Strategic Partnerships Manager

Contract: Permanent, full time

Location: Two days per week in White City, London, W12. Other days can be worked from home or in the office. Some national travel will be required

First-round interviews (online) to take place w/c 18 May, with in-person interviews to take place w/c 25th May

As a Strategic Partnerships Manager, you will drive new school partnership subscriptions to our Mastery programmes and provide account management to key Academy Trust partners.

Key Responsibilities:

• You will manage the implementation of the school recruitment strategy, support the Programme Delivery team, to provide exceptional account management to some of our key accounts
• Monitoring and reporting on pipeline progress via our Customer Relationship Management platform (Salesforce)
• Arranging meetings, delivering sales presentations, and programme demonstrations, both virtually and face-to-face with prospective customers
• Using a consultative sales approach to connect with prospective customers and match our products and services to their needs
• Gathering relevant and useful feedback from partners to build our impact and case study portfolio and growth the value of our strategic partnerships

Experience & Skills:

• Experience of selling to schools and Multi-Academy Trust leaders (desirable)
• Understanding of project management disciplines and governance
• Experience of devising and implementing customer-focused solutions
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and c onfident interpersonal skills

Qualification Criteria:

• Qualified to degree level or equivalent (preferred)
• Right to work in the U.K.

• Our hybrid working model aims to offer the best of both worlds, striking the right balance between in-person collaboration and remote working. You will work a minimum of two days per week in our state-of-the-art office in West London allowing you to connect with colleagues, with the flexibility to work remotely, or in the office over the remaining days
• In addition to our current hybrid working arrangements, employees can request to work fully remotely for up to 10 working days a year, whether this be in the UK or abroad
• Our flexitime policy allows you to work your hours around our core hours of 10.00 - 16.00, helping you prioritise your work-life balance and personal commitments
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising with each year of service up to 30 days after 3-years' service. This entitlement is pro rata for part time employees. This entitlement excludes bank holidays
• Full office closure between Christmas and New Year
• As an Ark employee, you will have the opportunity to be part of the TPT (The Pension Trust) scheme, our workplace pension scheme where we make an 11% contribution; you are not required to contribute towards this scheme unless you choose to
• Access to high-quality professional learning throughout your career, offering both face-to-face sessions and a bespoke online learning platform
• Access to Ark Rewards scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers, interest-free loans available for season tickets or a bike, gym discounts offering up to 40% off your local gym and free eye tests

We now have subject excellence programmes in English, Maths, Science and Geography, at primary and secondary. A team of subject experts work with partner schools to empower teachers to achieve subject excellence using an ambitious curriculum combined with CPD, teaching and assessment resources.

Our programmes, including Mathematics Mastery and English Mastery, have been shown to have measurable impact in evaluations by the EEF, FFT and The Brilliant Club.

Diversity and inclusion:

We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone - staff and students - can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective. To know more about Ark's diversity and inclusion commitments, please click on this link

Safeguarding statement:
Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.

Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark's safer recruitment process, please click this link

Please note we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this role may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response. We strongly encourage to submit your application at your earliest convenience.

For any questions, please contact [email protected] .