Regional Partnerships Manager - South West

Teach First is committed to building a fair education for all, unlocking the potential in all children. Our work is making a difference every day, bringing us closer to a better future. However, we need to do more and we need your help to take on this big challenge.

As a Regional Partnerships Manager – South West, you’ll be part of the Growth division. This division is responsible for generating income and building relationships, bringing the charity the resources and support needed to deliver our mission. We develop our brand, value propositions, customer experience, and relationship and account management processes to increase income and retain customers and partners. This includes donors, recruits, ambassadors, sector partners, corporate partners and government.

In this role, you will be accountable for developing a local impact plan to secure positive change for schools, meeting programme recruitment targets and supporting them to meet the needs of the communities they serve. We are looking for someone who can create and maintain strategic relationships, influence and negotiate at executive level. You should be a great communicator who always uses sound judgement and understands and can deliver excellent customer service, putting our stakeholders at the heart of our decision making. You should be able to build customer loyalty, retention and a strong reputation in the marketplace. Understanding the regional and national education landscape and applying this in your context to gain trust and credibility is crucial.

We offer a competitive salary package of £42,237.00 per annum, with £3000 London Weighting Allowance for employees based in London. Our core benefits include 27 days holiday per annum, participation in the pension scheme via Salary Exchange (with an employer contribution of up to 6%), life assurance, income protection and private healthcare. Through our flexible benefits platform, you can access subsidised dental membership, health screening, discounted gym membership, travel insurance, Give As You Earn and the option to buy annual leave.

We are committed to ensuring equality of opportunity and fairness in all areas of our work. All applicants and employees will be treated with respect within a culture where differences are valued, and rights are protected against disadvantage or discrimination related to age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnic background, disability or religion and belief.

To apply, please complete an application on our careers website, making sure to upload your CV and a tailored cover letter that demonstrates how you meet our essential criteria. We expect interviews to take place week commencing 3 February 2025.