Growth and Partnership Manager

Are you looking for a career that makes a real difference? A role with Achieve together might be the perfect opportunity for a long-lasting, rewarding career in the social care sector.

We are looking for team members who are passionate about supporting people, helping our Operations teams deliver excellent care and support, and celebrating achievements.

Job Description We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Growth and Partnership Manager to join our community hub team. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in supporting the organisation's core operations and ensuring the efficient and effective delivery of services.

• Develop and deliver area relationship plans that generate referrals, strengthen customer partnerships and support sustainable occupancy growth to 95%+.
• Act as the key contact for customers across the allocated area, ensuring Achieve together is visible, responsive and well positioned with commissioners, Local Authorities, ICBs, brokerage teams and other partners.
• Maintain a detailed understanding of current and future vacancies, using this insight to prioritise sales activity, reduce vacant rooms and maximise suitable admissions.
• Work closely with operational team members to understand the individual homes, with a focus on capacity, placement suitability and local priorities.
• Ensuring all opportunities are progressed appropriately and effectively.
• Represent Achieve together at local provider forums, market engagement events and networking opportunities to promote homes, build relationships and identify new opportunities.
• Deliver agreed commercial targets through proactive relationship management, pipeline development, focused follow-up and clear reporting on activity, risks and opportunities.

• Experience in business development, relationship management, commissioning, commercial operations or stakeholder engagement within health and social care.
• Strong understanding of Local Authority, NHS, ICB and commissioning landscapes, including brokerage processes, purchasing routes and strategic commissioning priorities.
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships with commissioners, Local Authorities, ICBs, Housing Associations, brokerage teams and other external partners.
• Sales and networking experience, with confidence identifying opportunities, influencing customer decisions and delivering against commercial targets.
• Strong understanding of the learning disability and autism sector, including market dynamics, safeguarding responsibilities and quality requirements.
• Commercial acumen, with experience supporting occupancy growth, sustainable pricing, fee activity, revenue delivery or wider commercial performance.
• Ability to interpret market intelligence, performance data and stakeholder feedback to identify risks, opportunities and practical actions.
• Credible, confident communicator with strong negotiation and influencing skills, able to engage senior internal and external stakeholders.
• Highly organised and self-directed, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, maintain momentum across stakeholder relationships and deliver measurable outcomes.
• Experience supporting mobilisation, new developments, redesign, repurposing or growth projects within a regulated care environment is desirable.

• Career progression and training opportunities
• Employee discount schemes across a range of retailers and services, Stream- a financial health app that gives you the ability to receive optional pay advances
• Life Assurance

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Passion for positively shaping lives is just as important to us as your experience. Building on your existing knowledge we will give you all the training and support that you need. You just need an appetite for learning and a real desire to make a difference to peoples’ lives. So, if you want to start, or continue your career journey in care with us, we want to hear from you!

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