Sector Partnership Manager – Business and Service Industries at The City of Liverpool College
The City of Liverpool College · Liverpool, United Kingdom · Onsite
- Professional
- Office in Liverpool
Job Title: Sector Partnership Manager – Business and Service Industries
Department: Business Development
Salary: £40,896 - £44,667
Job Type: Permanent
Sector Partnership Managers connect the College with employers to ensure provision reflects current and future workforce needs. By acting as industry specialists, they shape curriculum, secure meaningful opportunities such as placements and recruitment pipelines, and foster strong employer links. This post focuses on Business and Service Industries, an area at the heart of Liverpool’s economy and central to the College’s identity as The College for Business. It provides the opportunity to expand employer partnerships across hospitality, retail, financial, and professional services, enhancing opportunities for students while strengthening the College’s reputation for meeting business and service sector skills needs. This post also offers the unique opportunity to maximise the training and commercial benefits of our Academy Restaurant, Bakery, and Hair and Beauty Salons.
Reporting to Head of Business Development & Employer Engagement
Job Type: Permanent
Sector Partnership Managers connect the College with employers to ensure provision reflects current and future workforce needs. By acting as industry specialists, they shape curriculum, secure meaningful opportunities such as placements and recruitment pipelines, and foster strong employer links. This post focuses on Business and Service Industries, an area at the heart of Liverpool’s economy and central to the College’s identity as The College for Business. It provides the opportunity to expand employer partnerships across hospitality, retail, financial, and professional services, enhancing opportunities for students while strengthening the College’s reputation for meeting business and service sector skills needs. This post also offers the unique opportunity to maximise the training and commercial benefits of our Academy Restaurant, Bakery, and Hair and Beauty Salons.
Reporting to Head of Business Development & Employer Engagement
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and manage partnerships with employers and industry stakeholders within a designated sector.
- Alongside curriculum teams and leaders, act as the internal sector expert, maintaining knowledge of industry trends and skill demands.
- Work closely with Heads of School and Directors of Faculty to align employer partnerships with curriculum needs.
- Collaborate with the Head of Business Development and Employer Engagement, and Vice Principal
- Curriculum Development and Innovation, to inform new provision based on sector intelligence.
- Facilitate work-based learning opportunities, ensuring placements meet health and safety standards.
- Coordinate employer advisory boards and integrate industry feedback into teaching and learning.
- Lead or contribute to sector-based initiatives, academies, or projects (e.g. Royal Academy of Culinary Arts, LCR Business Growth Initiatives).
- Work with the Director of Marketing and Communications to promote sector partnerships and events.
- Organise sector-specific engagement events and employer networking sessions.
- Provide proactive account management for partner employers and stakeholders.
- Champion diversity in sector engagement and encourage inclusive employer practices.
- Report on sector partnership activities and outcomes, using CRM tools for tracking.
Professional Practice and Values
- To contribute fully to the mission and values statement of the College Group ensuring its effective implementation in all aspects of College life.
- To take a proactive approach and responsibility for personal professional development, Health & Safety, and meeting other regulatory compliance (e.g. GDPR, Safeguarding), thereby enabling safe and professional working practices to be observed at all times.
- To support cross college actives as required, particularly during key enrolment and invigilation periods.
- Carry out any other relevant and appropriate duties as determined by the needs of the service and as appropriate to the grade.
Due to the changing nature of our work, this role profile serves as a framework to outline the main areas of responsibility. You may be required to undertake other activities of a similar nature that fall within the remit of your area of work.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Essential Criteria
- Strong understanding of the designated sector and its workforce needs.
- Proven relationship-building skills with employers and stakeholders.
- Excellent communication and presentation abilities.
- Proactive self-starter with initiative to identify opportunities.
- Organisational skills to manage multiple partnerships and projects.
- Comfortable working to targets and motivated by results.
- Collaborative approach to working with curriculum teams, faculty leaders and colleagues.
- Adaptability to evolving sector trends and priorities.
- Problem-solving and negotiation skills to maintain partnerships.
- Genuine enthusiasm for supporting student success through employer engagement.
- Commitment to professionalism, inclusion, and safeguarding.
Desirable Criteria
- Understanding of FE training, apprenticeships, and placement structures.
Benefits
Why Join The City of Liverpool College?
As a valued member of our College community, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits, dedicated wellbeing support, and meaningful opportunities for professional growth and development.
As a valued member of our College community, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits, dedicated wellbeing support, and meaningful opportunities for professional growth and development.
Here are some of the benefits available to you:
Generous holiday allowance
Generous holiday allowance
40 days annual holiday allowance, plus 1 annual wellbeing day
Pension Scheme
Pension Scheme
You'll be part of the Local Government Pension Scheme, with generous employer contributions of up to 20.20%.
Employee Benefits Platform
As part of your role, you’ll have access to the COLC Employee Benefits Platform, a one-stop hub for a wide range of perks designed to support your wellbeing, work-life balance, and everyday savings. You’ll be able to access discounts at major supermarkets, fashion and lifestyle retailers, tech stores, travel providers, and more. You’ll also benefit from the Cycle to Work Scheme, cinema and leisure discounts and tech and home appliance discounts, with the option of spreading the cost through salary sacrifice. The platform is part of our commitment to supporting you in every aspect of your working life – and beyond.
Health and Wellbeing
Health and Wellbeing
As part of our commitment to supporting your health and wellbeing, all employees have access to the Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – a completely confidential support service available 24/7, 365 days a year. Whether you’re facing personal challenges, looking for advice, or simply need someone to talk to, Health Assured is here to help. Through Health Assured, you can access a 24/7 confidential helpline, face to face, online or telephone counselling, as well as structured support for a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, relationships, bereavement, legal and financial concerns.
You'll also have access to the online wellbeing portal, a secure, user-friendly platform offering a wide range of self-help resources, health assessments, articles, and guidance covering emotional, physical, and financial wellbeing, and to the Wisdom App, which offers mood trackers and wellbeing tools, meditation guides, fitness videos, and self-help modules
as well as daily wellbeing tips.
You’ll also be entitled to a free eye test through our voucher scheme with Specsavers, which covers a full eye exam (worth up to £25) and even includes £45 towards a pair of glasses. We also offer free flu vaccinations to help keep you feeling your best all year round.
Travel
You'll also have access to the online wellbeing portal, a secure, user-friendly platform offering a wide range of self-help resources, health assessments, articles, and guidance covering emotional, physical, and financial wellbeing, and to the Wisdom App, which offers mood trackers and wellbeing tools, meditation guides, fitness videos, and self-help modules
as well as daily wellbeing tips.
You’ll also be entitled to a free eye test through our voucher scheme with Specsavers, which covers a full eye exam (worth up to £25) and even includes £45 towards a pair of glasses. We also offer free flu vaccinations to help keep you feeling your best all year round.
Travel
We offer interest-free loans to help you buy annual travel passes from Merseytravel and Merseyrail. That means you can enjoy the savings of up to two months' free travel—without having to cover the full cost upfront. It’s all about making your commute more affordable and less stressful.
Flexible Working
We offer flexible working options depending on business need to support our employee's work-life balance.
Professional Development
We’re passionate about helping you thrive, offering a mix of formal and informal professional development opportunities—designed to sharpen your skills, expand your knowledge, and accelerate your career.
College Benefits
Our excellent sports and fitness facilities can be used free of charge by staff. You can also access a range of discounted hair and beauty treatments at our Academy and Graduate Hair & Beauty Salons, and a staff discount at our Academy Restaurant.
