The King's Trust
Delivery Partnership Development Manager - Leeds
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Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time, 35 hours per week
Closing Date: 23:59 on 21/08/2026
Salary: £29,290.00 to £36,612.00, dependent on your skills, knowledge and experience
Location: Leeds (Hybrid working - an expectation of 3-4 days each week in the office or out at external events/meetings)
1st stage interviews: 1st of September (over MS Teams)
2nd stage interviews: 7th of September (face-to-face in our Leeds Centre)
About The Role
Join The King’s Trust as a Delivery Partnership Development Manager and play a pivotal role in expanding the partnerships that power life-changing opportunities for young people. Sitting at the heart of our Delivery Partnerships team, you will lead the development of high-quality, commercially viable partnerships across priority locations, ensuring we can reach more young people with impactful employability programmes. This is a highly visible role where strategy meets delivery: shaping local partnership plans, unlocking employer and training opportunities, and driving measurable impact at scale.
Key Responsibilities
- Translate strategy into clear, deliverable plans and performance outcomes.
- Work closely with internal teams and external partners to identify growth sectors, build strong employer networks, and develop compelling partnership proposals and agreements.
- Directly influence how effectively we connect young people to jobs, training, and work experience, while maintaining strong standards in safeguarding, compliance, and inclusion.
Ideal Candidate
- Experienced in developing partnerships across employers, training providers, or sector networks.
- Strong commercial acumen with the ability to build proposals, budgets, and agreements.
- Understands the barriers facing young people and is motivated to create meaningful change.
- Confident working with data, insight, and labor market trends to inform decisions.
- Combines partnership development expertise with a genuine passion for supporting young people, alongside the confidence to influence others, deliver on key performance metrics, and produce results in complex environments.
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Why Join Us
- Great holiday package: 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure on the days between Christmas and New Year.
- Flexible working: Where operationally possible, our roles require a combination of office days and working from home (please speak to the hiring manager about this particular role).
- Volunteer for and/or attend events – The King's Trust Awards, Pride, active events, etc.
- In-house learning platform: Develop your skills for your career and your role.
- Benefits platform: Everything from health and financial well-being support to discounts on your favorite restaurants, shops, and cinemas.
- Personal development opportunities through our Networks – KT CAN (Cultural Awareness Network), KT GEN (Gender Equality Network), KT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network), and PULSE (LGBTQIA+ Network).
- Fantastic Family leave: Receive 13 weeks of full pay and 13 weeks of half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks of full pay for paternity leave.
- Interest-free season ticket loans
- The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme
- Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)
Equal Opportunities
Here at The King's Trust, we're committed to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. We strive for diversity of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, race, religion, and sex. We especially welcome applications from those who are underrepresented in our organization and sector, such as candidates from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds. We’re a Stonewall Top 100 Employer and an employer that is Disability Confident.
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Safeguarding
The King's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we undertake basic disclosure checks in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all roles within the Trust, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants.
A Note for Recruitment Agencies:
We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you!
Req ID: 4051
What Happens Next?
Please submit a CV, and Cover Letter that includes your experience, transferrable skills, and motivation to work for The King's Trust! The Team will be in touch about the next steps shortly after the closing date.
Why We Need Delivery Partnership Development Manager - Leeds
Last year, we helped more than 40,000 Young People, with three in four young people on our programmes moving into a positive outcome in work, education, or training. The young people we help face a range of challenges, such as unemployment, mental health issues, or some who have been in trouble with the law. We believe all young people should have the chance to succeed, and that young people are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us. We want to continue having a positive impact on young people’s lives and we couldn’t do this without the important work of Delivery Partnership Development Manager - Leeds!
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