Skills Partnership Manager
Closing in 14 days (5 January 2026 11:59 pm)
Job details
Salary: £45,767 to £48,480 per annum
Employer: UCS College Group
Location: Taunton, Somerset, TA1 5AX
Contract type: All year round, Permanent
Working pattern: Full time
Closing date: 5 January 2026 11:59 pm
About the job
Key information
37 hours per week
Some evening and regional travel will be required to attend events, partnership meetings and business forums.
What will I be doing?
To lead the Skills Partnerships function for UCS College Group, driving high-quality employer engagement and conversion across Apprenticeships, Skills Bootcamps and wider workforce development programmes. The postholder owns the process from proposal to onboarding, ensuring a seamless and professional experience for employers while achieving ambitious growth and income targets.
The Skills Partnership Manager will build strong regional and national networks to drive repeat business and expand the Group’s footprint within local communities. They will ensure the team is commercially focused, data-driven and confident in articulating the full range of the Group’s skills offer.
Working in close collaboration with internal curriculum, compliance and operations teams, the postholder will ensure all proposals are aligned with delivery capability and market demand. They will also work closely with the Customer Insight Manager to translate market intelligence and funding changes into actionable growth strategies.
This is a strategic management role within the Future Skills & Growth Team, reporting directly to the Group Director – Future Skills & Growth. This is a high-impact, commercially minded role designed for a motivated professional who thrives on growth, innovation and results. The role is designed for a commercially focused, proactive leader who wants to make a real impact on regional and national skills growth.
Some evening and regional travel will be required to attend events, partnership meetings and business forums.
To view the full details of this role please download the Job Specification (pdf) document.
