Assistant Head of Educational Partnerships - Bath, United Kingdom - Bath Spa University

Bath Spa University

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Bath, United Kingdom

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Description:

We are seeking an Assistant Head of Educational Partnerships (Relationship Management) to join our friendly and busy Centre for Educational Partnerships in leading the overall management and coordination of educational partnerships on behalf of the University.

This leadership role will provide key support to the Head of Educational Partnerships in streamlining the day-to-day operations, resources, policies, procedures and longer-term planning within the Centre to implement the objectives of the University's _Educational Partnerships Strategy.

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About the Role:

As Assistant Head of Educational Partnerships (Relationship Management), you will play a key role in overseeing all aspects of Centre for Educational Partnerships owned processes and procedures for the management of programmes with partners, particularly in the areas of educational partnership and agent communications, social media, marketing and PR; implementing the University's procedures and guidance for approval of partnership publicity and marketing materials; carrying out regular audits of partner's digital and print publicity and marketing materials and supporting the University's professional services departments and academic Schools in the day-to-day running of academic programmes with franchise, validated, TNE and other educational partners and agents.

You will have a particular focus on the early stages of initial partner proposals and onboarding of new partners, building rapport early on and establishing a communications and meetings framework that includes all relevant internal and external stakeholders, as well as being responsible for organising events and training opportunities related to educational partners on behalf of the Centre and the University.

This is an exciting time for the Centre for Educational Partnerships and the University as we finalise the implementation plan for our _Educational Partnerships Strategy_ and the Assistant Head of Educational Partnerships (Relationship Management) will contribute to developing and implementing our framework for partner management, working always to foster good relations with current and prospective educational partnerships, while ensuring operational planning is effective and deadlines are met, both by partners and University departments and within the Centre team.

As part of your role within the Centre, the Assistant Head of Educational Partnerships (Relationship Management) will develop and maintain a website and social media presence for educational partnerships, as well as lead on communication of key strategic decisions to University operational teams to ensure effective delivery of actions and objectives.

There will be opportunities to travel internationally, and the role will require regular travel to UK partners.

The role is hybrid and you will normally be expected to spend a minimum of 40% of your time at either the main University campus at Newton Park or Bath Spa University London, unless travel to partners in each week dictates otherwise.

About You:

You will be a proven leader with a positive approach to working within a fast-paced environment.

You will ideally have a strong understanding of the higher education environment and processes, as well as familiarity with the purpose and remit of the various regulatory bodies, such as the Office for Students (OfS), and experience of working within a marketing, communications or PR environment context.

We are looking for someone with a strong approach to project management, with proven experience of establishing and maintaining effective systems and procedures and the ability to analyse problems whilst using your initiative in recommending appropriate solutions.

You must have a proven ability to work both independently and as part of a team and be able to communicate, liaise and negotiate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, including academic and professional services staff, partner contacts, regulatory bodies, recruitment agents, etc.

You should be an effective line manager, with the ability to present yourself and the University to a variety of different audiences across sectors, as well as engage via multiple social media channels and maintain a presence that is on brand with the aims of the organisation.

A key part of your role will be the ability to use discretion in handling confidential information and competing priorities and negotiate with internal and external stakeholders effectively, with a focus on building trust through a business partnering approach.

Additional Information:

You will normally be expected to spend a minimum of 40% of your time at either the main University campus at Newton Park, Bath, or at Bath Spa University London, unless travel to partners in each week dictates otherwise.

You will travel regularly to visit our partner institutions across the UK, with some international travel required.

Grade 8S - £42,978 to £45,585 per annum
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