Strategic Academic Partnerships Manager (SAPM)

University of East London

Founded in 1898, we at the University of East London (UEL) are proud to change lives through education. Our goal is to advance industry 5.0 careers-first education and provide a clear path to the jobs and opportunities of the future. We’re committed to driving diversity in the 5.0 talent pipeline, working in partnership to promote talent wherever it is found and creating a balanced, inclusive, and green future.

But we can't achieve this goal alone. We need forward-thinking, innovative, and curious individuals like you to join our community and help us craft our future. As part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to work with a diverse range of people who share your passion for creating positive change. We’re an inclusive and welcoming community that is constantly moving forward, never satisfied with the status quo.

About Us

A central feature of the Careers 1st approach established in Vision 2028, the primary function of The Talent Gateway is to provide the central commercial externally focused professional business development and key account management function for the university. 

Working alongside the Schools, the unit will directly engage with employers, local authorities and academic partners to generate new income and broader commercial engagement opportunities. This includes seeking opportunities to grow continuing professional development income, apprenticeships, internships and placement and other forms of commercial income as well as income and wider educational and reputational benefits from growing our academic partnerships in the UK and globally (physically and online) including validation, franchise, articulation and UEL Global experiences. 

In addition to generating income from lettings, the Business centre will focus increasingly on supporting the commercialisation of student companies, providing a flow of investable companies to associated angel investors. 

As well as supporting income generation and diversification, The Talent Gateway will provide critical professional strategic key account management of our extensive and growing portfolio of our employer and academic partnerships.

About the Job

Do you have proven experience of delivering high-quality customer service in a Higher Education or related setting? Are you looking for a challenging role in an environment that is open, vibrant and welcomes new ideas?

This is an exciting strategic role within the Academic Partnerships and Global Engagement team to lead, manage and shape the academic partnership portfolio and directly manage several of UEL’s key academic partnerships.

About You

As part of a forward-thinking team, you will provide strategic input, process improvement and day to day support to effectively manage a portfolio of UEL’s academic accounts. You will commit to providing an outstanding customer service across your portfolio of global academic partners through strong collaboration with internal stakeholders and leading and supporting operational activity aligned to the university’s ambitious business growth targets.

To succeed, you will need a proven track record of working with academic partners in a higher education setting. We are looking for an exceptional project manager and communicator with demonstrable experience of delivering to KPI’s, effectively managing teams and working with internal and external stakeholders to deliver results. With strong organisation, analytical and account management skills, the postholder will have experience of managing the quality and risk landscape across an academic partnership portfolio. You will also need a high level of understanding of the operational procedures required to develop and monitor existing academic partnerships.

Benefits Package

Here are our amazing benefits:  https://uel.ac.uk/benefits-professional-services-positions

At UEL we understand it’s about more than just a salary. It’s about the entire package on offer along with our outstanding work environment and inclusive culture. We know the market rates for this vacancy and will offer a genuinely competitive salary DOE.

We care deeply about your wellbeing and our benefits includes

Equal Opportunities

UEL is an inclusive equal opportunities employer and are proud of our Equality, Diversity, and Inclusivity achievements, including: zero gender pay gap, members of Stonewall and have won Athena Swan awards. We expect all employees of UEL to accept our EDI policy and will not tolerate discrimination in any form.

So, if you’d like to take your career to the next level with us here at the University of East London and are inspired by our environment and committed to success, we want you to apply today!