Public Sector Stakeholder Manager

Location: Flexible between home, London & Corby with travel as required Reports to: Chief Product & Marketing Officer Salary: £60,000 plus excellent benefits Closing Date: 03rd May 2024 Interviews: Will take place remotely on May 8th, 13th & 14th About the role: Please note, this role is being offered as a 12 month fixed-term contract Reporting to the Chief Product & Marketing Officer, the Public Sector Stakeholder Engagement Manager will be responsible for ensuring success in the delivery of public sector contracts and will play a critical role in facilitating the smooth execution and delivery of strategic partnerships between CMI and public sector organisations. You will focus on project oversight & management, engagement with key public sector stakeholders, resource management, and streamlining the overall partnership process. Responsibilities: Project Management

• Create and execute comprehensive project plans and manage resources across CMI to ensure effective delivery against strategic partner contracts and tender responses.
• Work closely with the Head of Strategic Partnerships and project teams to ensure project milestones are achieved within the specified timeline and budget.

Customer Engagement

• Serve as the primary point of contact for public sector partners, maintaining strong relationships and ensuring their needs are met effectively.
• Proactively engage with public sector stakeholders to gather feedback, address concerns, and ensure their needs are being met throughout the partnership process.

Tender Response

• Coordinate responses to tenders, drawing upon resources across the organisation as well as external stakeholders
• Liaise with external bid writers to ensure responses reflect the input of stakeholders across CMI as well as any consortium partners.

Contract Management

• Preparation of partnership proposals, contracts, and other documentation related to public sector procurement as needed.
• Liaise with depts across CMI to ensure any tender documentation is complete and accurate and meets response deadlines (e.g. technology, legal, finance etc)

About you: We are an inclusive employer and welcome all diverse backgrounds, where individuality is celebrated, creating both a forward-thinking team and a supportive space for everyone in the CMI team. We actively invite applications from diverse cultures and experience.

• We are looking for someone who can enhance our culture and align with our core values. We want someone who is ‘Passionate’ in making a positive difference to the skills of managers and leaders, ‘Practical’; with the ability to make quick and smart decisions, ‘Progressive’ about creating a better future and maintaining a ‘Professional’ code of conduct, through being accountable and ethical in everything that we do.
• Demonstrable experience, at a senior level, of project management, stakeholder engagement, resource coordination, and contract delivery, within or for the public sector.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build relationships and communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously.
• High level of project management skills
• Comfortable and confident operating with executive teams
• Experience of working in a fast-moving environment with the demands and stresses this can create across small teams tasked with delivering customer value quickly.
• Excellent communication skills, collaborative and challenging
• Strategic thinking and a keen aptitude for problem solving
• Ability to collaborate and exert influence at different levels and build relationships with a wide range of stakeholders

Why CMI: Are you looking to join a dynamic and ambitious organisation? At CMI, new leadership and management strategies are at the fore-front of what we do. We know the importance of fresh ideas and encourage new perspectives. We are a not for profit, Sunday Times Best Company To Work for 2023, with a Platinum Accreditation with Investors in People. We offer an engaging, flexible and collaborative culture with a wealth of opportunity for professional development. It doesn’t stop there. We believe we are only as good as the people that work at CMI and in turn offer a competitive benefits package for all employees:

• Flexible working - whether that’s from home or in the office; wherever works best for you. We are not a traditional 9 to 5, we are flexible with what hours you work and when you work
• 21 days’ holiday + 8 days’ Bank Holiday + 4.5 days allocated for CMI holiday over Christmas and New Year period - with annual leave days increasing with length of service and the opportunity to buy and sell holiday
• Wellbeing and mental health - in-house mental health first-aid trainers, BUPA Employee Assistance for 24 hour support and access to Kooth, an online mental health platform
• Inclusion at our core - Our colleague-led Inclusion Hubs for Ethnicity, LGBTQIA+ and MPeople (Menopause) are open for anyone to join
• CMI membership - take advantage of our amazing courses and become a Chartered Manager. Plus, CMI will pay your professional membership to one additional organisation of choice
• Rewards and Recognition scheme - cash prizes awarded to employees throughout the year
• Socials - with an active social team, we have a book club, baking club, Pilates classes and regular team outings
• Pension - we add an extra 6% of your gross salary to your pension pot every month after 3 months

About us: The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) sets the Professional Standard in Management and Leadership. We have worked with businesses and education providers to inspire people to unleash their potential through qualifications, apprenticeships and training to become skilled, confident and successful managers and leaders, resulting in Chartered Manager status - the ultimate management accolade, which is proven to boost individuals’ career prospects, management capability and impact in the workplace. Personal data which you provide through your application will be used for recruitment purposes only. For further details, see our privacy policy on our website. By submitting your CV/application, you are agreeing for your data to be used this way. We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than advertised should we receive a high number of suitable applicants.