Partnership Manager

  • Tate
  • Feb 11, 2026
Full time HR / Recruitment

Job Description

Partnerships Manager

Training Sales - Skills Bootcamp
Ideally London or could be based national- must be flexible to travel where needed. 2 days per month in the London Office
Salary: 30,000- 36k plus commission

An established and growing national training provider is seeking a commercially driven Partnerships Manager to join its Training Sales division.

This is a strategic business development role focused on building and managing employer partnerships to create employment opportunities for Skills Bootcamp and ASF graduates. You will play a key role in developing sector-focused engagement strategies, generating new client relationships, and contributing to sustainable business growth.

The Role

Reporting to the Director of Training & Recruitment, you will:

  • Develop and manage a pipeline of new employer partnerships
  • Drive vacancy generation and employment starts for programme graduates
  • Conduct proactive business development through cold outreach, meetings, webinars and sector events
  • Engage confidently with senior stakeholders, including C-suite decision-makers
  • Create and deliver sector-focused engagement plans
  • Cross-sell training and recruitment solutions
  • Lead new business tenders and pitches
  • Maintain accurate CRM data and ensure compliance processes are followed
  • Act as a brand ambassador in all external interactions

This role requires a confident, solutions-focused professional who can operate independently while contributing to wider team objectives.

About You

You will bring:

  • Minimum 3 years' B2B sales experience
  • Experience engaging senior stakeholders within complex organisations
  • Strong commercial awareness and consultative selling skills
  • The ability to articulate technical training solutions clearly and credibly
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • A proactive, target-driven mindset
  • Professional presence and high attention to detail

You will be motivated by performance, comfortable with outbound activity, and confident in developing long-term client partnerships.

What's on Offer

  • Competitive base salary with strong OTE
  • Remote with some flexibility
  • Opportunity to work within a high-performing, growth-focused training organisation
  • Clear progression pathway for high performers

The ideal candidate will come from Adult education, apprenticeships and/or a recruitment background

Please be aware this advert will remain open until the vacancy has been filled. Interviews will take place throughout this period, therefore we encourage you to apply early to avoid disappointment.

Tate is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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