Head of UK Partnerships

Application deadline: Friday 24 April

The opportunity

As Head of UK Partnerships, you will shape how UK universities think about their global responsibility, and how they respond to displacement and conflict around the world.

Some of the most talented people in UK higher education internationalisation are focused on commercial outcomes rather than the transformative impact of education for the most marginalised communities.

Mosaik is building something different through the Global Response Platform (GRP): a network where universities can leverage their global partnerships, civic mission, and resources to transform the lives of refugees and crisis-affected students.

This is a unique opportunity to build something genuinely new in UK higher education: a network that brings universities together to transform access for refugees and crisis-affected students.

About Mosaik Education

Mosaik Education is a UK NGO with a mission to close the gap in access to university for refugees and people affected by crises. We work across 10 countries, partnering with universities to create new higher education pathways and delivering online programmes that support refugees to reach university. Mosaik launched the GRP in October 2025. It connects universities to humanitarian networks, enables collaboration and resource-sharing, and aligns activity across the sector. We expect the GRP to grow to over 30 university members within the first year. This role will be key to achieving this aim.

What you will do

Grow the network

• Make the case for universities to join, lead partnership conversations and convert interest into commitment.
• Research and identify potential partners, qualify opportunities and build a strong pipeline.
• Onboard new member institutions, shape early engagement and ensure partnerships start strong.

Drive collaboration

• Facilitate collaboration among member universities by aligning contributions to GRP initiatives, shaping joint responses, and ensuring the network delivers more than any single institution could alone.
• Collaborate with Mosaik’s team of education-in-emergencies and context experts to identify opportunities, broker connections and set up programmes.
• Track engagement and delivery milestones, making sure commitments translate into real outcomes for students affected by crisis.

Build visibility and influence

• Plan and deliver sector meetings and contribute to sector events to build visibility and momentum for the GRP.
• Represent Mosaik and GRP members in policy discussions and with sector partners making the case for UK universities’ role in refugee higher education access.
• Develop and nurture relationships with senior leaders and sector bodies across UK higher education.

Communicate impact and identify opportunities

• Create compelling communication that tells the story of what the GRP is achieving and why it matters: impact pieces, briefings and explainers that university members can use with their own audiences.
• Contribute to annual reports, sector briefings and collective impact measurement.
• Identify potential funding sources (including grants, sector funds and institutional commitments) to support the sustainability and growth of the GRP.

Who you are and what you will bring

Entrepreneurial and proactive. You are motivated by opportunities and act on them. You have built networks, consortia or partnerships from scratch and delivered tangible outcomes. Your success in the role will be measured on network growth, partner activation and programme delivery.

A natural networker and relationship-builder. You have a significant track record of partnership or business development, ideally in the higher education sector. You have built and maintained intentional relationships that go beyond signing MOUs to delivering real results. You either bring an existing network of contacts across UK universities or you have a clear plan for how to build one rapidly.

An excellent communicator. You have strong written and presentation skills. You are credible and persuasive with senior leaders and comfortable representing your organisation at the highest level.

UK higher education insight. You have worked in or closely with UK universities and understand their priorities and decision-making. You have experience engaging with higher education sector bodies, government or policy stakeholders. Direct knowledge of internationalisation and transnational education is a strong advantage.

A creative problem-solver. You have brought new thinking to old challenges, with evidence of how your ideas have achieved impact for partners or learners. There is no established playbook for this role, so you will be the type of person that thrives on that, with an enthusiasm for ideas and iterating solutions towards a goal.  

Comfortable working at pace. You will be managing a growing network of university partners while delivering for existing members. You are able to make sharp judgments about where to spend your time, comfortable with competing priorities, and you do not slow down when things are ambiguous.

Digitally fluent. You are very comfortable and experienced leveraging digital tools for effective remote collaboration in small teams, optimising partnerships, workflow or other workplace innovations.

How we work

Mosaik is a remote-first organisation. We are open to compressed hours, part-time arrangements, or other patterns that help you thrive in the role. We also know that the right person for this role might not have a conventional career path. If you are moving between sectors, from the humanitarian world into HE, from the private sector into purpose-driven work, or from a career that doesn’t fit neatly into a job spec, we would like to hear from you.

Details

• Salary: £50,000–£57,000 p/a depending on experience and evidence of impact (pro rata for part-time).
• Reports to: CEO, Mosaik Education
• Contract: Fixed-term contract, 12 months.
• Location: UK-based, remote, with travel within the UK
• Working pattern: Full-time (if part-time minimum 0.8 FTE). Flexible and compressed hours available.
• Application deadline: Friday 24 April.Interviews are expected to take place 28 April- 5 May.
• Preferred start in June 2026
  

How to apply

Email your CV / LinkedIn profile and a cover letter detailing how your background makes you best fit for the role to hello@mosaik.ngo using the title “Head of UK Partnerships”.

We are happy to have conversations if you have questions before applying. Please email us to set up a time.