Stakeholder Relations & Partnerships Manager

Relationship and Partnership Manager Location: London/Hybrid – 2 days WFH and 3 days office FTC until March 2026 Chartered ABS is the representative body for the UK’s business school sector. Our award-winning team support our world-class business schools through lobbying, conferences, events, research, and national programmes such as the Help to Grow: Management Course. As the Relationship and Partnership Manager, you will play a critical role in making the UK-wide Help to Grow: Management programme a success. What is the Help to Grow: Management Course? The Help to Grow: Management Course is a nationwide leadership course created to help small business leaders boost their leadership skills and the performance of their business. It consists of 12 modules, 1-to-1 mentoring and a peer network. The course is delivered by more than 60 business schools across the UK who are members of the Chartered Association of Business Schools (Chartered ABS) and have been accredited with the Small Business Charter. The programme is promoted through a wide range of marketing activity which is delivered by the Chartered ABS Help to Grow: Management Demand Generation team and the business schools’ marketing teams. Small business leaders completing the course become members of the Help to Grow: Management Alumni Network, a network which will extend beyond the life of government funding for the course to become a continued source of support and growth for thousands of small business leaders. Over 10,000 business leaders have already enrolled on the course; We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Relationship and Partnership Manager to join our team. building relationships; and account management. You will be responsible for ensuring partner opportunities are leveraged effectively across the various aspects of the Help to Grow: Management programme. In particular, with the Demand Generation Senior Stakeholder Manager to maximise the value of national partnerships at a regional and local level to increase Help to Grow: Management Course enrolments. You will also manage a range of stakeholders in the Chartered Association of Business Schools and the Small Business Charter. You will be responsible for realising the full collaborative potential of existing partnerships and finding new ways of delivering support to help our demand generation, business schools and alumni. For example, securing the use of partner venue facilities for events or arranging partner contacts to provide speakers for events or content . We’re looking for a self-starter with great interpersonal and leadership skills and a collaborative approach who understands our mission and can build a strategic network of partnerships to help deliver that mission. coming up with fresh ideas; Add value to the programme as a whole, making the most of partnerships and collaborations with government agencies and third-parties organisations with similar missions/strategic goals. At least 5 years’ experience working in a partnership and/or relationship management role Experience of developing and building partnerships with external organisations Project management. Ability to work to deadlines and schedule your timelines around project and company wide plans Account management and tracking performance and/or KPIs Experience of proposal and report writing. Fluency in spoken and written English Excellent written and verbal communication – ability to write compelling commercial proposals and present proposals Desire to develop and undertake training as required Willing to travel and work flexibly Ability to use CRM systems and use data to generate partner tracking reports and dashboards