Partnerships Manager.

Job Description

Yellow Bricks is supporting the appointment of a Corporate Partnerships Manager for a fast-growing organisation working to expand access to opportunity for ambitious young people across the UK.

Yellow Bricks is proud to be partnering with Future Leaders to appoint a Corporate Partnerships Manager who will drive social mobility across the UK.

Future Leaders is a fast-growing, purpose-driven organisation closing the opportunity gap for young people across the UK.

Through a free, year-long leadership programme for Year 12 and 13 students, Future Leaders equips ambitious young people with the confidence, skills and access needed to secure leading universities, competitive apprenticeships and meaningful careers.

Corporate partnerships sit at the heart of this impact. Employer-led workshops, mentoring, work experience placements and apprenticeship pathways directly shape the futures of thousands of young people each year.

Future Leaders is now seeking a commercially aware, relationship-driven professional to grow and deepen its corporate partnerships. Corporate partnerships are not an add-on they are the engine of impact. Every employer relationship directly influences a young person’s trajectory.

Your  Role as Corporate Partnerships Manager

• Build and nurture meaningful relationships with forward-thinking organisations committed to widening access and social mobility
• Act as the first point of contact for organisations expressing interest in supporting the programme, guiding them from enquiry through to delivery
• Translate corporate ambition into practical, student-focused opportunities including mentoring, insight days, workshops and apprenticeship pathways
• Work collaboratively with partner organisations to design and deliver high-quality engagement experiences
• Organise and coordinate impactful employer events that create genuine value for both students and partners
• Attend programme sessions and events, confidently representing the organisation and building trusted relationships with students and stakeholders
• Strengthen the connection between education and the world of work by ensuring employer involvement is structured, consistent and purposeful
• Support the development of repeat and long-term corporate partnerships, encouraging deeper engagement over time
• Contribute to partnership growth objectives and engagement targets
• Maintain an organised pipeline of current and prospective partners, tracking activity, commitments and follow-ups
• Monitor and report on partnership metrics, outcomes and feedback to support continuous improvement
• Collaborate as Corporate Partnerships Manager with the marketing team to develop case studies, testimonials and collateral that demonstrate partnership impact

What Success Looks Like in 12 Months

By the end of your first year, you will have:

• Built a healthy and well-managed portfolio of engaged corporate partners
• Converted new enquiries into active, high-quality partnerships
• As Corporate Partnerships Manager, established repeat engagement with key organisations
• Delivered a programme of employer-led workshops, mentoring and events that run smoothly and receive strong feedback
• Strengthened reporting and visibility of partnership impact
• Become a trusted and confident representative of Future Leaders with both students and corporate stakeholders

Success in this role means partnerships that are consistent, well-delivered and growing not one-off engagements, but structured relationships that deepen over time.

About You

The Corporate Partnerships Manager role will suit someone who believes in widening access to opportunity and is confident building the relationships that make it happen. You may come from education, early careers, outreach, CSR, partnerships or business development. You might be a former teacher looking to step into a more externally focused role, or a relationship-driven professional seeking more purpose in your work.

You are:

• Confident and credible when engaging senior professionals
• Comfortable presenting to groups of students and representing the organisation externally
• Proactive in building and nurturing partnerships
• Skilled at translating conversations into structured, deliverable activity
• Organised and disciplined in managing a pipeline of prospective and active partners

You are comfortable having a commercial conversation with a corporate contact as you are engaging a room of students. Most importantly, you care about impact and are motivated by seeing tangible outcomes for young people.

We are looking for a Corporate Partnerships Manager who is a  relationship-driven professional who is as comfortable in a boardroom as they are in a classroom, someone motivated by the tangible impact of seeing a student’s trajectory shift through the power of a single workshop or mentor.

As the exclusive partner for this appointment, Yellow Bricks is managing all applications. To start the conversation, please click the button below to submit your details.

If the outline of this role interests you and you possess the required experience, please contact us to find out more information about the opportunity.