Education Relationship & Services Development Manager
Team: Referrals and Partnerships Management
Work with us!
Achieve together is one of the UK’s leading providers of support for people with learning disabilities autistic spectrum conditions and associated complex needs.
Our organisation, established in 2018, is built on the legacy and expertise of two long-standing and well-respected specialist support providers, Care Management Group (CMG) and Regard.
Our shared ethos has always been to have the people we support and their families at the heart of our organisation and at the centre of everything we do. Together we are focused on sharing and learning from the best of both legacy organisations to provide a strong foundation to offer the best possible support. All of us at Achieve together are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all the people we support and we’re looking for like minded individuals to help us in consistently achieving that.
The Role:
As the Education Relationship & Services Development Manager you will be responsible for the development and implementation of the strategy to grow and enhance relationships with specialist schools and colleges across all areas of Achieve together’s services (including the management and development of relationships with existing specialist schools and colleges) as part of the organisation’s growth strategy
Key Duties:
- Scoping and mapping the current landscape of Achieve together’s existing relationships with specialist schools and colleges. This involves undertaking an objective assessment of the strength of existing relationships including (but not limited to):
- An assessment of pathways from schools / colleges into the specialist care sector
- An assessment of existing relationship strengths / weaknesses, including key / critical internal and external stakeholders
- An assessment of current referral patterns
- Scoping and mapping the national landscape of all specialist schools and colleges across England and Wales
- Developing the national approach for Achieve together to approach its relationships with specialist schools and colleges, including:
- Identification of geographical gaps where Achieve together does not have strong relationships and developing the plan to address this
- Identification of:
- Key existing relationships to develop, enhance and improve
- New strategic relationships to pursue and establishment of local relationships and referral pathways
- Planning and implementation of the National Approach
- Owning and leading the establishment, enhancement and development of relationships, being the key Achieve together resource for the management of the relationship and the resolving of any issues. This includes being the point of contact for operations teams in the managing and resolving of local issues.
Your experience:
- Strong track record in working closely with, or within, schools / colleges
- Strong track record in a business development role / capacity
- Excellent project management skills, including experience delivering projects and managing cross-functional internal and external teams
- Experience in the development of business cases
- Proven track record of working on a number of simultaneous projects at different stages
- Senior operational leadership experience with extensive experience in the health & social care sector
- Excellent leadership and communication skills
- Excellent relationship development and negotiation skills
- Analytical and data analysis skills
- An understanding of organisational risks, including legal, financial, people, quality and property
- Excellent IT literacy, including proficiency with Microsoft Office suite
About you:
- Work in a way that reflects Achieve together’s vision, purpose and values and promotes best practice
- Uses initiative, works autonomously, is delivery focussed and takes accountability for themselves
- Ability to manage a busy diary and deliver against a challenging set of priorities
- A willingness to travel across the UK, including nights away, as required
- Ability to work within a team environment, but also to be able to work independently
- Ability to develop strong relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders (internal and external)
- High emotional intelligence
- Ability to work in in an agile environment
Why work for us?
We’re committed to the growth of people across our business because working with us is not just about having a job, but the opportunity to grow and flourish within our organisation for years to come.
As well as a competitive salary you will also receive
- 33 day holiday inclusive of bank holidays
- Access Retail Discounts
- Reward and recognition monthly and annual
- Development and access to professional training
- Access to counselling services
- Continuous on the job training is provided
- Contributory Pension Plan
- Checks and Clearances paid for by Achieve together
What we want you to do now:
If this sounds like you and you would like to be considered for this fantastic new opportunity, please apply today.