Overview
Strategic Partnership Manager (Health) (KW13018) – Bath, BA2 7AY
About the role
We’re looking for a talented relationship manager to help us build stronger, more strategic partnerships to advance the University’s health and wellbeing research and innovation ambitions.
This is a brand-new role designed to enhance the way we collaborate – making our partnerships more seamless, valuable, and purpose-driven. You’ll play a key role in shaping a more intentional approach to how we leverage our strengths, working with academics and wider colleagues to support the transition to a more formalised outcomes-driven partnerships model.
This is an exciting and fulfilling role, offering a unique opportunity to shape how we work with others to deliver lasting impact. If you’re passionate about partnerships, influence, healthcare and innovation we’d love to hear from you.
This role is internally known as Partnership Manager.
For informal discussions, please contact: Stephanie Bagworth, Associate Director (Philanthropy) scb208@bath.ac.uk or Professor Fiona Gillison sppfbg@bath.ac.uk
Stage 1 interviews will be held remotely on Thursday, 9th October. Final interviews will take place in person on Wednesday, 15th October.
Your focus will be on:
- Partnership development and innovation – expanding, strengthening and maintaining our relationships with healthcare organisations including those in our region – BSW Hospitals Group (the Great Western Hospital in Swindon, the Royal United Hospital in Bath and the Salisbury Foundation Trust) and BSW Integrated Care Board.
- Delivering excellent service – acting as a two-way conduit i.e. the central point of contact for partners, helping them navigate the university and access the right people and resources, and vice versa for our academic community to connect with partners.
- Defining what excellent partnership working looks like – helping us build a blueprint for stronger intent and growth in this area. This involves spotting innovation / commercial opportunities to develop value / income generating relationships. Key to this is building and managing an academic network so collaborative opportunities and shared value are unlocked.
About you:
We’re looking for:
- Someone who is passionate about the University’s health and wellbeing vision and enjoys supporting / coaching academics to build their confidence in working with external partners.
- A connector and relationship builder who thrives in complexity – internally and externally.
- A strategic thinker and influencer who brings clarity, energy, resilience and momentum to partnership work.
We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.
We’re very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.
What we can offer you:
We’re continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:
- Free counselling services through Health Assured
- Cycle to work scheme
- Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
- Staff discount at Team Bath gym
- Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
- Staff discount on language courses
- Generous employer contributory pension schemes
- Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
- A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
- Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
- Local discounts and more
- A family-friendly workplace
- An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
- Relocation allowance
- Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses
Find out more about our benefits and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work as well as following us X and LinkedIn.
Closing Date: 05 Oct 2025
Department: Management, Specialist and Administration
Salary: £46,735 to £55,755
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