Strategic Partnerships Manager

Reports to: Head of Partnerships

Contract: Permanent, full time

Location: Two days per week in White City, London, W12. Other days can be worked from home or in the office. Some national travel will be required.

First-round interviews (online) to take place w/c 18 May, with in-person interviews to take place w/c 25th May.

As a Strategic Partnerships Manager, you will drive new school partnership subscriptions to our Mastery programmes and provide account management to key Academy Trust partners.

Key Responsibilities:

• You will manage the implementation of the school recruitment strategy, support the Programme Delivery team, to provide exceptional account management to some of our key accounts
• Monitoring and reporting on pipeline progress via our Customer Relationship Management platform (Salesforce)
• Arranging meetings, delivering sales presentations, and programme demonstrations, both virtually and face-to-face with prospective customers
• Using a consultative sales approach to connect with prospective customers and match our products and services to their needs
• Gathering relevant and useful feedback from partners to build our impact and case study portfolio and growth the value of our strategic partnerships.

Experience & Skills:

• Experience of selling to schools and Multi-Academy Trust leaders (desirable)
• Understanding of project management disciplines and governance
• Experience of devising and implementing customer-focused solutions
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and confident interpersonal skills

Qualification Criteria:

• Qualified to degree level or equivalent (preferred)
• Right to work in the U.K.

Safeguarding statement:

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.

Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark's safer recruitment process, please click this link .

Please note we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this role may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response. We strongly encourage to submit your application at your earliest convenience.