Partnerships Manager Affordable Housing Northwest England We are working with one of the North Wests leading private housebuilders, with a strong track record in delivering high-quality homes and a growing footprint in the affordable housing sector. As part of their continued expansion, they are looking to appoint a Partnerships Manager to take a lead role in originating and securing new affordable housing deals across Greater Manchester. This is not a passive relationship rolethis is about using your network, commercial acumen, and market insight to make deals happen. The Opportunity You will be responsible for driving partnerships with Housing Associations and Registered Providers, turning relationships into tangible opportunities and agreed deals. Working closely with internal land, technical, and commercial teams, you will take ownership from initial conversation through to Heads of Terms and beyond, ensuring schemes are commercially viable and deliverable. What Youll Be Doing Originating, structuring, and securing partnership deals with Housing Associations Leveraging your existing Greater Manchester network to unlock new opportunities Leading negotiations and agreeing Heads of Terms on new schemes Aligning partnership opportunities with the businesss land and development pipeline Managing relationships throughout the deal lifecycle to ensure successful delivery and repeat business Acting as a key external ambassador for the business across the affordable housing sector What Were Looking For Proven track record in securing partnerships or development deals within housing or property Strong, established network across Greater Manchester Housing Associations / Registered Providers Commercially driven with the ability to identify opportunities and convert them into deals Confident negotiator with experience structuring agreements Self-starter who thrives in a front-end, opportunity-creating role Why This Role? Join a highly regarded and growing developer with a strong pipeline Genuine opportunity to shape and grow the affordable housing partnerships function High-impact role with visibility across the business