Strategic Partnerships Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Create and implement a comprehensive, agile stakeholder engagement strategy and delivery plan for Catch22.

• Manage engagement activities with commissioners and funders involving senior colleagues.

• Establish and nurture senior relationships with local government, strategic authorities, trusts, foundations, and lottery funders.

• Spearhead Catch22's place-based engagement strategy across key markets and emerging devolved frameworks.

• Generate and disseminate insights regarding commissioners, funders, and market dynamics.

• Provide guidance to operational and business development leaders regarding growth priorities, service enhancement, and pipeline decisions.

• Take ownership of and enhance stakeholder engagement processes, systems, and reporting.

• Leverage data and technology while ensuring governance, compliance, and risk management protocols are upheld.

• Elevate Catch22's visibility in key markets and shape future services and funding opportunities.

• Forge partnerships that enable Catch22 to create lasting impact for individuals and communities.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven track record of cultivating influential relationships with commissioners, funders, government entities, trusts, foundations, strategic partners, and senior stakeholders.

• Experience in developing and executing stakeholder engagement strategies that facilitate organizational growth and enhance market presence.

• Outstanding skills in influence, negotiation, and relationship-building.

• Recognized credibility at executive, political, and system-leader levels.

• Experience in aligning senior colleagues around a strategic stakeholder engagement framework.

• Strong knowledge of public sector commissioning, procurement, and grant funding.

• Familiarity with local government, integrated care systems, and the changing landscape of devolution.

• Excellent communication and presentation abilities.

• Capability to influence varied audiences and convey complex information in a clear, engaging manner.

• Experience in stakeholder mapping, engagement planning, and assessing relationship effectiveness.

• Confidence in digital tools and a data-driven approach.

• Proficiency in using CRM systems and market intelligence tools.

• Willingness to travel nationally as needed.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote position (based in the UK), or the option to work from the central London office.

• Permanent, full-time employment.

• 37-hour work week.

• Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.

• Strong safeguarding and safe recruitment practices.