Senior Partnerships Manager – Public-Private Housing

Cairn; Dublin; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Performance bonus

Pension & health insurance

CPD funding

Job summary

Cairn Homes seeks a Senior Partnerships Manager to drive B2G and B2B partnerships across State, PRS and PBSA sectors within Ireland. You will provide strategic market insights to inform medium-term business strategy and strengthen the commercial pipeline for Cairn's self-build development programme.

You will lead relationship-building with public bodies and housing stakeholders, shape partnership models, and coordinate across development, construction and operations to embed partnership

Qualifications

• Strong track record in B2G/B2B partnership development.
• Experience with public-sector stakeholders encouraged.
• Understanding of development lifecycles in self-build contexts.
• Excellent relationship-building and negotiation skills.
• Ability to manage multi-stakeholder projects with social impact.

Responsibilities

• Identify, develop, and convert B2G partnership opportunities that complement Cairn's self-build development pipeline.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with Approved Housing Bodies, LDA, Housing Agency, and other State sector stakeholders.
• Shape partnership models integrated with in-house design, construction, and operations.
• Collaborate with development, construction, and asset management to embed partnership requirements early.
• Oversee end-to-end partnership delivery with commercial, operational, and customer-experience objectives.
• Monitor sector trends and regulatory developments to inform strategic positioning and opportunities.
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure smooth onboarding and long-term partner success.
• Support the Head of Partnerships to align B2B and B2G strategies and improve bid proposals.

Skills

Partnership development

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic thinking

Analytical skills

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Cairn Homes seeks a Senior Partnerships Manager to drive B2G and B2B partnerships across State, PRS and PBSA sectors within Ireland. You will provide strategic market insights to inform medium-term business strategy and strengthen the commercial pipeline for Cairn's self-build development programme.

You will lead relationship-building with public bodies and housing stakeholders, shape partnership models, and coordinate across development, construction and operations to embed partnership