Partnerships & Programme Delivery Coordinator

Acorn Training; Greater Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working including home-based,

Up to 26 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Training and CPD workshops

Westfield Health Scheme

Wellbeing initiatives

Disability Confident Leader

Annual volunteering day

Employee referral bonus

GBP 500 Recommend a friend scheme

Job summary

Acorn Training in Manchester is seeking a Skills Coordinator to support the effective delivery of adult education programmes across the North West network. You will work with delivery teams, internal colleagues, and external partners to ensure smooth coordination, clear communication and adherence to contractual, quality, and compliance expectations.

As a key point of contact for partners, you will support relationship management, onboarding, and ongoing engagement, coordinating delivery

Qualifications

• GCSE A*-C in English, Maths and ICT (Essential).
• Level 2 qualification or equivalent experience (Essential).
• Full driving licence (Essential).
• Level 3 qualification in business, administration, education, or related area (Desirable).

Responsibilities

• Coordinate programme delivery across multiple sites, partners, and teams.
• Maintain relationships with external partners and internal teams.
• Respond to partner queries with timely solutions.
• Support onboarding, induction, and ongoing engagement of partners.
• Coordinate delivery schedules, meetings, and communications regionally.
• Monitor activity against targets, KPIs, and escalate risks.
• Maintain records for partners, delivery activity, and performance data.
• Assist with evidence collection and reporting per contracts and compliance.
• Support audits and continuous improvement activities.
• Assist development of partnership and delivery improvement plans.
• Collaborate with delivery, employer engagement, and referral teams.
• Attend partnership meetings and events representing the organisation.
• Identify new partnership opportunities to drive growth.

Skills

Strong organisational skills

Excellent communication

IT skills including Microsoft Office

Relationship building

Prioritisation

Education

GCSE English, Maths and ICT (Essential)

Level 2 qualification or equivalent experience (Essential)

Level 3 qualification in business/administration/education (Desirable)

Tools

Full driving licence

Job description

Acorn Training in Manchester is seeking a Skills Coordinator to support the effective delivery of adult education programmes across the North West network. You will work with delivery teams, internal colleagues, and external partners to ensure smooth coordination, clear communication and adherence to contractual, quality, and compliance expectations.

As a key point of contact for partners, you will support relationship management, onboarding, and ongoing engagement, coordinating delivery