Strategic Development Manager

About the Role

The Strategic Development Manager plays a pivotal role in shaping the growth, visibility and impact of the School of Business and Management. Leading strategic partnerships across the UK and internationally, the role drives initiatives that connect academic excellence with real-world opportunity, enhance student employability, and support the School’s overall strategic focus. As a key contributor to the School’s strategic leadership, the post-holder will oversee partnership strategy, manage complex projects, support the School’s accreditation activity, and work closely with academic and professional services colleagues to deliver ambitious objectives.

About You

You are a strategic, relationship-driven professional with a relevant track record in partnership and stakeholder management, ideally within higher education or a complex, multi-stakeholder environment. You thrive in fast-paced settings, balancing strategic thinking with hands-on delivery, and are confident working to targets while managing multiple initiatives simultaneously. Collaborative, persuasive and resilient, you bring excellent communication and negotiation skills, alongside experience of employability, alumni, and accreditation processes and a genuine commitment to inclusive, ethical practice.

About the School/Department/Institute/Project

The School of Business and Management at Queen Mary University of London is a dynamic, research-intensive school with a strong international reputation for excellence in teaching and scholarship. With a diverse community of over 3,000 students and more than 150 staff, the School offers a wide portfolio of undergraduate, postgraduate and collaborative programmes. Located within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, the School is committed to inclusive education, impactful research and meaningful engagement with industry, policy and society, supporting students to thrive in a global and rapidly changing business environment.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

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