Education Associate

What it’s like working at Skills Builder Partnership

Joining Skills Builder is not like working anywhere else. Our team consistently say they have never worked anywhere as collaborative, supportive or mission oriented. We combine the fun and dynamism of a start-up, the professional development opportunities of a corporate, the innovation of a digital native and the social impact focus of a charity.

We are serious about delivering social mobility through our vision that one day everyone builds the essential skills to succeed. That means we are ambitious and set high standards for ourselves. We are reflective, inclusive and supportive.

In practice this means that everyone makes time for others in the team, we get stuck in to solve problems together, we have regular employee surveys where leadership talk through every single suggestion and the whole team is involved in developing our strategy.

About the role

In this role, you will be at the forefront of delivering tangible change. You will work with our partners strategically to embed the Skills Builder framework and approach into their organisations, enabling individuals to build the skills that unlock social mobility and life outcomes.

Our Education Associates all have a track record of high-quality teaching practice in the UK in any subject specialism. Being able to effectively build relationships is also really valuable, including the ability to influence senior leaders.

The role presents a unique opportunity for those with a teaching background to build a career in delivering systemic social impact. To begin with, you’ll work with Schools and Colleges. As you build your confidence, you’ll then have the opportunity to work in new areas. This could mean working with our employer partners or other social impact organisations, our tech products and resources or leading a strategic innovation project in the education team.

We have big ambitions and your scope to grow, learn and achieve matches that. If you want to benefit from working with an inspiring team, with huge potential for learning, growth and development, we want to hear from you.

Key responsibilities

Relationship Management

• Building and maintaining excellent, close relationships with senior leaders across your cohort of schools, colleges and other organisations
• Empowering senior leaders to set ambitious goals for embedding the Skills Builder approach across their setting e.g. the 6 Skills Builder Principles in schools and colleges
• Ensuring maximum and sustained impact by re-enrolling partners year-on-year, and by engaging them with broader programmes
• Inspiring and supporting teachers/facilitators to reflect on their practice and teach essential skills
• Seeking out and building relationships with potential partners who are interested in our work

Programme Delivery

• Managing a portfolio of schools, colleges and other organisations to complete their programme
• Planning and delivering training for teachers/facilitators and senior leaders, virtual and in-person
• Leading strategic planning meetings with senior leaders based in schools, colleges and other organisations
• Providing expert guidance and recommendations for how to maximise impact
• Facilitating workshops where learners of all ages can reflect on and build their essential skills

Resource Development

• Planning and refining the training materials delivered to external stakeholders
• Creating curriculum content for our platforms and programmes
• Supporting partner organisations, schools and colleges to embed the Skills Builder Framework into their own curriculum content

Technical Skills and Experience

• A qualified teacher, you will be someone who loves learning and working with people, with a passion for innovative education practice, and always trying to improve your own teaching.
• You may have worked in a primary, secondary or special school or in a college.

Benefits

Salary: £35,000.

Start Date: August 2026.

Working hours: Flexible.

Travel: we travel occasionally for in-person delivery. If based remotely, you also have a “flexi” day each year, so you can expense travel to meet with others in your team.

Team days: we get together in person in London 6 times a year for strategy, fun and food.

Holidays: 25 days per year, plus bank holidays. This increases by one day each year up to 30 days and you can buy back up to 5 days to a total of 30.

Location: UK fully remote or London (hybrid working with 1+ days in the office per week).