Partnership Executive

Position

Partnership Executive

Flexible working- home based with regular travel across Jobs Guarantee delivery areas to meet colleagues, employers and partners (South & West Scotland)

£25,664 + excellent benefits

35 hours per week (flexible working)

Fixed Term to November 2028

11 October 2026

Please note:

We are recruiting in anticipation of a decision on our Jobs Guarantee bid due to the short mobilisation period. Any appointment and confirmed start date will therefore be subject to successful contract award and mobilisation requirements.

Jobs Guarantee cannot succeed through operational delivery alone.

People live within communities and local systems. Around every young person there may be organisations, services, relationships and opportunities that can help them progress. Around every place there are organisations that understand what is happening locally, where the gaps are and where opportunities are emerging.

We are looking for a Partnership Executive who can help connect those things.

You’ll build a strong understanding of Glasgow City, Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde and Argyll & Bute – recognising that each place has its own priorities, systems, relationships and opportunities.

You’ll know who matters locally.

You’ll understand what relationships already exist.

You’ll listen to what partners are telling us.

You’ll identify gaps, opportunities and emerging priorities.

And you’ll make sure that intelligence is useful to the wider Wise Group.

This isn’t about building a large contact list or measuring success by how many meetings you attend.

It’s about turning relationships into insight, collaboration, pathways and opportunity.

Jobs Guarantee will also operate in places where Wise Group colleagues already hold important relationships.

Your role isn’t to take ownership of those relationships.

It is to connect them, make them visible where appropriate and help the organisation get greater collective value from what we know and who we know.

Develop and maintain strong relationships with DWP and Job centres, local authorities, community and voluntary organisations, education and skills providers, housing, health and other relevant local systems.

Understand what matters to partners, the communities they serve and where our work aligns.

Represent the Wise Group confidently.

Build relationships around shared purpose rather than transactional referrals.

Help partners understand Jobs Guarantee while also being able to describe the wider Wise Group and the impact we can bring.

Maintain an active understanding of each Jobs Guarantee delivery area.

Know:

the important organisations and networks;

the key local decision makers;

what Wise Group relationships already exist;

local priorities and emerging changes;

where there are gaps in support;

what partners are telling us about people and communities;

where investment, commissioning or collaboration opportunities may be developing.

Make this intelligence visible and accessible rather than holding it personally.

Recognise that different places require different approaches.

Work closely with existing Wise Group leaders and relationship holders.

Before establishing a new relationship, understand whether one already exists and who is best placed to lead or join the conversation.

Bring colleagues together where one relationship has relevance across several parts of the Wise Group.

Share information openly.

Help avoid duplicate approaches from different parts of the organisation.

Support a culture where relationships belong to the Wise Group rather than an individual colleague or programme.

Work closely…