Job Description
FE Partnership Manager – Further Education Sector
Full UK Driving Licence Required
Are you passionate about improving outcomes in Further Education and skilled at building strategic partnerships across the FE sector? This fast-growing organisation within the education seeking a driven FE Partnership Manager with strong FE experience to join its high-performing commercial team.
This is a key role focused on developing long-term relationships with colleges driving growth through consultative engagement and tailored solutions that support the delivery of high-quality education solutions.
Key Responsibilities
* Build and maintain strong, trusted relationships with senior leaders across colleges.
* Use a consultative approach to understand the challenges and priorities facing FE institutions and recommend appropriate solutions.
* Manage the full sales cycle to identify, engage, and secure new business opportunities across the FE landscape.
* Deliver against individual and team sales targets and KPIs.
* Identify opportunities to expand revenue across a diverse portfolio of products.
* Negotiate and finalise commercial agreements, ensuring value-led and sustainable outcomes.
* Analyse market and sales data to inform strategy and prioritisation.
* Maintain accurate CRM records and provide clear, regular performance updates.
* Capture and share FE market insights to support future product, sales, and marketing activity.
Key Requirements
* Experience working within the Further Education sector.
* Proven success in winning and nurturing business within exiting FE accounts.
* Full UK driving licence.
* Strong communication and presentation skills, confident engaging with senior FE stakeholders.
* Skilled negotiator with experience managing commercial discussions and contracts.
* Excellent pipeline and CRM management with strong organisational discipline.
* Ability to build long-term, trusted relationships across diverse education settings.