Director of Strategic Partnerships

Location Remote

Salary £70,000 - £75,000

Contract Permanent

The Role

PeoplePlus is seeking an exceptional relationship-builder and strategic leader to drive our employer engagement and social value agenda across Nottingham and the East Midlands.

This is a high-profile, senior-facing role at the heart of regional employability, economic inclusion and social impact - working directly alongside the Employability Director to position PeoplePlus as the leading provider of inclusive recruitment, skills and social value solutions.

We are looking for someone who can operate confidently at executive level, influence regional stakeholders and bring employers, public sector partners and communities together around a shared commitment to inclusive employment.

This is not a transactional sales role. It is an opportunity to shape regional strategy, influence labour market priorities and create meaningful pathways into employment for people facing barriers to work.

What You’ll Be Leading

You will:

Develop and lead the Nottingham Employer Engagement & Social Value Strategy
Build influential partnerships with anchor employers, EMCA, Jobcentre Plus, local authorities and regional business networks
Champion inclusive recruitment and socially responsible hiring across the region
Lead the Nottingham chapter of the Social Recruitment Advocacy Group (SRAG)
Align employer activity with Connect to Work and wider PeoplePlus programmes
Support employers to strengthen ESG and social value commitments
Create sustainable employment opportunities for disadvantaged communities
Represent PeoplePlus at high-profile regional and stakeholder forums

The Opportunity

This role offers the chance to:

Influence regional economic and employability priorities
Work directly with senior leadership and strategic stakeholders
Shape social value delivery across Nottingham and the East Midlands
Develop innovative employer partnerships with measurable community impact
Position PeoplePlus as a leading voice in inclusive employment and social recruitment

We’re Looking For Someone Who:

Builds credibility and influence at senior stakeholder level
Has experience in employer engagement, partnerships or social value delivery
Understands regional labour markets and economic development
Can translate social impact into commercial and business value
Is passionate about inclusive recruitment and creating opportunities for all
Thrives in strategic, relationship-led environments

Who We Are

Here at People Plus, we make a positive difference to people’s lives – every single day.

We use our experience to support hundreds of thousands of people each year. Our committed teams work across Britain to deliver a range of public services, including employment support, skills training, prison education, starting a business, and support to help employers grow.

To put it simply, we:

Support people to find and keep jobs
Help people to set up their own businesses
Deliver skills training to further people’s careers
Work with employers to build a skilled and happy workforce
Rehabilitate people with convictions
Tackle the root causes of offending
Support carers

We are extremely proud to be a Gold accredited Investors in People organisation. This demonstrates our commitment to creating the very best environment and culture for our colleagues to succeed and thrive.

Our Benefits

A paid PeoplePlus Life Event Day each year

25 days annual leave

Cycle to Work scheme

Access to hundreds of discounts via the Additions portal

Employee Assistance Programme

Access to online wellbeing centre

Enhanced Wedding leave

Enhanced Maternity scheme

A paid volunteering day each year

Refer a Friend reward scheme

Holiday purchase scheme

Pension
scheme

Life
assurance

Testimonials

"I have worked within PeoplePlus for 6 months now, my team is amazing and full of support.  I have been given many opportunities to expand my role and learn new skills, always supported by management and my colleagues."

"PeoplePlus is a great place to work as they care about and support their employees whilst challenging them to grow within the company.  The core values contribute effectively to the company culture of honesty, communication and self-improvement enabling staff to be heard and feedback and share opinions in a progressive way.  Staff are always empowered to perform and motivated by achievement thereby creating a positive environment within which to support the well-being of others."

"I have loved my time since joining PeoplePlus as an Administrator for the Restart Scheme in Stockton. After a few months I enrolled onto Level 3 HR Support apprenticeship through the internal apprenticeship programme. Since then, I have joined the Contract Assurance team as Compliance officer for the Northeast. I have a great support system within the organisation and have been given many fantastic opportunities to help progress my professional development. "

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