Nursery and Corporate Partnership Manager

Kido operates 21 nurseries in and around London. We are dedicated to providing the highest quality early years education and care possible. We create magical and engaging learning spaces infused with cutting edge pedagogy which are brought to life by great teachers who nurture and enhance every child’s innate curiosity, creativity and ability to be a lifelong learner. We believe that a combination of free and structured play, an engaging and interactive learning environment, and an abundance of love, care and attention provide the most solid foundation for children in their early years.

The Role: We are looking for a New Nursery and Corporate Partnership Manager who will be responsible for the success of our new nursery launches and acquisitions across Kido. The New Nursery and Corporate Partnership Manager will drive our outreach programme to create long‑term, mutually beneficial relationships with target businesses and offices near our nurseries. Along with leading Kido Club events and nursery events, this role will report directly to Jessica Dono, sit within the Customer Experience Team, and cover many brand‑related responsibilities to ensure that Kido maintains its outstanding reputation for quality care and education in early years.

What you’ll do:

• Manage all enquiries and sales pipeline for new nursery launches and acquisitions to meet target occupancy and time frames.
• Work collaboratively with the Marketing Team to be reactive to the enquiries and trends of occupancy across new launches and acquisitions.
• Nurture leads from initial enquiry through to conversion with outstanding customer service and the utmost courtesy, care and professionalism.
• Lead on the organisation and delivery of our Kido Events programme.
• Manage advertising opportunities for new nurseries and acquisitions to ensure we have strong coverage in new communities.
• Activate our brand in new locations and quickly establish a strong reputation.
• Manage our Day nursery reviews and account, ensuring we maintain our Top 20 accreditation.
• Prepare and order merchandise for Kido events across the entire network.
• Update and order marketing materials for all sites.
• Attend and support with Open Days.
• Be an expert in our SaaS platforms, which include HubSpot, Famly and Resonate.
• Analyse and interpret sales data in order to manage and improve nursery performance through KPIs such as conversion, show rate, non‑starters etc.
• Liaise with Nursery Managers to understand their priorities so that you can develop strong relationships with them to support their sales and occupancy targets.
• Prepare your nursery for handover into the Admissions team as an established nursery once launch targets are met.
• Support managers who are new to Kido with the branding, admissions process, organisation and settling‑in process, nursery tours and nursery presentation.
• Source and collaborate on local marketing opportunities.
• Complete competitor analysis for new locations to establish how to differentiate Kido offering.

The ideal candidate: We believe in innovation and modern thinking. Our nursery's success depends on our energised, passionate people. We are a small but passionate hub team that is not afraid to lead from the front and get stuck in where needed. You must currently hold a management position at Deputy Manager level or above, and must have a proven track record of delivering exceptional sales performance and consistently achieving or exceeding targets. Where possible, experience of managing multiple sites would be ideal, and you must be extremely confident in our systems and processes. While this role forms part of our nurseries support hub (head office) it will be field based and will adapt with the needs of the business. The role is full time (40 hours per week) and will require you to be on site 2/3 days a week. You will need to be able to be readily available to support our nurseries as and when required.

Benefits:

• 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 30 days after 5 years service.
• Your birthday off.
• 100% Free Childcare (Subject to availability, T&Cs apply).
• Up to £1000 refer a friend bonus.
• Free Staff Lunches.
• Annual performance‑related pay increases.
• Brilliant career progression opportunities.
• Company awards and celebrations.
• Access to a healthcare cash plan.
• Early access to pay through the Hastee app.
• Perkbox discounts and savings on thousands of retailers.
• Your wellbeing matters – we provide not just a confidential employee assistance programme but access to our wellness hub.
• Cycle to work scheme.

Kido is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children. Kido will ensure that our recruitment procedures meet the standards set out in our safer recruitment policy and our selection criteria prevents unsuitable people from gaining access to children. As part of our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children in our care, successful candidates are expected to undergo pre‑employment checks including an enhanced DBS and barred lists check.