Partnership Manager

BookTrust is the UK s largest children s reading charity. We know that children who read are happier, healthier, more empathetic, and more creative. They also do better at school.

Working with every local authority and across every region in the country, and supported by Arts Council funding, we reach over 1.3 million children and families a year via partners in schools, children s centres, health visitors and libraries. This incredible network helps us to get children reading across the country.

To apply please complete the application along with a copy of your CV and covering letter showing how you meet the person specification and your motivations for applying for the role. Your covering letter should not be longer than two sides.

Want to join us? Find out more about who we are via our website.

Role Responsibilities

As a BookTrust Partnership Manager you will work flexibly across all 152 top tier local authority areas in England to ensure and to improve:

1. The partnerships with local stakeholders that underpin and allow our work;

1. The delivery of BookTrust programmes; and

1. The impact of those programmes in the communities we serve.

Working with the Partnership Team and colleagues from across BookTrust to promote the work and charitable aims of BookTrust, you will also anticipate and manage risk and mitigation in relation to BookTrust partnerships and delivery, and see and act on opportunities to maximise BookTrust s impact.

Person Specification

We are looking for someone who is interested in BookTrust s charitable aims with a passion to make a difference for children and families. You should have an interest in the benefits of literacy and reading to child development, the value of books, stories and rhymes and the role of parents, carers and guardians in developing a love of reading

We require a positive and enthusiastic, credible ambassador with a demonstrable ability to develop and maintain relationships across a wide range of people and groups, including local authority officers, politicians, civil servants, Early Years, Health and Education providers and well as corporate and third sector partners and the public.

The successful candidate will be a well organised individual who can work within sometimes challenging deadlines and with competing priorities. They will have excellent interpersonal skills, outstanding communication skills, highly effective and demonstrable team working abilities, and an ability to log, interpret and share data in an effective and engaging way.

The role is home-based, and so the successful candidate will need to be a highly motivated individual with the ability to work with minimal supervision in flexible way to achieve positive outcomes. The role will also require extensive travel, so the successful candidate will need to be someone who enjoys travel as part of their work and who is able to do so in an efficient and well-planned way, taking account of times when short notice changes may be required.

Closing date: Thursday 13th March 2025 at 5pm.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusivity

We aim to provide an inclusive recruitment process and actively welcome applications from diverse talent pools: minority ethnic candidates, candidates with disabilities and long-term conditions and candidates from underrepresented communities.

We are committed to equality of opportunity and want to ensure we have an accessible application process for all candidates. If you need any reasonable adjustments or would like us to do anything differently during the application process, please contact our HR team to discuss your requirements further (contact details can be found on our website).

BookTrust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The recruitment and selection process reflect our commitment to safeguarding therefore, the suitability of all prospective employees will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment, and pre-employment checks.