Regional Director - Partnerships

Witherslack Group; Preston; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education and care provider in the UK seeks a Regional Director of Partnerships to enhance local authority relations and lead a team. The role involves strategic management of partnerships, overseeing pupil pipelines, and ensuring effective collaboration with authorities. Candidates should have strong leadership experience, a passion for education, and proven success in the public sector. Competitive salary and extensive benefits included.

Benefits

7 weeks holiday

Ongoing professional development

Flexible benefits package

Medical cover

Wellbeing tools and advice

High-street discounts

Qualifications

• Proven experience of developing successful relationships within local authority / public sector markets.
• Strong analytical skills with good attention to detail.
• A passion for the education and care of vulnerable children and young people.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of Partnership Managers.
• Ensure effective management of the referral process and pupil pipeline.
• Maintain strong productive relationships with local authorities.

Skills

Sales Experience

Management Experience

Strategic Planning

Team Management

Leadership Experience

Public Speaking

Job description

Salary; 65000 - 70000 plus annual bonus

Please note; travel across our Schools in the North West and North East will be required

Those huge small victories

We are the highest Ofsted-rated provider in the country for special education. Our teams are fulfilled by the idea of making even the smallest positive changes in our young people so we celebrate even the little things. We are looking for someone who has the right skills and leadership style to be our new Regional Director of Partnerships.

As Regional Director of Partnerships you'll promote our excellence and lead local authority relations as a key person in our continued success.

Get out what you put in

In this role you will play a pivotal role in leading and managing a team of Partnership Managers setting high standards of delivery and ensuring the effective management of the referral process and pupil pipeline across the Central region. You will oversee the development and implementation of strategic account management and new business initiatives while maintaining strong productive relationships with local authorities at all levels. Your leadership will ensure accurate forecasting of pupil numbers and regional growth while also identifying and seizing business opportunities within the SEND sector and related funding bodies.

In this dynamic role you'll collaborate closely with the Chief Commercial Officer to shape the team's strategic vision and support activities with local authorities including tender submissions and framework delivery. You will also work with the Head of Marketing to ensure the right collateral and materials are in place while contributing to tactical marketing initiatives to drive growth. Additionally you'll represent the organization at events, speak at key opportunities and help lead promotional campaigns. This role also involves supporting the quality monitoring process within schools and stepping in to cover the role of Partnership Manager during periods of leave.

What we do for you

We know you're going to do great things. For your hard work and commitment we reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the care sector. With us you'll get to make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people plus you'll get:

• Salary : 65000 - 70000 plus annual bonus and long term incentive plan
• Training : Ongoing professional development.
• Holiday : You'll work hard at WG so you'll be rewarded with 7 weeks holiday
• Flexible benefits package : meaning you can increase / decrease your holiday allowance pension and life insurance check out our benefits here
• Wellbeing : a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance
• Medical cover so you can claim back the cost of things like an optician's or dentist appointment and a host of high‑street discounts
• Beautiful working environments with the very best facilities
• A recommend‑a‑friend scheme that offers a 1000 bonus every time

Bring your whole‑self to work

Here at Witherslack Group we celebrate everyone's differences as that's what makes us the best at what we do. Our young people come from all walks of life, diverse backgrounds and with different needs and our workforce reflects that diversity so that our teams can engage, encourage and inspire our young people to be themselves. We'll give you the chance to build an exciting career in a fast‑growing organisation where you're free to achieve your potential. Here's what we need from you;

• The desire and capability to be a great leader
• The ability to develop strategic relationships and identify and manage new opportunities
• Demonstrable success in identifying, nurturing and converting business and then providing outstanding customer service thereafter
• Proven experience of developing successful relationships within local authority / public sector markets
• Strong analytical skills with good attention to detail
• A flexible highly energetic approach and the ability to thrive in a business with a fast‑changing collaborative delivery culture
• Preferable a detailed knowledge and experience of the SEND and children's care sector
• A passion for the education and care of vulnerable children and young people

Join the UK's best special education and care provider

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Our young people deserve the best possible future and we feel the same about our teams. You deserve to have the career you want with a purpose‑led employer in an environment that allows you to be yourself.

The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (we will cover the cost). We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.

Required Experience :

Director

Key Skills

Sales Experience, Nursing Home Experience, Management Experience, Profit & Loss, Workers' Compensation Law, Strategic Planning, Team Management, Budgeting, Leadership Experience, Memory Care, Public Speaking, Supervising Experience

Employment Type : Full‑Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 65000 - 70000