Skills Partnership Officer
Closing in 25 days (17 February 2026 11:59 pm)
Job details
Salary: £29,226 to £31,139 per annum
Employer: UCS College Group
Location: Taunton College, Somerset,
Contract type: All year round, Permanent
Working pattern: Full time
Closing date: 17 February 2026 11:59 pm
About the job
Key information
To drive high-quality employer engagement, conversion, and growth across UCS College Group’s skills portfolio, including Apprenticeships, Skills Bootcamps, and wider workforce development programmes. The Skills Partnership Officer is responsible for generating, developing, and converting employer opportunities into starts and income, supporting the achievement of the Group’s growth and performance targets.
The postholder will play a key role in managing relationships with SMEs and regional employers, ensuring every employer receives a professional, responsive, and tailored experience. They will take ownership of the process from proposal through to onboarding, working closely with internal teams to ensure offers are viable, compliant, and aligned with capacity and market demand.
Working collaboratively with the Business Growth, Relationship Management, and Customer Insight teams, the Skills Partnership Officer will use data and insight to prioritise opportunities, target growth sectors, and identify repeat business potential.
This is a commercially focused role within the Future Skills & Growth Team, ideal for a proactive and results-driven professional who thrives in a fast-paced, target-led environment and is motivated by building strong relationships and achieving measurable impact.
What is in it for me?
UCS offer a range of fantastic employee benefits including:
- Generous pension scheme
- Competitive holiday entitlement
- Dedicated CPD days
- 2 wellbeing days
- 2-week Christmas closure
- Opportunities for hybrid working
- On-site discounted gym
- Free parking
UCS College Group Extra discount package, this includes top retailers, supermarkets, holidays, entertainment packages and much more!
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UCS College Group is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds and communities. We are also a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application. Please let us know if you need to request reasonable adjustments. We encourage everyone to apply who wishes to and we believe that everyone should have an equal opportunity