Partnerships and Programme Development Manager

Job description

Role:                       Partnerships and Programme Development Manager

Directorate:         External Affairs

Team:                     Corporate Partnerships

Manager:              Senior Strategic Partnerships Manager

Direct reports:    N/A

Role purpose

This role supports the development of WorldSkills UK’s income and partnership activity by turning programmes and ideas into clear, compelling funding opportunities. You will work across teams to develop proposals, manage partnerships, and support reporting and planning processes that contribute to long-term financial sustainability.

You will play a key role in strengthening how we plan, communicate and deliver partnership activity, helping to build strong relationships with funders and partners while improving internal systems and processes.

Key tasks and responsibilities

Partnership and project delivery

·       Manage delivery of partnerships and events, ensuring they are well planned, on time and within budget

·       Support management of key strategic partner relationships

·       Coordinate teams and stakeholders to deliver partnership activities

·       Ensure partnerships align with WorldSkills UK’s strategic priorities and equity, diversity and inclusion commitments

Income development and proposals

·       Develop funding opportunities from programmes and organisational activities

·       Produce high-quality proposals, presentations and funding applications

·       Support applications to trusts, foundations and corporate partners

·       Contribute to the development of partnership agreements and documentation

Reporting and planning

·       Support delivery of income and fundraising plans through regular monitoring and reporting

·       Track progress against agreed objectives and provide clear updates and analysis

·       Contribute to income forecasting and financial tracking, working with colleagues in Finance and across the organisation

·       Support the development and reporting of project plans (Project Initiation Documents) and associated performance measures

Systems, processes and knowledge management

·       Use and help improve our CRM system (HubSpot) to manage relationships and track opportunities

·       Maintain accurate records, documentation and reporting systems to support partnership activity

·       Identify opportunities to improve ways of working and streamline processes across the team

Research and pipeline development

·       Carry out research to identify potential partners, funding opportunities and sector trends

·       Support the development of a strong and diverse pipeline of prospective partners

·       Contribute to internal decision-making by providing relevant insights and analysis

General

In addition to the key tasks and responsibilities set out above, employees at this level are expected to:

·       Produce specification requirements in line with procurement processes for outsourced activity

·       Contribute to organisational risk and issues management processes.

·       Support delivery of WorldSkills UK’s strategic priorities and annual business plan

·       Ensure resources (staff, suppliers, partners, volunteers) are managed efficiently and effectively

·       Contribute to a performance‑driven culture with robust monitoring, evaluation and reporting

·       Demonstrate WorldSkills UK’s values in all aspects of the role, contributing to a collaborative, inclusive and high-performing organisational culture

·       Promote and comply with WorldSkills UK’s policies, including safeguarding, health and safety, equality, diversity and inclusion

·       Carry out any other duty as may be reasonably assigned that is consistent with the nature of the role and its level of responsibility. Any significant changes will be made in consultation with the post holder taking account of their experience, skills and capability