Partnership Development Manager Role

Responsible for the strategic development of the partnership and liaison with other agencies.

Overall role 

• Manage the development of a local school sports partnership.
• Manage the creation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the partnership development plan.
• Manage the finances of the school sports partnership.
• Ensure that ALL young people are included in the partnership’s physical education and sport programme.
• Ensure the work of the partnership is sustained through links with other agencies.

Specific functions 

• To engage and maintain the support of the Headteachers in the partnership.
• To liaise with Headteachers in the partnership in the identification, appointment and development of School Sport Co-ordinator and Primary Link Teacher posts.
• To ensure that the work contained in the partnership development plan complements strategic planning in schools and links with local education, sport and health priorities.
• To liaise with key partners such as the local education authority, sports development, national governing bodies of sport etc.
• To manage a local programme of continuing professional development for those contributing to the work of the partnership.
• To provide functional management of the School Sport Co-ordinators and support to Primary Link Teachers.
• To sit on and report to the partnership’s steering group.
• To establish and maintain regular communication between all interested parties.
• To promote the benefits and successes of the partnership.
• To identify and attract additional sources of funding to support development activity.
• To fulfil the requirements of the national data collection process.