Head of Partnerships

Enable Works is the largest employability and EDI service in Scotland, specialising in disability and health. As a senior leader at Enable Works you will be a critical part of a team whose mission is to deliver exceptional employability services for disabled people, and you will play a pivotal role in driving our organisational impact and reach forward.

Your role as Head of Partnerships will be to develop and deliver our strategic vision, navigate through a challenging but rewarding environment and lead the development of new and existing partnerships that support people who have barriers to work into well paid, high quality careers.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who has vision, energy and creativity to join our senior leadership team and create real impact

What will you do?

**Strategic Planning**
- Develop and execute strategic plans aligned with organisational goals and sector developments.
- Identify and evaluate potential partners

**Market Analysis**
- Develop a strong understanding of the employability skills and training sector, including market trends, competitor analysis and potential opportunities for expansion

**Relationship Building**
- Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders including existing and potential partners, government agencies and grant giving organisations
- Negotiate and execute partnership agreements that deliver mutual value

**Partnership Development**
- Oversee the implementation of partnership programmes, Think creatively and identify innovative solutions to address challenges and differentiate our organisation in the market
- Collaborate with internal teams to design and launch innovative partnerships, monitor and evaluate the impact of partnerships programmes, ensuring they meet defined objectives and deliverables.

**Bid and Tender Writing**
- Lead in the development, writing and completion of compelling bids and tenders for contracts, grants and funding opportunities

**You will be accountable for**:

- Meeting growth expectations and income targets
- Leading and mentoring our regional partnership managers
- Fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture within our partnerships
- Supporting our management team to deliver on their growth targets
- Managing data and income to accurate track impact
- Development of research leading to new business
- Researching opportunities for growth of our flagship ''All in'' partnership model
- Managing your time efficiently
- Handling and storing information in line with Enable Works GDPR and data protection policy
- Reporting accurately on all developments as requested

**Contribution to strategy**:

- Staying up to date with policy landscape developments, identifying opportunities for growth in existing and new areas
- Working alongside Director to develop growth strategy which increases our reach and impact
- Having a positive and flexible response to change
- Collaboratively working across the team on department delivery
- Taking part in our regular staff get together and sharing your experiences, challenges and successes