Strategic Academic Partnerships Lead

BIMM University; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Smart Pension

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

BIMM University is recruiting an Academic Partnerships Manager to oversee the portfolio of academic partnerships across its UK campuses. You will drive relationship management, due diligence, onboarding, and governance to ensure positive outcomes for students and compliant operations.

Based at BIMM University’s campuses, you will collaborate with partner institutions and internal teams, monitor performance, and lead improvements using data-driven insights and digital tools, including AI where

Qualifications

• Experience managing partnerships or complex external relationships in higher education.
• Knowledge of higher education quality assurance, governance and regulatory frameworks.
• Ability to collaborate with diverse internal and external stakeholders to achieve shared goals.
• Strong analytical, organisational and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of academic partnerships and act as primary contact for partner institutions.
• Build relationships with internal and external stakeholders to promote collaboration.
• Support development, due diligence and onboarding of new opportunities.
• Monitor performance, identify risks and implement actions.
• Ensure arrangements comply with regulatory, contractual and QA requirements.
• Prepare reports and briefing papers to support governance processes.

Skills

Academic partnerships

Stakeholder management

Higher education governance

Project management

Data analysis

Tools

AI tools

Job description

BIMM University is recruiting an Academic Partnerships Manager to oversee the portfolio of academic partnerships across its UK campuses. You will drive relationship management, due diligence, onboarding, and governance to ensure positive outcomes for students and compliant operations.

Based at BIMM University’s campuses, you will collaborate with partner institutions and internal teams, monitor performance, and lead improvements using data-driven insights and digital tools, including AI where