About this role
We are seeking an exceptional Associate Director of Knowledge Exchange and Strategic Partnerships to lead, shape and grow our external engagement, partnerships and impact activity at a pivotal moment for Metanoia Institute.
As a small, specialist provider of psychological therapies education, our mission is rooted in social justice, workforce development, widening participation and public benefit. This role offers a rare opportunity to design and deliver a distinctive, high-impact knowledge exchange (KE) portfolio that connects counselling and psychotherapy education and expertise with communities, services, employers and policy priorities particularly in underserved and under-represented contexts.
Reporting to the Director of Clinical Training and working closely with academic and professional colleagues, the postholder will:
- Provide strategic leadership for KE, partnerships and HEIF-funded activity
- Develop long-term, values-aligned partnerships across health, further education (FE) community, third sector and public services
- Translate academic and professional expertise into real-world impact, income and workforce benefit
- Build systems, culture and capability for sustainable KE at Metanoia Institute as a small, specialist institution
- This is a senior, shaping role with significant autonomy, influence and scope to innovate. We are looking for someone who combines strategic credibility with relational intelligence and who is motivated by impact as much as incom
Recruitment process
Please read the recruitment pack and job description, both provided below:
If you feel you have all the necessary experience, skills and align with our values and mission, apply via the ‘Apply’ button above to complete the online application process where you’ll be invited to complete details including answering two job related questions, a brief cover letter and your current CV.
The hiring manager will then assess what you’ve written against the job role and person specification requirements.
Indicative timeline
First stage interview, which will be held on Teams, is likely to be week commencing 2 March 2026.
Commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging
As an organisation founded with social justice at its core, we welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability. We believe that when we work together, we can enable change and make things happen, and we do this by encouraging all our colleagues to be their true self in the workplace. We learn from each other to create an inclusive organisation.
Final considerations If you have any issues with the online application form please contact our People & Culture team.
As a UK based Institute all our roles are based within the UK, so you’ll need to have the right to work in the UK, and be able to provide proof, unfortunately we’re unable to offer any visa sponsorship.
We know that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming part of daily life and you may want to use it to help you format your application. While AI can be a powerful enabler, and we’re open to you using it to apply for roles with us, we ask you to ensure anything you submit truly represents your capabilities and viewpoint. We value honesty, integrity and creativity and want to understand what you’ll uniquely bring to our team.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, we’d encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.
