Strategic Partnerships Manager in Guildford

Your key purpose will be to build connections and manage relationships with organisations and policy makers, both at local level and across Integrated Care Systems. Working alongside partners and colleagues, you will engage with the communities we serve to support our vision focused on ensuring every family gets the right support at the right time. You will undertake tailored engagement and communications to promote awareness of the hospice throughout our strategic partners. Supporting stakeholder forums and communities of practice to provide connections between organisations, services and practitioners. Your role and activities will champion and support innovation, inclusion and excellence at Shooting Star Children’s Hospices, embodying our values of respect, integrity and professionalism.

Please note - you will need to travel throughout Surrey, South West London and North West London, within the areas that Shooting Star Children’s Hospices serves. You must be able and willing to get to and work in both hospice locations. You should be prepared to attend meetings in different parts of the country. Some meetings may be during evenings or weekends.

This role requires experience of systems relationship development and collaboration, with an understanding of soft systems methodology. You will have experience of community engagement, with an understanding of health inequalities. You will be an effective communicator with experience of presenting information to a variety of sectors and practitioners.

In return you will receive a competitive salary along with a range of benefits, which include:

• Pension scheme
• NHS Pension Scheme (for eligible employees) or our stakeholder pension scheme, with up to 7% employer contributions
• Annual leave: 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising with length of service
• 2 weeks paid sabbatical leave after 5, 10 and 15 years’ service
• Generous sick pay scheme
• Enhanced maternity, adoption, and paternity leave pay
• Flexible working arrangements
• Death in service benefits
• Reimbursed professional membership fees
• Eye care
• Employee referral scheme
• Blue Light discount card
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Occupational Health
• Mindfulness sessions
• Mental Health First Aiders

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all our staff to share this commitment. We are also committed to equal opportunities and consider all applicants to be in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Employment is subject to receipt of satisfactory references and a DBS check.

Shooting Star Children’s Hospices is committed to inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that getting things right is critical for us to live our organisation’s values: Professionalism, Respect, Integrity, Diversity, and Excellence. We are always trying to improve our way of working to be more inclusive and equal. Our vision is for Shooting Star Children’s Hospices to be a place where people of all backgrounds, groups and communities feel welcomed to work and volunteer.

Please contact Nicola Wood, nicola.wood@shootingstar.org.uk or +441483983784 (internal ext 1040) if you have any questions about this role.

Anticipated Closing Date: 29/05/2026

Interview Date: 03/07/2026

Please note that vacancies may close at any time once a sufficient number of applications has been received. We therefore recommend submitting your application as early as possible.