Head of Partnerships

Overview

In this role you lead the Partnerships portfolio within Academic Services to drive internationalisation, growth and external engagement. You will shape partnership strategy, governance and mobility programs, working with senior leaders to ensure strong performance and excellent student and partner experiences. You will manage complex relationships and negotiate major agreements, translating strategy into tangible outcomes. This is a strategic, impact-focused role at a leading UK university with a clear emphasis on sustainable growth and governance.

Pay / Benefits

• sector-leading salary
• pension scheme
• staff training and development

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for the partnership portfolio, including educational partnerships, pathway activity and global mobility
• Lead partnership development, governance, risk management, compliance and performance monitoring
• Oversee partnership approval, review and assurance processes; manage institutional relationships and negotiate significant partnership arrangements
• Develop and implement partnership strategy; monitor portfolio performance and advise senior leaders to support growth and a strong student/partner experience

Key requirements

• Degree level education or equivalent experience with substantial senior-level expertise in higher education partnerships
• Strong understanding of academic governance, quality assurance, regulatory compliance and partnership management
• Excellent stakeholder management, leadership, negotiation and influencing skills; commercial awareness and experience with risk, performance and budgets
• Experience of international partnerships, mobility programmes and strategic change leadership

• stakeholder management
• leadership
• negotiation
• governance
• risk management
• compliance

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