Senior Partnerships Manager, Sub-Saharan Africa

Job Title: Senior Partnerships Manager, Sub Saharan Africa 

Salary: Competitive + Benefits 

Location: Ghana, Accra 

Contract: Permanent, Full time 

Are you passionate about forging impactful partnerships and driving educational reform? We are seeking a dynamic Senior Partnerships Manager to join our team and support the achievement of productive, positive partnerships in Sub-Saharan Africa.  

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment (CUPA), a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.  

This role is pivotal in helping our Cambridge-based sales teams reach their targets by identifying potential new partners, recommending new partnership deals, and supporting the delivery of in-life partnership arrangements. 

About The Role 

As a Senior Partnerships Manager, you will play a critical role in implementing our partnership strategies and activities in close collaboration with multiple business units. You will support the development and implementation of the partnerships strategy in Sub-Saharan Africa, building a pipeline of fit-for-purpose partners and brokering relationships to advance our commercial strategy.  

Your responsibilities will include promoting Partnership for Education, managing stakeholder relationships, and ensuring good visibility on progress and performance with respect to partnerships. You will also be involved in market scanning and prospecting, understanding anticipated education reform opportunities, and communicating with prospective partners to build understanding and interest.  

Additionally, you will support the UK-based teams in overseeing existing partnerships, ensuring they remain productive and positive, and actively seek to develop and leverage innovation at all stages. 

About You 

You are a proactive and positive individual with a proven track record of developing and managing successful partnerships. You have strong interpersonal and influencing skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships across different nationalities and cultures. Your excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and at least one common language in the region will be essential in effectively communicating with a range of stakeholders.  

Additionally, you’ll demonstrate;  

• you’ve held high-profile roles engaging with senior dignitaries, government officials, Ministries of Education, and international organisations. 
• experience of operating in international markets, particularly within the education sector. 
• strong commercial acumen with experience in financial reporting, pipeline management, and forecasting. 
• a proactive and results-driven approach, with a successful track record in partnership development and management. 
• methodical, organised, and detail-orientation, with strong problem-solving capabilities. 
• experience in working with global or cross-cultural teams and contributing to revenue through partnership-based models. 
• an adaptable and flexible style, with a commitment to continuous improvement and innovation in working practices. 

Rewards and benefits   

We offer competitive salaries and benefits, and we will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. We are a hybrid working organisation, and we offer a range of flexible working options from day one. We will also consider other work arrangements if you wish to work more flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability.  

Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.  

We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being 11 June 2025 although we may close it earlier if suitable candidates are identified. First stage interviews are scheduled to take place on June 17 & 18, with a second interview for those shortlisted on 25 & 26 June.  

Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.  

Why join us 

Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You’ll belong to a collaborative team that’s exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe – for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration.  

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it’s safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background. 

We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.  

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