Strategic Partnerships Coordinator

Chartered Management Institute provided pay range

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Base pay range

Location: Flexible between home and one of our offices in London or Kettering. Some travel to both offices will be required for meetings.

Reports to: Strategic Partnerships Manager

Closing Date: 05th December 2025 (interviews will take place on the 11th & 16th December)

*Please note, this role is being offered as a 6‑month fixed‑term contract*

About the role

Reporting to the Strategic Partnerships Manager, you will coordinate strategic partnership projects, particularly those with public sector clients. This involves managing project tasks for developing frameworks (competency standards, self‑assessments, curricula), associated engagement, and monitoring procurement for future bids. Essential skills include aligning client and business needs, project management, and engaging diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support the Strategic Partnerships Manager and Head of Strategic Partnerships to ensure project milestones are met on time and within budget. Identify and recommend solutions for bottlenecks, escalating as needed.
• Be the main contact for public sector partners, building strong relationships and meeting their needs by gathering feedback and addressing concerns proactively.
• Liaise with Partner Development Team Relationship Managers to share opportunities, track partner involvement/leads, and monitor KPI progress.
• Monitor external contractor performance against set task deadlines.
• Organise and run strategic partnership engagement activities (meetings, workshops, conferences) to foster collaboration.
• Monitor procurement platforms for future bids and tenders.
• Coordinate tender responses using internal and external resources.
• Help develop, test, and implement competency‑based frameworks (standards, self‑assessment, learning programmes) aligned with existing frameworks to meet client and business needs.

About you

We are an inclusive employer and welcome all diverse backgrounds, where individuality is celebrated, creating a forward‑thinking team and a supportive space for everyone in the CMI team. We actively invite applications from diverse cultures and experience.

• We are looking for someone who can enhance our culture and align with our core values. We want someone who is ‘Passionate’ in making a positive difference to the skills of managers and leaders, ‘Practical’; with the ability to make quick and smart decisions, ‘Progressive’ about creating a better future and maintaining a ‘Professional’ code of conduct, through being accountable and ethical in everything that we do.
• Experience in project management and stakeholder engagement, ideally within or for the public sector.
• Ability to collaborate and exert influence at different levels and build relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to work at pace, and simultaneously manage multiple tasks and priorities.
• Experience in supporting procurement processes and proposition development would be ideal, but is not essential.
• Ability to be innovative, develop creative solutions to complex problems, and “think outside the box.”
• Low‑ego, task‑driven, focus on results and delivery.
• As a social enterprise, we would expect you to have an affinity and passion for CMI’s mission.

Why CMI

Are you looking to join a dynamic and ambitious organisation? At CMI, new leadership and management strategies are at the fore-front of what we do. We know the importance of fresh ideas and encourage new perspectives. We are a not‑for‑profit, Sunday Times Best Company To Work for 2024, with a Platinum Accreditation with Investors in People. We offer an engaging, flexible and collaborative culture with a wealth of opportunity for professional development.

It doesn’t stop there. We believe we are only as good as the people that work at CMI and in turn offer a competitive benefits package for all employees:

• Flexible working – our expectation is 2 days a week in the office, to suit you. We are not a traditional 9 to 5, we are flexible with what hours you work and when you work. Our offices in both London and Corby provide comfortable collaboration spaces for team get‑togethers.
• 21 days’ holiday + 8 days’ Bank Holiday + 4.5 days allocated for CMI holiday over Christmas and New Year period – with annual leave days increasing with length of service and the opportunity to buy and sell holiday.
• Wellbeing and mental health – in‑house mental health first‑aid trainers and BUPA Employee Assistance for 24 hour support.
• Inclusion at our core – Our colleague‑led Inclusion Hubs for Ethnicity, LGBTQIA+, Menopause, Age, Disability and SocioEconomic are open for anyone to join.
• CMI membership – take advantage of our amazing courses and become a Chartered Manager. Plus, CMI will pay your professional membership to one additional organisation of choice.
• Rewards and Recognition scheme – cash prizes awarded to employees throughout the year.
• Pension – we add an extra 6% of your gross salary to your pension pot every month after 3 months.

About us

The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) sets the Professional Standard in Management and Leadership. We have worked with businesses and education providers to inspire people to unleash their potential through qualifications, apprenticeships and training to become skilled, confident and successful managers and leaders, resulting in Chartered Manager status – the ultimate management accolade, which is proven to boost individuals’ career prospects, management capability and impact in the workplace.

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We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than advertised should we receive a high number of suitable applicants.