Strategic Partnerships and Impact Manager

THE NHS CONFEDERATION; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee assistant (counselling)

Cycle to work scheme

Mindful employer plus

Occupational health

30 days holiday

Flexi time

Season ticket loan

Eye tests/ flu jabs

Job summary

NHS Alliance is seeking a Strategic Partnerships and Impact Manager to expand partnerships, identify sponsorship and income opportunities, and deliver shared events and resources. You will convene organisations, coordinate collaborations and represent UPD externally to broaden impact in health data.

A collaborative, agile team environment awaits. Based in the UK with flexible, London-based hybrid working, the role focuses on growing sustainable activity through evidence-informed engagement with

Qualifications

• Strong interest in health data landscape and ability to translate evidence into practical actions.
• Experience building and managing strategic partnerships delivering impact.
• Ability to identify new opportunities for collaboration or sponsorship.
• Experience turning evidence into resources, events, or learning activities.
• Confident communicator and relationship-builder in a small, agile team.

Responsibilities

• Develop and grow strategic partnerships with stakeholders across the health data community to increase profile, reach and impact.
• Identify and develop sponsorship, commissioned work and other income-generating opportunities.
• Develop and deliver shared events, practical resources and learning opportunities for organisations.
• Convene organisations around shared challenges and coordinate collaborative projects.
• Represent UPD externally, building trusted relationships with stakeholders.
• Work with colleagues across research, policy and communications to deliver priorities.

Skills

Strategic partnerships

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Relationship-building

Team collaboration

Job description

• Employee assistant (counselling)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Mindful employer plus
• Occupational health
• 30 days holiday
• Flexi time
• Season ticket loan
• Eye tests/ flu jabs

Salary £46,822 per annum plus £4,000 London weighting allowance if applicable

Location Agile working with London base

Expiry Date 31/10/2026 23:59

This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in 19 days at 23:59 BST.

The vacancy

Strategic Partnerships and Impact Manager

As a Strategic Partnerships and Impact Manager, you will:

• Develop and grow strategic partnerships with stakeholders across the health data community – including research organisations, charities, industry and policy influencers – to increase the profile, reach and impact of UPD's work.
• Identify and develop sponsorship, commissioned work and other income-generating opportunities that support UPD's long-term sustainability.
• Develop and deliver shared events, practical resources and learning opportunities that help organisations apply evidence about public attitudes to their decisions and practice, while avoiding duplication and extending the reach of UPD’s support.
• Convene organisations around shared challenges, coordinate collaborative projects and demonstrate how collective approaches can deliver greater value for the wider health data community.
• Represent UPD externally, building trusted relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and representing our evidence, resources and perspectives externally.
• Work closely with colleagues across research, policy and communications to deliver shared priorities and organisational objectives.

About you

We would love to hear from you if you:

• Have a strong interest in or an understanding of the health data landscape and experience of helping organisations use evidence about public attitudes and expectations to inform decisions and practice.
• Have experience building and managing strategic partnerships that deliver shared goals and impact.
• Can identify and develop new opportunities for collaboration, sponsorship, commissioned work or other forms of income generation.
• Have experience turning evidence, insight or policy into practical resources, events, learning opportunities or other activities that support action.
• Are a confident communicator and relationship-builder who thrives in a small, agile team.

About UPD

Understanding Patient Data (UPD) is an independent initiative, set up in 2016 to make the way health data is collected, used and shared more visible, understandable and trustworthy.

We provide clear, accessible information and resources to support public understanding and better conversations about data. At the same time, we work across the health and care system to shape policy and practice – using evidence, research and engagement to ensure data is used in ways that are transparent, fair, and aligned with public expectations.

By bringing people together and influencing how decisions about data are made, we help make sure that health data works in the best interests of patients, professionals and society.

More information about Understanding Patient Data: https://understandingpatientdata.org.uk/about-us

UPD is hosted by the NHS Alliance.

Benefits

• Employee assistant (counselling)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Mindful employer plus
• Occupational health
• 30 days holiday
• Flexi time
• Season ticket loan
• Eye tests/ flu jabs

Our values

The NHS Alliance is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive environment for our staff. A place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We offer a range of inclusive employment policies including family friendly policies and flexible working and we have range of channels to support staff from different backgrounds including our fantastic staff EDI networks and trade unions.

The NHS Alliance is committed to being a flexible employer. We understand the value and benefit to our employees being able to work flexibly and our agile working principles are designed to empower our people to work with optimal flexibility and minimal constraints to enable them to fulfil their potential at work whilst balancing home life and health and wellbeing.

Unfortunately, we are currently unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. Applicants must therefore have a valid right to work in the UK, which will be required at the point of offer.

Application deadline: Saturday31st October 2026, 11:59pm (please note, we may close the advert early should we receive a high number of suitable applications).