Job Title: Partnerships Manager
Location: West Yorkshire -area based (hybrid)
Salary: £36,551 per annum FTE
This is a fulltime role (37 hours per week)
This is a fixed term contract until March 2025
The Partnerships Manager role Is to ensure a cohesive and coordinated approach when engaging with businesses, stakeholders and partners to support activities for the successful delivery of the UKSPF Future Forward West Yorkshire programme. The role will ensure network management principles are followed to minimise duplication of relationships and has a clear understanding of support tools to inform and update internal stakeholders.
The post holder will be expected to Engage with LAs and employers through our regional business hub, the careers hub, joint steering group, workshops and other events to gain buy-in and support for roll-out of new approaches to ensure efficient and effective delivery of services; utilising available data to identify areas of good practice and areas for improvement.
Knowledge Essential:
- Relevant industry or management experience
- Relevant degree level qualification or substantial experience of contract delivery
- Know how to work safely and professionally with employers, stakeholders and partners
- Experience of partner, stakeholder and business engagement
Experience Essential:
- Demonstrable experience of working in a target-driven environment
- Experience of working and engaging with Stakeholders
- Experience of managing multiple projects and or contracts
A full list of job objectives and requirements can be found in the JD.
Closing date for applications: 12 May 2024
Interviews: To take place via Microsoft Teams.
Please note, we will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis and reserve the right to close our vacancies early.
Application process: Towards the bottom of this page, you can apply. Once you click apply you will be required to complete a short online application form and upload your CV.
All roles will be fixed term contracts spanning 12 months. Please note, we will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis and reserve the right to close our vacancies early. You will be asked to complete a short screening form and upload your CV. Please take care to detail your experience in the relevant, specific areas mentioned above to highlight your experience.
At EDT we pride ourselves on creating an environment that supports a healthy work life balance for all our staff. We provide policies that encourage flexible working around individual needs. We offer a range of benefits including a generous holiday allowance, pension scheme and additional voluntary money saving benefits.
Education Development Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults whom we work with and come into contact with around the world. All applicants are subject to thorough screening and successful candidates are subject to the relevant level of criminal record checks with national police authorities or the UK’s Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). This will be at minimum a basic DBS check.
At Education Development Trust, we strive to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, can be themselves and knows they can reach their full potential. We embrace and celebrate our differences through various initiatives and support colleagues through a number of staff networks. We’re committed to building a strong, diverse workforce and making Education Development Trust an inclusive place to work. If you have specific requirements or adjustments, please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application. We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident employer scheme.
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