Strategic Partnership Manager
Location: This role covers their West Urban patch (Midlands) - mainly Coventry, Dudley, Warwick, Leamington, Kidderminster, Stourbridge and Rugeley.
Salary: £69,007 per annum
Vacancy Type: Full-time
Closing date: 30 April, 2026
As their Strategic Partnership Manager, you will be the operational lead in the delivery of the organisations national customer facing responsive repairs, voids, building services, estate services, planned maintenance and service contracts. Managing and fostering long term strategic relationships with key partners, you will lead and manage a team of Senior Contract Surveyors and ensure excellent customer service is delivered to all their customers.
This role covers their West Urban patch (Midlands) - mainly Coventry, Dudley, Warwick, Leamington, Kidderminster, Stourbridge and Rugeley.
The ideal candidate will:
* Have proven experience of developing long-term strategic partnerships and embedding key values with stakeholders.
* Have proven experience of leading national multi-disciplined teams across a wide geographical area.
* Have highly developed communication skills with experience of presenting to a range of audiences.
* Be able to drive costs down whilst improving economic and social value.
* Have demonstrable experience of managing large national service budgets.
* Be comfortable working within a fast-paced role.
* Have exceptional problem-solving and decision-making skills.
* Have good IT skills, particularly in Microsoft Excel.
* Have knowledge of the housing industry, including knowledge of building components and diagnosis of building defects.
* Have knowledge of building law, regulation, building contracts, contract law and Health & Safety legislation and best practice.
The organisation is a leading housing provider. They manage around 40,000 homes, serving 93,000 customers across their portfolio of affordable properties for general rent, shared ownership and sale, alongside specialist accommodation, with an ambitious house-building programme.
Their mission is to provide quality homes and services for people whose needs are not met by the open market.
They’re looking for like-minded people to join their team of over 900 talented colleagues who embody their values of being ethical, ambitious, passionate, agile and commercial, as well as people who want to make a difference and transform people’s lives.
They are a Disability Confident Employer and working towards accreditation for becoming a Disability Confident Leader, which allows them to record and report on disability, mental health and wellbeing in the workplace to better support their colleagues. They have also achieved accreditation for being an Advanced Employer for Investing in Ethnicity Maturity Matrix. They are committed to being a Menopause Friendly employer and working towards accreditation their Menopause Friendly accreditation.
They reserve the right to bring the closing date forward should enough quality applications be received prior to the current closing date.
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for the organisation, please click apply