Strategic Academic Partnerships Manager

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

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Smart pension

Benefits package

Job summary

BIMM University invites applications for an Academic Partnerships Manager to lead the operation and development of its partnerships portfolio. You will collaborate with partner institutions and BIMM teams to deliver high-quality outcomes for students while ensuring regulatory compliance and quality assurance.

Overseeing the full partnership lifecycle, you’ll drive opportunity development, governance, performance monitoring and relationship management, contributing to continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Experience managing collaborative provision, academic partnerships or complex external stakeholder relationships within a higher education environment.
• Strong understanding of higher education quality assurance, governance and regulatory frameworks.
• Experience building effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders to achieve shared objectives.
• Ability to evaluate performance, identify risks and opportunities, and make informed recommendations.
• Experience managing complex projects or workstreams with multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; collaborative and professional approach.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of academic partnerships, acting as the University's primary contact for designated partner institutions.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders, promoting collaborative ways of working.
• Support development, approval and implementation of new opportunities, including due diligence and onboarding activity.
• Monitor performance, identify risks and opportunities, and propose actions and recommendations.
• Ensure arrangements comply with regulatory, contractual and quality assurance requirements.
• Prepare reports, analyses and briefing papers to support governance processes and decision-making.
• Lead review meetings, ensuring actions are monitored and delivered.
• Contribute to process, system and policy improvements across the function.

Skills

Partnership management

Stakeholder relationships

Higher education governance

Analytical skills

Communication

Continuous improvement

Digital tools (AI)

Job description

BIMM University invites applications for an Academic Partnerships Manager to lead the operation and development of its partnerships portfolio. You will collaborate with partner institutions and BIMM teams to deliver high-quality outcomes for students while ensuring regulatory compliance and quality assurance.

Overseeing the full partnership lifecycle, you’ll drive opportunity development, governance, performance monitoring and relationship management, contributing to continuous improvement