Partnership Director

This is a senior professional services role in a top 50 globally ranked Business School; as the Partnership Director you will provide senior leadership, strategic direction, across all partnership activity in Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS), ensuring commercially driven provision and proactive delivery in the pursuit of the University’s strategic goals.

You will consistently deliver strategic insight, market intelligence and tactical advice about corporate, public / third sector, and international partnerships to the Head of School, Director of School Operations and School Senior Leadership Team. You will act as the focal point for all activity and effectively work in close partnership with senior academic and professional services colleagues to deliver a coordinated, high-impact partnership portfolio. Revenue generation will be a key focus of the role.

The role is pivotal in delivering the School’s strategic vision, enhancing its reputation, and ensuring AMBS is a key player in regional, national, and international ecosystems of innovation, education, and impact. Seamless connectivity with Unit M, Business Engagement and Knowledge Exchange (BEKE) and Development and Alumni Relations (DDAR) will be critical measures of success.

You will also deputise, as required, for the Director of School Operations and will have specific oversight, line management and remit responsibility for business school accreditations, rankings and MBA/PGT careers.

You will ensure that the school complies with University, Faculty and School rules and regulations as well as with those imposed by external organisations both in the UK and Overseas. 

Person Specification

• Possess a good first degree or relevant professional qualification and/or have significant proven experience of senior leadership in partnership development, preferably in a higher education or complex organisational context.
• Have commercial and international business experience, with wide cultural experience.
• Possess a demonstrated ability to develop and implement strategic initiatives with measurable impact.
• Have senior level experience of collaboratively working across organisational structures to deliver collective goals.
• Have a proactive and highly developed client-oriented approach and a strong understanding of delivering service excellence.
• Be able to demonstrate a strong and successful outcome and results focused approach.
• Possess highly developed leadership, diplomacy and interpersonal skills, with a record of:
• - setting strategic direction and delivering against it
• - influencing decisions and policies
• - building high performance, outcomes focused and operationally effective teams
• - building and maintaining external and internal professional working relationships
• - working positively and collaboratively with a range of colleagues from diverse backgrounds.
• Possess strong creative problem-solving skills and the ability to evaluate alternative courses of action and formulate recommendations.
• Have a growth mindset and innovative approach to navigating commercial and/or educational delivery.
• Have experience of leading and delivering business and organisational change.
• Have experience in managing governance structures and reporting to senior leadership. 

As one of the leading Universities our employees enjoy exclusive access to excellent benefits and schemes. 

As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments will be made on merit.

We reserve to right to close the advert early in the instance that we receive a high volume of suitable applicants.

Any CV’s submitted by recruitment agencies will be treated as a gift. 

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews: 

Name: Jen Pass, Talent Acquisition Business Partner 

Email: Jennifer.pass@manchester.ac.uk

General enquiries:

Email: People.Recruitment@manchester.ac.uk

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