Strategic Partnerships Lead

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine is a world leading institution, recognised for excellence in research and teaching in global health. For over a century, we have been improving lives worldwide through groundbreaking research, innovative education, and strategic partnerships that tackle the world’s most pressing health challenges.

We are looking to appoint a Strategic Partnerships Lead to further co-develop and deliver a bold partnerships strategy that will strengthen our global impact, extend our influence, and help us achieve our strategic ambitions. This is a high-profile role at the heart of LSTM’s mission, combining strategic insight with hands-on delivery, working across the full partnership lifecycle, from horizon scanning and prospecting to execution, monitoring, and evaluation, to ensure our partnerships create meaningful, measurable change.

What you’ll be doing

• Contribute to the further development, implementation and monitoring of LSTM’s Partnership Strategy and take a lead role in operational planning including developing and delivering a supporting framework with operational plans, risk registers and KPI dashboards
• Provide strategic advisory and operational support to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Partnerships, LSTM Executive and colleagues, and manage oversight for the Partnerships, Engagement and External Relations Committee and Global Hubs Council
• Establish and manage a personal portfolio of strategic partnerships, acting as the main point of contact and senior relationship manager for LSTM’s Global Hubs and regional/civic partners, while overseeing LSTM’s wider network of relationship managers
• Develop and embed processes and mechanisms to track, measure and ensure effective delivery, impact, governance and compliance across all partnership activities

Who we are looking for

• Proven experience in developing, managing, and evaluating strategic partnerships.
• Ability to build rapport, negotiate and influence diverse stakeholders both in within the UK and globally.

To see a full list of responsibilities and requirements, please refer to the attached job description.

Interview Information

The recruitment process for this role will take place in two stages:

• First stage, in person in Liverpool: 7th and 10th October
• Second stage: 13th October

Additional benefits of joining LSTM:

• 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and 6 additional Christmas closure days
• Generous occupational pension schemes
• Agile working
• Affiliated, discounted staff membership to the University of Liverpool Sports Centre
• Employee assistance programme to support with employee well-being
• High street discounts & cycle to work scheme
• Plus, a host of additional family friendly policies

Application Process:

To apply, please click on the apply link and upload your CV and Covering Letter.