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Partnership Manager

Job description

Our well-established client is seeking an experienced and motivated Partnership Sales Manager  to join their growing team. This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a dynamic, family-oriented company that prides itself on innovation, collaboration, and delivering market-leading solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify, approach and secure new strategic partnerships across key sectors.
li>Develop and maintain strong, lasting relationships with clients and partners.
• Understand partner needs and craft tailored digital and print solutions.
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure successful delivery and account growth.
• Meet and exceed partnership sales targets and KPIs.
• Attend industry events and networking opportunities to build brand presence.

What We’re Looking For:

< i>Proven experience OF B2B sales.
• Out-of-the-box thinking to create new routes to market.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, both face-to-face and over the phone.
• Strong commercial acumen and the ability to understand client challenges.
• A self-starter with a positive outlook and a drive to succeed.
• Resilient, target-driven, and motivated by results.
• Able to work independently and collaboratively within a small team.
• Proficient in using CRM and sales reporting tools.

What We Offer:

A supportive, friendly team culture with a ‘can-do’ attitude.

The opportunity to work with some of the UK’s biggest brands.

A role where you can make a real impact as part of a growing business.

Competitive salary and performance-based incentives.

£32,000.00-£0,000.00 per year (depending upon experience)

Uncapped commission

Pension

On-site car parking

Wfh (1 day a week)

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Partnership Manager

Core3 are working exclusively to recruit a Growth Partnership Manager on behalf of one of the UK's fastest-growing Cleantech scaleups (revenue growth of 5X in 12 months).

This is a rare opportunity to take ownership of a proven partnerships channel and help scale it into a major commercial driver.

Why join this business?

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Your practice owner journey starts here.

Are you ready to take the next step in your veterinary career? Realise your ownership ambitions with Vets for Pets practice ownership.

Part of the Pets Group, which includes Pets at Home and Pets Grooming, Vets for Pets is one of the UK’s largest veterinary groups, with a national network of over 450 locally owned, locally operated practices .

Our practice ownership model is open to entrepreneurial veterinary professionals looking to take the  next step in their career  and become a Practice Owner.

The Vets for Pets ownership model build’s value for practice owners in many ways. It supercharges your start-up with instant brand recognition, access to over 8 million Pets Club customers to help build your client base – and a salary from day one . You’ll also be part of a 600-strong practice owner community, with expert teams to support you both professionally and personally.

And don’t forget, only the Vets for Pets partnership model will allow you to:

·    Earn 100% of your future practice profits

·    Own 100% of the goodwill and asset value when the time comes to sell

·    Complete clinical and operational autonomy to run your practice, your way.

For many people, the  first step in their journey  to becoming a Practice Owner is an  informal, confidential chat  with one of our partnerships team to learn more about our model and discuss if practice ownership is the right next step for you.

Interested to find out more and explore practice ownership with Vets for Pets? Contact the team today here:

Our team will answer any questions you have and, when you're ready , discuss suitable practice locations and walk you through the next step – business planning. Our finance and partnership sales team will work  with you to create your business plan for your chosen practice.

But don’t just take our word for it, hear from Vets for Pets practice owners on their thoughts about our model and read about their journeys to ownership with us.

Partnership Manager

About Our Client

Located in Huntingdon, our client is a leading independent marketing services business that provides sophisticated marketing collateral and print fulfilment services to organisations and leading brands across the UK.

Established in 2003, they have grown every year since incorporation and have established an outstanding reputation for the quality of their work and .

About Ellele Health

Ellele Health is a medical research company dedicated to transforming diagnostics in women’s health. Building on innovative IP and technology from our parent company, Origin Sciences, we have developed a novel vaginal sample collection device to support early detection and management of critical conditions like endometrial cancer.

We collaborate closely with academic institutions, healthcare providers, and research organisations to accelerate impactful innovation in women’s health.

Ellele Health is a small, innovation focused startup, seeking candidates who are passionate about women’s health innovation and driven to create meaningful, impactful change. We foster a positive, collaborative, and supportive work culture, where every team member’s ideas are valued and everyone plays an active role in shaping our mission and success.

Role Overview

We’re seeking a strategic and scientifically literate Partnership Manager to lead the development and management of key external relationships. You’ll serve as a vital bridge between Ellele Health and its partners, cultivating mutually beneficial collaborations that further our mission and growth.

A core focus of this role will be to lead our strategy to replace current speculum-based or suboptimal sampling methods with the Ellele Sampling Device. You will be responsible for identifying and managing research collaborations and strategic partnerships that validate the device across diagnostic pathways and support regulatory and commercial progress.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of science, strategy, and relationship-building, and who is confident communicating technical detail to research and clinical stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Executing the partnership strategy to integrate the Ellele Sampling Device into existing and future diagnostic workflows through research collaborations, pilot programmes, and device sales.
• Identify, assess, and initiate strategic partnership opportunities with academic institutions, research bodies, healthcare organisations, and industry stakeholders.
• Negotiate and structure partnership agreements, with internal legal support, aligned with Ellele Health’s strategic goals and regulatory pathway.
• Build and maintain strong, trust-based relationships with key stakeholders at partner organisations.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on the device’s scientific benefits and sampling advantages, particularly in replacing current invasive or ineffective sampling methods.
• Collaborate with internal and external R&D, regulatory, product, and commercial teams to align partnership goals with technical development and market entry strategies.
• Monitor and manage performance of active partnerships, ensuring project delivery, mutual value, and generation of sample validity data.
• Represent Ellele Health at relevant conferences, meetings, and partnership events.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of the women’s health and diagnostics landscape to inform strategy and identify new opportunities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in a scientific discipline (e.g., biomedical sciences, life sciences, bioengineering).
• Proven experience in partnership management, business development, or stakeholder engagement within a healthtech, biotech, diagnostics, or research setting.
• Strong understanding of research processes, clinical studies, and translational science.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to confidently present technical concepts to research and clinical audiences.
• Strategic thinker with a track record of identifying and executing high-value collaborations.
• Highly organised, proactive, and comfortable managing multiple projects and relationships simultaneously.
• Passionate about improving outcomes in women’s health.

Nice to Have

• Experience working with or within academic institutions, NHS Trusts, or research consortia.
• Familiarity with regulatory or clinical pathways in diagnostics or medical devices.

Knowledge of the gynaecological health landscape.

Salary: up to £35,000 + commission

Hybrid: London or Norwich

Are you looking for a Partnership or Account Manager role in a fast-growing business where people are at the heart of everything we do?

Would you like to work within a socially conscious organisation that is making a real impact in the education sector?

GovernorHub is a cloud-based SaaS product helping to make the world of school governance easier and more effective in order to benefit the children our future depends upon. It’s used by over 100,000 school governors in over 1/2 of all schools across the country.

GovernorHub is part of The Key, the country’s most trusted provider of support for education leaders and we are recruiting a partnership manager to help us support our growing GovernorHub reseller portfolio.

The role

We are looking for a Partnership Manager to join our team, and take ownership of the relationship with circa 100 of GovernerHub’s reseller accounts.

Responsibilities include;

• Relationship Management: Build and maintain strong, long-term reseller relationships to ensure customer satisfaction and loyalty.
• Portfolio Management: Manage and optimize a portfolio of ~100 accounts, ensuring successful member onboarding.
• Churn Mitigation: Proactively manage and mitigate non-renewal/churn risk to meet retention KPIs.
• Reseller Communication: Handle daily reseller communications, collaborating with support and marketing for seamless service.
• Renewal Management: Oversee the renewal process for accounts totaling ~£2.4m ACV, tracking customer value, managing timelines, and supporting sales.
• Invoicing Management: Ensure timely and accurate invoicing.
• Feature Adoption: Drive new feature engagement and utilization to meet adoption KPIs.
• Engagement Activities: Host webinars and attend events to engage customers and promote solution value.
• Objection Handling: Effectively address customer objections related to pricing, competition, or offer.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Advocate for members, hold colleagues accountable for experience levels, and contribute to Customer Experience strategy development.

Requirements

The ideal person

You will have:

• Proven experience in customer success, sales, account or relationship management
• Strong influencing and negotiation skills, confident in dealing with stakeholders of all levels
• Exceptional organisation/ time management and prioritisation methods
• Knowledge of, or strong interest in the UK education sector / School Governance
• A genuine passion for our members and a motivation for providing an outstanding experience throughout their member journey
• Possess good command of written and spoken English to produce high quality, accurate written materials
• Good commercial acumen and account management experience 
• Tech savvy - particularly with CRMs, reporting and Microsoft Office programmes
• Excellent communication skills that allow for strong cross-team collaboration
• Curiosity and proactiveness to drive improvement

It would be nice if you have:

• Experience within a membership or subscription based organisation
• Knowledge of Salesforce CRM and/or Zuora subscription platform
• Ability to collate and present data to develop a case for a particular course of action
• Can work creatively to resolve problems and develop new initiatives 
• Be willing to take on cross-team responsibilities, working with others to achieve wider team goals and development
• Familiarity with procurement frameworks and tenders
• Direct experience of School governance

If you don’t meet all of the above but have a genuine interest in joining our team please get in touch - we’d be very happy to chat.

Benefits

Why work for us

We place huge importance on caring for and developing our people. If you join us you can expect a good work-life balance and the training and support you need to succeed in your role and continue to progress. We are a socially conscious company, but one that also likes to have fun. We offer a generous holiday allowance, flexible hours, buying and selling holiday, enhanced maternity pay, free breakfast, fruit, and drinks, regular socials and much more.

How to apply

Please upload your CV [and covering letter] below. In your cover letter please explain why you think you would be right for this role, how your experience fits, and why you would like to work at The Key

The deadline for applications is 5pm on Friday 15th August.

If you have any questions please email

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Research and Innovation Office

Full Time, Open ended

Hybrid: 3 days in the office and 2 days remote

Join us and be part of the vibrant community at Loughborough University. 

As part of the Research & Innovation (RIO) Office, you will play a key role in delivering on the University’s research and innovation strategy – facilitating collaborations with external organisations and developing long-term meaningful partnerships.

We're looking for a forward-thinking professional who understands the challenges and opportunities in the SHAPE fields and can navigate the UK and global innovation environment. If you're customer-focused, collaborative, and ready to make a meaningful impact, this is your chance to be part of a team driving inclusive, cutting-edge research, innovation and partnerships.

In this role, you will:

• Play a lead role in the development, growth and delivery of partnership activity
• Maintain a portfolio of relationships with external organisations in support of income diversification
• Play a lead role in the scoping and preparation of major innovation led multi-disciplinary, cross-cutting and/or strategic funding applications,
• Provide leadership and project management for collaborative, multi-disciplinary, cross-cutting and/or strategic projects with partners.

For more information refer to theJob Description and Person Specification.

Informal Enquiries

Informal enquiries should be made to Kathryn Burchell, Head of Partnership Development and Knowledge Exchange or Jo Barwick, Senior Partnership Development Manager (SHAPE) by email to  or .

Applications

The closing date for receipt of applications is Friday 12 September 2025.

Interviews will take place Tuesday 23 September 2025.

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
 

• Job Title:                           Partnership Adviser
• Job Location:                     Adult Education Service 
• Salary:                              £30,024-£32,597 per annum 
• Hours per Week:                37.00 
• Contract Type:                   Permanent 
• Closing Date:                    12/09/2025 
• Job Requisition Number:    12231 
• This post is not open to job share

About the Role

Gloucestershire Employment and Skills Hub has been created to provide a central source of information and support for residents and businesses. The aim is to help residents access learning and work opportunities, as well help employers get the right people, with the right skills, in the right roles.  We are a team of dedicated professionals who thrive on helping people to achieve their learning and employment aspirations.  

To support the development and delivery of the Connect to Work (CtW) programme by developing partnerships with a range of organisations across all sectors in Gloucestershire.  Connect to Work supports people who have barriers to entering, re-entering or remaining in the labour market through intensive 1:1 support.  The Partnership Adviser will be responsible for building relationships with organisations, helping to identify potential participants who may benefit from the programme and identifying potential interventions delivered through partners which can support their Connect to Work journey into paid employment. 

We’re looking for a highly organised and proactive individual to work with local organisations, including those in the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS), commissioned providers, Job Centre Plus, health professionals and others, to develop a network of Connect to Work Partners. 

About You

We are seeking a dynamic individual with an innovative and creative approach to problem-solving. The ideal candidate will be confident working independently, they will bring experience of working collaboratively with a diverse range of partners and have a proven track record of supporting individuals facing barriers to employment. A commitment to achieving performance outcomes and driving positive change is essential.

If you meet the criteria and are an enthusiastic, self-motivated individual with a talent for building effective relationships and a passion for delivering high-quality support, then we encourage you to apply today and become a key part of our team.

This is a fantastic opportunity to positively contribute to maximising independence of people in the community; through offering guidance and support.

We offer a supportive, well-established team environment and regular ongoing training and supervision.

About Us

• For all your hard work, you will receive the following: 
• Flexible and agile working opportunities 
• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service
• An option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff)
• Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family
• Career development and qualification opportunities
• Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
• An in-house Occupational Health service
• Employee discount scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply)
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network.

How to apply

If you have the skills, desire and experience required to make a positive difference then please submit your application and personal statement today by clicking the “Apply Now” Button.

If you have any questions about this role please contact

Closing date 12th September 2025

Short-listed candidates will be contacted by e-mail and invited to interview on Tuesday 23rd September. 

Additional Information

To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:-

Partnership Advisor- Role profile

This Position is subject to a DBS check.

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities.  Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.