Partnerships Manager

The Training Brokers Ltd; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A national organization dedicated to youth employment in the UK is seeking a Partnerships Manager to deliver an Employer Strategy focused on influencing how employers recruit and retain young people. The role requires skills in translating research into practical action and working through partnerships to drive systemic change. This position offers a hybrid working model between Birmingham, Leeds, and London, emphasizing equity, diversity, and tackling youth unemployment.

Qualifications

• Experience in influencing employer behavior and systemic change.
• Passion for tackling youth unemployment and equity, diversity, and inclusion.
• Ability to work with employer organizations and networks.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Youth Futures Foundation’s Employer Strategy.
• Embed and scale evidence-based practice across employer networks.
• Ensure evidence shapes decision-making and practice.

Skills

Influencing organisational or systems-level change

Translating research and evidence into practical action

Working through partnerships, intermediaries and networks

Job description

The Partnerships Manager will play a pivotal role in delivering Youth Futures Foundation’s Employer Strategy.

You will embed and scale evidence-based practice across employer networks to create systemic change in how employers recruit, develop and retain young people.

This role focuses on influencing employer behaviour at scale – using evidence, partnerships and networks to embed the evidence of what works across organisations, sectors and places. It does not involve delivering employability support or 1:1 services to employers or young people.

You will be skilled at:

• Influencing organisational or systems‑level change
• Translating research and evidence into practical action
• Working through partnerships, intermediaries and networks to achieve scale.

You will work with employer organisations, networks, sector bodies and system actors to ensure that Youth Futures’ evidence shapes decision‑making, practice and investment – improving young people’s access to good work over the long term.

You will have a passion for tackling youth unemployment and a strong interest in equity, diversity and inclusion issues.

This role can be based at our Birmingham, Leeds or London hub. We currently operate a hybrid model of two‑days per week in the office and three‑days from home.

For more information and a job description, please download our recruitment pack.

How To Apply

Click on the 'Apply on website' button below to apply online. The closing date for applications is Sunday 1 February 2026 at 23:59.

As part of Youth Futures Foundation’s safeguarding policy, all employees are subject to a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, some positions may require an enhanced level disclosure.

Due to receiving high volumes of interest in our opportunities, this vacancy may close earlier than the advertised deadline. To ensure your application is considered, please submit it as soon as possible.