17th November 25

Partnerships and Growth Manager

The purpose of the role is to lead and support new business development as SIAS continues on its growth strategy. It is important for SIAS to both continue to maintain its levels of support and engagement with existing partners and develop new customer relationships for its growing range of EPAs and qualifications. The role of Partnerships and Growth Manager will help focus those efforts and develop the form and level of support moving forward.

Location: National Flexible

Vacancy Type: Permanent

Sector(s): Awarding Organisation

Salary: Competitive

Closing Date: 8th December

Key Accountabilities

Customer engagement across existing training providers, developing relationships, enhancing support and ensuring adoption of SIAS’ range of EPAs, qualifications and services, increasing the amount of SIAS products our existing customers are delivering
Business development across new training providers and Centre’s positioning the SIAS offer and securing growth by onboarding new customers and selling our products into them
Customer engagement with existing employers positioning the SIAS offer, ensuring high levels of support and developing new business.
Attend conferences, exhibitions and events, growing your network and increasing knowledge of the sector and key contacts
Develop strategies for targeting key new business, focusing on volume and geographic importance
For new Centres, handle initial enquiries, provide pre-application guidance and support up to the point of Centre approval application form submission.
Liaise with Centres due for re-approval, working closely with EPA and Centre Managers.
Business development across potential new employers, positioning the SIAS offer and helping to secure growth.
Collaborating on the development of the SIAS support offer with all stakeholders with the aim of enhancing SIAS’ reputation via development of systems/processes, on-line tools and media.
Develop and maintain a calendar of events focused on engagement with and support of existing customers/stakeholders.
Develop and implement new product roll out plans across stakeholder groups.
Develop and maintain business development pipelines across Employers, Centres and Providers
Capture and communicate market intel to support product development and the positioning of SIAS’ service offer.
Support in the positioning and messaging of the SIAS product offer.
Support in development and evidencing of new product development pipeline.
Supporting SIAS project its offer across the wider sector by engaging with employer groups and associations.

Please Note:

This job description is not intended to be all inclusive.

You may be required to perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the business unit.

How to Apply

To apply for this position, please email your CV and a covering letter (maximum 1,000 words) to human.resources@cogentskills.com. In your letter, clearly explain how you meet the essential criteria for the post and specify which role you are applying for.

Please note: applications for this role must be submitted by email; do not use the form below.

As we are a Disability Confident employer applicants should indicate if they consider themselves to be a disabled person. All disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria will get a guaranteed interview.

We are a fully inclusive organisation and encourage applications from individuals from minority communities.

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