Regional Partnerships Manager training, we support Teach First is a charity that believes education is the most powerful tool to help a child fulfil their potential. We find and train teachers to work in the schools that leaders with need them most, we equip school evidence-led teacher training providers, and we plug education leaders into supportive professional networks. We are a community, working within the classroom and beyond, to bring an end to educational inequality. Because a child's on their postcode. shouldn't depend future local The role The rundown: As Regional Partnerships Manager, you’ll be accountable for developing a regional strategy to secure positive change for schools, meeting programme recruitment targets and supporting them to meet the needs of the communities they serve. This will include growing our partnerships to recruit schools for our work, as well as managing our partnerships to ensure success-full delivery of our programmes delivered via Delivery Partners. ment. • Building and maintaining effective strategic relation- ships with key senior/executive stakeholders and embedding yourself in the system leadership of the local education system. • Understanding and responding to stakeholder context and need, in order to provide effective support and excellent customer service. • Supporting your Head of Regional Partnerships with the most significant strategic relationships, deputising where needed, and leading elements of those relation- ships as directed. • Relationship management of Delivery Partners to ensure recruitment and retention of our partnerships. • Responsible for identifying and recommending schools and delivery partners to support wider Teach First commitments, e.g. fundraising activity, ambassador network events, research, policy, marketing activity. The detail: day-to-day work You’ll take ownership for: • • This is an external-facing role; you will be a visible and active presence in your region, with most days spent in the field cultivating partnerships with multi- academy trusts, teaching school hubs, and other organisations in service of the Teach First mission. • Creating and implementing a regional strategy that drives place-based change and enables us to meet organisational targets. • Responsible for national school recruitment for the following programmes: the ECTE, the NPQs, our flagship Leading Together programme for whole-school leadership, and our various Initial Teacher Training programmes, including Training Programme place- • Regional strategies that encourage excellent relation- ships and growth opportunities. • Working across Education Partnerships and the organisation to ensure Teach First meet or exceed all school recruitment targets across your region. • Creation of a local school placement strategy, including pipeline management of school vacancies and trainees, allocating trainees to appropriate school/MAT vacan- cies to meet the local recruitment target. 1 • Working across Education Partnerships to support Teach First’s performance of our programmes delivered in partnerships. • Implementation and Design Managers • Regional Partnerships Coordinator • Delivery Partner Data & Process Manager • Colleagues in Programme Talent, Transformational Programmes, Ambassadors and Audiences and Fundraising More info on how the role fits in with the rest of the team and charity: You’ll report to: Head of Regional Partnerships This position is a level 3 role. Take a look at our role levels and where you’ll fit in. • Ensuring outstanding customer service delivery for all partners in your region. • Identifying opportunities for new strategic partner- ships with multi-academy trusts and teaching school hubs. • Offering a solutions-focused approach the challenges our stakeholders face, ensuring their voice is heard within the organisation. to About you The Essentials: make sure you demonstrate these in your application. Even if you think you don't quite tick all the boxes we want to hear from you. • Relationship Management: You’re able to create and maintain strategic relationships, influence and negotiate at executive level. You’re a great communi- cator who always uses sound judgement. • Customer Service: You understand and can deliver excellent customer service, putting our stakeholders at the heart of our decision making. You can build customer loyalty, retention and a strong reputation in the marketplace. • Sector Knowledge: You understand the regional and national education landscape and can apply this in your context to gain trust and credibility. • Equal Opportunities: You will be committed to delivering a positive experience for all and champion- ing equality, diversity and inclusion. The nice to haves: we want to hear from you even if you can’t demonstrate these yet. We’re looking for potential, so tell us about what you can bring to the role. • School Experience: You have experience of working that experience to understand the challenges our senior stakeholders face. the education sector and use in • Data: You have sound data interpretation skills which are integral to your day to day work. • You should have a commitment to and knowledge of advancing diversity and inclusion’. The main responsibilities of this role are described here. As our needs as a charity change, we may need to make reasonable changes from time to time. We succeed when we work together. Here’s who you’ll be working with regularly: • Regional Partnerships Manager More about working for us There’s lots of great stuff about working here. For full details pop over to our webpages. Our culture: We live by our principles. They underpin our culture and identity. And inform everything we do. Find our more about our cultural principles Diversity and inclusion: We want to be a place where everyone can perform, learn and contribute with the confidence to be themselves. We particularly welcome applications from candidates who are disabled; Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic; Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans including non-binary, and related communities; and candidates whose socio-economic background reflects that of the pupils we work with. We’re committed to better representing the communities we serve. Find out more about what we’re doing to improve our diversity and inclusion. This role is suitable for agile and flexible working Our agile way of working gives you flexibility. Need to start late, finish early or fancy a change of scenery? That’s fine, our Agile Working policy focuses on what you achieve, not presenteeism. If you need a set and regular working pattern to support your life have a chat with us about flexible working options. Over 100 of us already have a flexible working agreement, with more than 70 different working patterns in place. We’re ready to hear your request. Find out more via our flexible working policy on our webpages. Our benefits: Our mission is critical and the work’s important, but so’s your life. We’ve put together a benefits package that means you can live and work well. Find out more on our Working at Teach First webpages. Registered charity no 1098294 3