FE Partnership Manager

Gleeson Recruitment Group

FE Partnership Manager – Further Education Sector

Full UK Driving Licence Required

Are you passionate about improving outcomes in Further Education and skilled at building strategic partnerships across the FE sector? This fast-growing organisation within the education seeking a driven FE Partnership Manager with strong FE experience to join its high-performing commercial team.

This is a key role focused on developing long-term relationships with colleges driving growth through consultative engagement and tailored solutions that support the delivery of high-quality education solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strong, trusted relationships with senior leaders across colleges.
• Use a consultative approach to understand the challenges and priorities facing FE institutions and recommend appropriate solutions.
• Manage the full sales cycle to identify, engage, and secure new business opportunities across the FE landscape.
• Deliver against individual and team sales targets and KPIs.
• Identify opportunities to expand revenue across a diverse portfolio of products.
• Negotiate and finalise commercial agreements, ensuring value-led and sustainable outcomes.
• Analyse market and sales data to inform strategy and prioritisation.
• Maintain accurate CRM records and provide clear, regular performance updates.
• Capture and share FE market insights to support future product, sales, and marketing activity.

Key Requirements

• Experience working within the Further Education sector.
• Proven success in winning and nurturing business within exiting FE accounts.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, confident engaging with senior FE stakeholders.
• Skilled negotiator with experience managing commercial discussions and contracts.
• Excellent pipeline and CRM management with strong organisational discipline.
• Ability to build long-term, trusted relationships across diverse education settings.

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