Partnerships Coordinator

Organisation

Cranfield University

School/Department

School of Management

Based at

Cranfield Campus, Cranfield, Bedfordshire

Hours of work

37 hours per week, normally worked Monday to Friday. Flexible working will be considered.

Salary

Full time starting salary is normally in the range of £28,203 to £32,039 per annum with potential progression to £39,586 per annum

As the UK’s only exclusively postgraduate university, Cranfield University’s world-class expertise, large-scale facilities and unrivalled industry partnerships is creating leaders in technology and management globally. Learn more about Cranfield and our unique impact here .

About Cranfield School of Management

Cranfield School of Management (SoM) has long been recognised as one of the most established and most prestigious business schools in the UK, with over 40 years’ experience of educating business leaders. SoM is a Financial Times’ top 40 school and is triple accredited by EQUIS, AMBA and AACSB. We are known for our excellence in leadership development, its deep-rooted relationships with organisations of all kinds, and its focus on transforming learning and research into improved management practice. We are uniquely placed to connect technology and leadership. Our contribution to global innovation is world-leading; changing the way society thinks, works and learns.

Visit the Cranfield website to learn more about the School’s current research activities, taught programmes and impact: Learn more about SOM .

About the Role

This role sits within the School of Management Commercial team. This team is responsible for three key areas of activity:

1. Marketing for our executive award bearing programmes Master of Business Administration (MBA), Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) and Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA): full accountability and budgetary responsibility for the end-to-end marketing of our MBA, EMBA and DBA programmes.

2. Student recruitment and admissions for the MBA, EMBA and DBA: student recruitment, conversion and lead nurturing for each of our cohorts.

3. Partnerships: covering academic and business partnerships, delivering academic study tours, ownership of school rankings and accreditations.

About You

As we navigate our next chapter of growth, this individual will support our Business Development and our growth agenda showcasing our expertise in coordinating and hosting events, and through the effective management of the submission of MBA rankings and in reporting of management information for accreditation purposes.

To be successful in post you will be educated to degree level (or equivalent) and you will be able to demonstrate prior experience in events and/or project management role. With strong interpersonal skills and the ability to develop relationships with internal and external stakeholders you will have the ability to influence others through spoken and written media, and to negotiate and achieve deadlines and outcomes.

In return, the successful applicant will have exciting opportunities for career development in this key senior position, and to be at the forefront of promoting our world leading research and education, joining a supportive team and environment.

Our Values and Commitments

Our shared, stated values help to define who we are and underpin everything we do: Ambition; Impact; Respect; and Community. Find out more here .

We aim to create and maintain a culture in which everyone can work and study together and realise their full potential. We are a Disability Confident Employer and proud members of the Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme.We are committed to actively exploring flexible working options for each role and have been ranked in the Top 30 family friendly employers in the UK by the charity Working Families . Find out more about our key commitments to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Flexible Working here .

Working Arrangements

Collaborating and connecting are integral to so much of what we do. Our Working Arrangements Framework provides many staff with the opportunity to flexibly combine on-site and remote working, where job roles allow, balancing the needs of our community of staff, students, clients and partners.

How to apply                                    

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Adrian Tallon, Head of Partnerships, by email in the first instance at [email protected]

Please do not hesitate to contact us for further details on E: [email protected] . Please quote reference number 4697.

Closing date for receipt of applications:  4 January 2024

Interviews to be held: 11 January 2024