Regional Director - Partnerships

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Regional Director - Partnerships

Apply locations Wheatley, Oxfordshire time type Full time posted on Posted 12 Days Ago time left to apply End Date: April 25, 2025 (15 days left to apply) job requisition id JR101893

Salary: £65,000 - £75,000 plus annual bonus

Please note; travel across our Schools in the South will be required.

Those huge small victories

We are the highest Ofsted-rated provider in the country for special education. Our teams are fulfilled by the idea of making even the smallest positive changes in our young people, so we celebrate even the little things. We are looking for someone who has the right skills and leadership style to be our new ‘Regional Director of Partnerships’.

As Regional Director of Partnerships, you'll promote our excellence and lead local authority relations as a key person in our continued success.

Get out what you put in

In this role you will play a pivotal role in leading and managing a team of Partnership Managers, setting high standards of delivery, and ensuring the effective management of the referral process and pupil pipeline across the South region. You will oversee the development and implementation of strategic account management and new business initiatives, while maintaining strong, productive relationships with local authorities at all levels. Your leadership will ensure accurate forecasting of pupil numbers and regional growth, while also identifying and seizing business opportunities within the SEND sector and related funding bodies.

In this dynamic role, you'll collaborate closely with the Chief Commercial Officer to shape the team’s strategic vision and support activities with local authorities, including tender submissions and framework delivery. You will also work with the Head of Marketing to ensure the right collateral and materials are in place, while contributing to tactical marketing initiatives to drive growth. Additionally, you'll represent the organization at events, speak at key opportunities, and help lead promotional campaigns. This role also involves supporting the quality monitoring process within schools and stepping in to cover the role of Partnership Manager during periods of leave.

What we do for you

We know you’re going to do great things. For your hard work and commitment, we reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the care sector. With us, you’ll get to make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people – plus you’ll get:

1. Salary: £65,000 - £75,000 plus annual bonus and long term incentive plan
2. Training: Ongoing professional development.
3. Holiday: You’ll work hard at WG, so you’ll be rewarded with 7 weeks’ holiday.
4. Flexible benefits package: meaning you can increase/decrease your holiday allowance, pension and life insurance.
5. Wellbeing: a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance.
6. Medical cover: so you can claim back the cost of things like an opticians or dentist appointment.
7. Beautiful working environments: with the very best facilities.
8. A recommend a friend scheme that offers a £2,000 bonus every time.

Bring your whole-self to work

Here at Witherslack Group, we celebrate everyone’s differences as that’s what makes us the best at what we do. Our young people come from all walks of life, diverse backgrounds and with different needs – and our workforce reflects that diversity, so that our teams can engage, encourage and inspire our young people to be themselves. We’ll give you the chance to build an exciting career in a fast-growing organisation, where you’re free to achieve your potential. Here’s what we need from you:

• The desire and capability to be a great leader.
• The ability to develop strategic relationships and identify and manage new opportunities.
• Demonstrable success in identifying, nurturing and converting business and then providing outstanding customer service thereafter.
• Proven experience of developing successful relationships within local authority / public sector markets.
• Strong analytical skills, with a good attention to detail.
• A flexible, highly energetic approach and the ability to thrive in a business with a fast changing, collaborative, delivery culture.
• Preferable: a detailed knowledge and experience of the SEND and children’s care sector.
• A passion for the education and care of vulnerable children and young people.

Join the UK’s best special education and care provider

Our young people deserve the best possible future and we feel the same about our teams. You deserve to have the career you want, with a purpose-led employer, in an environment that allows you to be yourself.

The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (we will cover the cost). We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.

About Witherslack

We are the highest Ofsted-rated provider in the country for special education and care. Our teams are fulfilled by the idea of making even the smallest positive changes in our young people, so we celebrate the little things.

There’s lots of ups and downs, and to some of our young people, just sitting through a lesson can be a big win. We call these huge small victories and whilst they may seem small on the surface, they add up to make a big difference.

We live and learn with children and young people with social, emotional and mental health needs, communication difficulties (such as Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, or speech, language and communication needs), ADHD or complex learning needs. We have the most joined-up model in SEN, the best environments and we are proud of what we do.

Mission: We are the leading provider of specialist education and care for children and young people with social, emotional and mental health needs, communication difficulties (autistic spectrum conditions; speech, language and communication needs), ADHD and complex learning needs.