Strategic Partnership Manager

Salary: £45,000–£46,464 per annum, depending on experience

Hours:

37.5 hours per week

Contract:

Fixed-term contract until June 2030 Place of work: SERICC, Thurrock, with hybrid working Travel:
Regular travel across the wider Eastern region, including Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire, with attendance at Synergy East partner centres in Thurrock, Southend, Colchester, Cambridge, Peterborough and Suffolk as required Closing date:
Monday 14 September 2026 at 12 noon Interviews:
Monday 5 October 2026, Southend-on-Sea

Start date:

As soon as possible, subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references This is an opportunity to lead the next phase of the National Lottery-funded Survivors at the Centre Programme. Working in a strategic role with a purpose-led organisation that make a real impact.

The opportunity:

Our client SERICC provides specialist services to individuals who are victims and survivors of sexual violence and abuse. They are currently seeking an exceptional Strategic Partnership Manager to lead the next phase of Survivors at the Centre , a five-year National Lottery-funded programme delivered through the Synergy East partnership. This role is an excellent opportunity for someone who is passionate about making a positive difference, and who wants to play a key role in supporting a people focussed organisation.

What you will be doing:
Working across six specialist sexual violence and abuse organisations, you will provide strategic leadership for an ambitious regional programme designed to improve access, strengthen first contact and navigation, reduce fragmented pathways and tackle postcode-based inequality. You will lead partnership delivery, governance, performance, risk and shared learning, while helping to develop key regional infrastructure including the Single Point of Contact and shared regional dataset.

This is a senior role for someone who can build trusted relationships, influence across organisational boundaries and help ensure sexual violence and abuse remains visible, understood and central within wider regional systems and decision-making. We are looking for an experienced partnership leader who can combine strategic thinking with strong programme delivery, use evidence and survivor experience to influence change, and help strengthen the long-term sustainability of specialist services across the region.

What’s in it for you?:
Our client offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, work-life balance and provide meaningful opportunities including:
Generous 30 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays Company sick pay Flexible and hybrid working arrangements Access to SERICC’s workplace pension and salary exchange pension scheme The opportunity to lead a significant regional programme designed to improve access, outcomes and long-term change for victims and survivors of sexual violence and abuse Please note this post is open to women only.

An occupational requirement applies under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010. Why apply?:
This is an opportunity to become a trusted member of our client’s organisation, working in a key strategic and operational role, with the chance to make a genuine impact, contributing to wider regional engagement and influence across the region. If you have experience of leading and coordinating complex partnerships, delivering multi-site and large scale programmes, with a values led inclusive approach, we would love to hear from you.

We encourage early applications. Our client reserves the right to interview and appoint an exceptional candidate before the closing date and may therefore close the vacancy early.