Better Connect
Relationship Manager
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Company Description
Better Connect is a non-profit organisation working to create a Yorkshire where every person is empowered to thrive in life and work. Founded in 2007, the organisation has a strong track record of leading successful partnership projects with locally based partners rooted in their communities. Better Connect collaborates with organisations across all sectors, with a particular focus on voluntary, community, and social enterprise organisations. The organisation is committed to strengthening local partners with a strong social mission, believing that effective collaboration has the greatest impact on individuals and communities. Better Connect exists to build those partnerships and unlock the potential of local organisations.
The Role - Relationship Manager
Salary: £31,000 – £35,000
Contract type: Permanent, full-time (part-time working may be available)
Location: Knaresborough - flexible hybrid working
We want to strengthen our team with a new Relationship Manager joining our Programmes team. The role will manage a number of our programmes and be the main point of contact for delivery partners on those programmes. Employer engagement is a key activity for managing these programmes. Working closely with the other Relationship Managers you will ensure a high-quality and consistent supportive experience for our delivery partners. Flexible hybrid working is available, but it’s important that you are close to and can regularly travel across York, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire as and when required.
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The full Job Description and Person Specification can be found on our website.
Key elements of the role include:
- Lead and manage strong working relationships with delivery partners, funders, and stakeholders
- Develop strategic employer relationships that create sustainable employment opportunities for participants
- Manage the performance, quality and compliance of employability programmes
- Liaise with external stakeholders to ensure programmes are embedded within wider strategies and activities
- Contribute to the ongoing development and sustainability of Better Connect
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Experience of managing employability programmes from inception to close-down and a project management qualification are of particular interest to us.
If this sounds interesting to you, then we’d love for you to apply! We are a Disability Confident Employer, a Mindful Employer, and an Age-Friendly Employer. We value diversity of thought and experience, and truly welcome applications from anyone who thinks they are a good fit for the role.
You can download our application form on our website https://betterconnect.org.uk/careers/
We also encourage you to browse our website to find out more about us as an organisation, our current team members, our programmes, which are usually publicly funded (e.g. from the local authority or Mayoral Combined Authority), and our partners who are predominantly within the VCSE sector (Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise).
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