Strategic Partnerships Manager - Southampton

Business In The Community; Southampton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading organization as a Strategic Partnerships Manager in Southampton, where you'll drive community change by collaborating with business and public sector leaders. This permanent role offers flexibility and the chance to make a lasting impact through strategic partnerships.

Qualifications

• Credible, driven, and collaborative leader.
• Ability to build trust and influence across sectors.

Responsibilities

• Lead long-term, community-driven change across Southampton.
• Forge and manage high-value relationships with funders.
• Ensure performance targets are met and secure new investments.

Skills

Leadership

Collaboration

Influencing

Job description

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Strategic Partnerships Manager - Southampton

Want to be part of something transformational for Southampton?

We’re recruiting a Strategic Partnerships Manager to lead long-term, community-driven change across the city. This is a permanent role with real purpose-working at a strategic level to bring together senior leaders from business, the voluntary sector, and public services to deliver meaningful, lasting impact through Southampton’s Place programme.

You’ll play a key role in forging and managing high-value relationships with funders, ensuring performance targets are met, and securing new investment to expand and strengthen the programme. You’ll be a credible, driven, and collaborative leader-someone who can build trust, influence across sectors, and turn big ideas into action.

This role is supported by Business in the Community’s UK-wide Place Team, giving you a strong National network to draw on.

Based from home, you'll have the flexibility you need-along with regular travel across Southampton (minimum 3 days per week) to stay connected and lead from the front.

If you're passionate about place-based change and want to shape a stronger future for Southampton, we’d love to hear from you.

Interview dates: 1st interview: Monday 2 June 2025 in person in Southampton, 2nd interview: Tuesday 10 June 2025