Education Partnerships Manager

Role Description

This is a full-time on-site role for an Education Partnership Manager. The role is located in the Greater Cheshire West and Chester Area. The Education Partnership Manager will be responsible for engaging and developing education partners across the region, driving new initiatives which not only benefit my client (FE College), but at their heart, add value to the education partners and their students educational experience.

A key objective of the position will be to raise awareness and organically increase student recruitment. This will be done by highlighting the further and higher education programmes that the College has to offer for students to transition from education into land-based rewarding careers, or to further their education at degree level.

This is a unique and fantastic opportunity for someone to be involved end to end; through engaging educational partners, supporting the delivery of curricula activities, raising awareness of further and higher education programmes the College has to offer, and to support changing of the perception of the land-based sector, promoting high quality, rewarding careers.

This role would suit someone from who has been:

• Schools Liaison Offer/Manager
• Employer Engagement Officer/Manager
• Business Development within Education

Qualifications

• Strong Analytical Skills for evaluating partnership opportunities
• Experience in managing Partnerships and Strategic Partnerships
• Proficiency in Account Management
• Excellent Communication skills
• Ability to develop and maintain strategic relationships
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities
• Relevant experience in the education sector is a plus

Key responsibilities:

• Implement and deliver the School Engagement Strategy whilst successfully reaching associated targets.
• Collaborate with local and regional primary and secondary school leadership teams, education partners and agencies and local authority teams.
• Work closely with the Head of Industry Partnership and Business Growth, and local Universities to develop improved employer/education links and increase student recruitment.
• Act as the conduit to bring about increased collaboration between pre 16 (and sixth form) education sector and industry.
• Produce monthly reports and analysis on school engagement activities, progress, impact.

The successful candidate will have:

• Recent substantial and demonstrable experience of working within the post 16 sector.
• Recent experience of working and collaborating at a senior level within the school's sector, preferably across Cheshire & Warrington.
• Proven experience in implementing and embedding strategies within an educational setting.
• Ability to communicate effectively and influence individuals at all levels within an organisation.

If you're passionate about this role and believe you have the skills to make an impact, but don't meet every requirement, we'd still love to hear from you - your experience and potential matter!

We can offer you:

• 35 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• A two-week festive/New Year shut down
• Generous pension scheme with an employer contribution of 24.8%
• Enhanced sick pay of up to 6 months full pay depending upon service
• On site gym membership available
• Pluxee reward scheme

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual's skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.