Partnerships Manager

We are looking for an exceptional Partnerships Manager to work with our Senior Partnerships Manager and Fellowships Director to manage the Relationships with our partner organisations. It is an exciting and rare opportunity to work with stakeholders from over 30 organisations in the public, private and social sectors including the BBC, British Army, Cancer Research, Save the Children, Legal & General and Tesco. ​

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You will be responsible for:​

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Managing existing and new partner relationships for impact​

• Managing existing relationships with about 10 of our partner organisations​
• Developing and building relationships with new partner organisations ​
• Building the community of Fellows within your partner organisations to utilise the learnings to address key strategic priorities and advance responsbile leadership in their organisation. ​
• Engaging with a number of different stakeholders in each of our partner organisations typically including a number of different members of the C-suite, Heads of Leadership, Heads of Talent and the Fellows themselves​
• Developing tailored strategies for each partnership to ensure that we are working with each partner organisation in the most effective way, and with a long term, rather than quick-win mindset. ​
• Managing relationships with the Fellows beyond their programmes to ensure we continue to support them do purposeful work: keeping data up to date in Salesforce, track the progress of their change challenges and provide support where required​
• Review and use feedback to drive improvements in our programmes​
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Procurement and contracting​

• Focusing our relationships thoughtfully on the impact we are having and are able to have over the lifecycle of the relationship rather than sales numbers​
• Engaging around procurement and contracting, and ensuring that terms and conditions are upheld from both parties​
• Liaising with the finance team to ensure that we invoice promptly, and that the relevant information is provided

ABOUT YOU

We don’t expect the person we hire to have ALL the following but hopefully this gives you a sense of what would enable you to thrive in this role and in our team:

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APPLY IF…​

• You’re a natural relationship builder; you love talking to people and building genuine human relationships​
• You love building communities of people within teams around a shared purpose​
• You’re a brilliant communicator; comfortable working with senior leaders. You can clearly disseminate and communicate both verbally and orally​
• You have a keen interest and curiosity in our partner organisations, to learn about them and what makes them unique as well as keeping abreast the context and how the organisation fits into what's happening in the world. ​
• You have experience working in or with large organisations. It will be a bonus if you have an understanding of Corporate HR programmes and processes​
• You have strong attention to detail, and are happy working both independently and in collaboration with others on the team​
• You are strategic and can think on your feet, with strong organisational skills that help you manage and achieve competing priorities​
• You are passionate about what we are trying to do and you see this as an opportunity to align your values and purpose with a successful social enterprise with big ambitions​
• You have an aversion to jargon, you provide clarity in complex situations and have the ability to focus on what really matters​

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YOU’LL LOVE IT HERE IF YOU…​

• Are optimistic, bring warmth and good humour to work, have a strong collaborative work ethic and bring positive intent to every situation​
• Are fascinated by different organisations and sectors – and would appreciate the responsibility of having access to some of the UK’s most influential institutions​
• Have a curious mind and are always open to the insights and perspectives of others​
• Love the idea of working somewhere people share your values and are fully focused on making a meaningful impact on the world​
• Would enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, are happy to work without a big support structure around you, and would like to grow with a small but ambitious organisation as it develops over time

BENEFITS

CORE DETAILS​

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Salary: £38-48k based on experience​

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Start date: To start as soon as possible​

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We are based in London, one of the world’s most diverse cities, with a workforce that’s 40% ethnically diverse and where 39% of the working population is of working-class background. We want our workplace to reflect the community we belong to. That’s why we welcome people from all walks of life who have the skills we seek – whether those skills have been gained through formal working environments or elsewhere. ​

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OTHER BENEFITS​

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• Private health insurance with Vitality (which also provides discounted gym membership)​
• Pension allowance (5% employer contribution)​
• Generous holiday allowance (30 days paid holiday + bank holidays)​
• Hybrid working, with a generous allowance for setting up your home working environment​
• An intense but fun working environment. We’re a rapidly growing, high energy and ambitious team who love our work and making a big impact. ​
• Working for an organisation where we take our values and purpose seriously, and work hard to practice what we ‘preach’​
• An opportunity to observe systemic change as it happens and be part of the team working out how big business can have a positive impact on the world​
• We invest in our people: not just through benefits but through training and development and promoting our team.​
• All our team have access to world-class development opportunities and an amazing range of speakers – from senior leaders like Dame Eliza Manningham-Buller (former Director General of MI5) to entrepreneurs like Sir Tim Smit (Founder of the Eden Project) to thought leaders like June Sarpong (Head of Creative Diversity at the BBC)​

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LOCATION​

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Our office is in Holborn, within easy walking distance of several over- and underground stations. We expect the team to split their work between the office and home.

TO APPLY

Please send your CV and a covering letter or video (maximum of 2 minutes), answering the following two questions:​

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• What is it that you are passionate about and what makes you a great fit for the Forward Institute?​
• Why are you interested in this specific role?​

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Applications without a covering letter or video will not be considered. Applications close on 24th October.​

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First round interviews will be week beginning 31st October, second round will be held week beginning 7th November.​

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You will need to hold any relevant Visas/Work Permits.