st October 2027

Hours

A full working week is 35 hours and we offer flexible working options. We are open to full-time or part time candidates (min. 4 days/0.8 FTE)

Benefits

Flexible working, generous annual leave, 8.5% employer pension contribution, Paycare, individual and team professional development/learning budget. A full list of our benefits can be found here.

Based

Office based, with hybrid-working options - we encourage staff to work from the office (London WC1N) once per week. Travel frequently across the UK as required.

Start date

From January 2027, flexible start date for the right candidate

Deadline and interview

Applications will close on 29th November 2026.

• First round interviews will take place w/c 30th November.
• Second round interviews will take place w/c 7th December.

However, we will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis so we may interview sooner if a suitable candidate is identified.

Interviews will consist of a task and competency-based interview.

The Organisation

The Chartered College of Teaching is a charity and the professional body for teachers. We are working to empower a knowledgeable and respected teaching profession through membership and accreditation.

We are dedicated to bridging the gap between practice and research and equipping teachers from the moment they enter the classroom with the knowledge and confidence to make the best decisions for their pupils.

Our activities mainly focus on four key areas:

• membership
• teacher CPD and accreditation
• research, policy and events
• online and print resources

Since opening membership in 2017, we have grown rapidly. In total our work reaches 40,000 teachers and more than 3.6 million young people. We are a growing and multi-skilled team of 35 people, supported by a Board with a significant track record and experience in a range of fields. Our business plan focuses on growing membership and Chartered Status, strategic positioning of the College in the education sector, and providing meaningful professional learning opportunities for the teaching profession.

The Opportunity

The Partnerships Manager will support the team in delivering ambitious membership and accreditation growth targets for the College. Working closely with the Associate Director: Partnerships, the Partnerships Manager will take responsibility for:

• Developing and delivering presentations to drive Chartered College membership, ensuring that trainee teachers, teachers and school leaders are aware of and join the College, including at conferences and sector events.
• Developing new partnerships to support scalable income generation for school and trust memberships, Chartered programmes, accreditation and projects, and introducing bespoke opportunities for customers and stakeholders.
• Supporting existing partnerships and, through those relationships, identifying wider sector challenges for the College to address. This will include working closely with the Associate Director for Professional Learning, Head of Marketing and Communications Manager and Head of Content.

Membership sales

Most of your time you will be working towards achievement of objectives (including sales and account management and supporting overall membership numbers) and income targets for the full range of products and services including school and trust membership, Chartered programmes, accreditations and projects offered by the College. You will build and maintain a sales pipeline to report to the Associate Director: Partnerships.

Membership engagement

You will spend some of your time managing and implementing workshops, webinars and activities for groups of trainee teachers, teachers and leaders to drive membership engagement, upgrade, renewal and recruitment. This will require regular travel throughout the UK. You will also liaise with training providers, universities and appropriate bodies to support student recruitment and upgrade to ECT membership.

Account Management

You will spend some of your time:

• Maintaining excellent account management and first-rate customer service with both existing and new partners and customers.
• Working closely with members, Fellows and supporters of the College to build and maintain relationships and expand potential partnership opportunities.
• Maintaining records in the College's CRM system (Salesforce), and ensuring colleagues are informed of customers' status and opportunities.
• With the Associate Director: Partnerships and Membership Operations Manager, managing processes and implementing activities.

Other

Alongside your main areas of work, you will:

• Continue to engage in your own professional development.
• Arranging and participating in meetings, and other activities as required.
• Attending and participating in CPD learning activities and training to maintain and develop your knowledge and skills.
• Performing other activities as and when required in order to support the wider team achieve our membership targets.

About You

You do not need to have expertise in absolutely all areas, let us decide! We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and encourage you to apply. We're looking for someone who is motivated by our mission and truly passionate about membership growth and supporting teachers.

Systems you would be using include Zoom, Excel and Salesforce.

Essential knowledge and experience

• You will have experience in a sales or business development role
• Educated to degree level, or equivalent work experience that demonstrates equivalent ability to analyse information and data
• Experience of building sustained relationships and managing transactions with external organisations
• Experience of planning and executing recruitment campaigns or initiatives
• Understanding of the English education system, and the key challenges teachers and school leaders are facing

Desirable knowledge and experience

• Experience of membership or subscription sales
• Knowledge of GDPR and how it relates to the storage, retention and use of personal dataBackground in the education sector and/or teaching

Why Us?

As an organisation we care deeply about creating a working environment that supports our people to grow personally and professionally. These are reflected in our organisational values which outline the distinctive working culture we are looking to create. In particular, these values are reflected in our commitment to:

• Flexible working: responsive management, flexible hours, hybrid or fully remote working
• Professional development, including formal and informal training and support
• Transparency and ownership: we have an open culture that ensures all staff guide our strategic direction
• Mental health and wellbeing: access to health and wellbeing advice and health cash plan.

Diversity and inclusion at the Chartered College

As a growing organisation we are committed to:

• Becoming increasingly representative of the sector and geographies that we operate in
• Providing a positive experience of work as part of an inclusive culture led by our organisational values
• Maintaining an annual EDI action plan - led by the internal team.

What to expect from the recruitment process

• All applications are anonymised until the point of interview
• Line Managers trained in recognising bias
• We implement a standardised interview template and competencies matrix for a fair and transparent process
• All interviews are conducted via Zoom and the use of camera is optional.

If you require any adjustments in order to proceed with an application please make a request (email address can be found in the application pack).

Your Personal Data

As part of the recruitment process, the Chartered College of Teaching collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants. The organisation is committed to being transparent about how it collects and uses that data and to meeting its data protection obligations.

Pre-employment checks

All conditional offers of employment are subject to:

• Two satisfactory references