Online Partnership Manager - Grade 9
Professional Services
Office of the Vice-Chancellor
Salary: £48,149 to £55,755 per annum Post Type: Full Time Contract Type: Permanent Closing Date: Thursday 11 June 2026 Interview Date: To be confirmed Reference: HR0198901
This job is only available to University of Bradford staff. It may be released externally should we not appoint internally.
University of Bradford
At the University of Bradford, our focus is on creating the conditions for social, cultural, and economic impact. We are committed to social inclusion. Our work to expand opportunity and enable students to reach their potential, has led to us topping the Social Mobility Index of English universities for the last five years. Our University Strategy sets out our ambitions for 2025, which we will achieve by using our proud heritage as a springboard and remaining steadfast in our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
Directorate
The Online Partnership Manager will join the University of Bradford in the Office of the Vice-Chancellor. At the heart of the institution, the Office’s of the Vice-Chancellor, play a leading role in delivering projects and initiatives that drive achievement of the University strategy. This is an exciting time to join the Directorate as we begin delivery to our new 10-year strategy.
What you will be doing:
1. Lead, maintain and oversee partnerships for online learning with external organisations, including but not limited to the OPM provider, ensuring efficient systems, financial sustainability, and high performance.
2. Take a key supporting leadership role to design, deliver, implement and manage the strategy and commercial operations for Bradford Online Campus as a profit-making entity.
3. Lead institutional stakeholder engagement for online learning.
4. Ensure exceptional student outcomes across online education provision, in line with the University’s ambitions.
Qualifications/ experience:
5. Degree with honours (BA) / (BSC hon) in business, finance, management or a related field, or relevant experience. Level 2 qualification
6. Commercial Acumen: Strong understanding of business models, revenue drivers, and financial performance indicators.
7. Relationship Management: Ability to build trust and influence senior stakeholders across organisations.
8. Supplier/partnerships management. Experience in managing a partner/supplier against their contractual obligations
9. A successful track record in delivering strategic goals in line with an organisational vision
Do not meet every single requirement? We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you are excited about this role but your experience does not align perfectly with everything in the job description or advert, we encourage you to arrange an informal conversation with the hiring manager. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
In return, we offer:
10. 30 days and 13 statutory and customary days (taken at Easter and Christmas).
11. Family-friendly policies
12. Great campus facilities including:
13. Unique fitness centre
14. Eye clinic
15. Physiotherapy & sports rehabilitation,
16. Counselling & mental health services
17. On site nursery
18. Food & drink outlets
19. Generous employer contribution pension schemes -
20. Generous benefit schemes, including car leasing, cycle to work, holiday purchase, home & technology scheme and shopping discounts
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