Senior Strategic Lead – Education Partnerships job at Nettleham Full Time NEW

Strategic Education Lead

• Location: Flexible/hybrid with possible nationwide travel
• Salary: £60,000 per annum plus 12.5% annual bonus
• Hours: 40 hours per week

About Keys Health

Keys Health is a division of Keys Group and is made up of ADHD360, Autism 360 and Mable.

ADHD360 and Autism360 diagnose, treat and empower those living with Neurodiversity to unlock their potential and live brighter lives. Mable delivers a complimentary speech and language therapy that supports a range of communication challenges through schools and privately.

Our mission is simple (but mighty): to make neurodiversity something to celebrate, not hide. Help us make every patient’s journey the best it can be.

About the role

This is a high-impact, senior leadership role responsible for driving education-sector growth across our Health division.

You will operate at a strategic level: building influential partnerships, shaping market-leading propositions, and delivering sustainable revenue growth.

You will take full ownership of the education growth strategy, oversee major opportunities and lead on high-value partnerships across Local Authorities, Multi-Academy Trusts and national education bodies.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver the national education growth strategy, securing major opportunities across Local Authorities, Multi-Academy Trusts and national education bodies, and driving sustainable revenue growth.
• Build and manage senior stakeholder relationships, acting as the executive lead with key education leaders and positioning Keys Health as a trusted SEND partner.
• Develop integrated, education-focused neurodevelopmental propositions, aligning ADHD, Autism and therapy services to funding models and system needs.
• Oversee the opportunity pipeline, including forecasting, bid decisions and high-quality tender submissions to ensure strong commercial performance.
• Collaborate across divisions to align services, strengthen referral pathways and ensure delivery models are viable, effective and scalable.
• Support marketing and thought leadership, shaping messaging and contributing insight on education and SEND trends.
• Lead and develop the Business Development Manager – Education, driving performance and ensuring alignment between strategy and delivery.

About You

• Significant experience in senior business development or strategic partnership roles within education and/or SEND
• Strong understanding of Local Authority commissioning structures and MAT governance
• Demonstrable success securing high-value LA or MAT contracts
• Proven track record of delivering revenue growth at a strategic level
• Experience leading complex bids and negotiations
• Strong knowledge of SEND and neurodevelopmental pathways
• Experience leading or managing teams

Skills & Attributes

• Highly credible with senior system leaders
• Strategic thinker with strong commercial awareness
• Excellent relationship-building and influencing skills
• Strong leadership and coaching capability
• Resilient, proactive and opportunity-driven
• Comfortable operating at both strategic and operational levels
• Willingness to travel nationally

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (and a holiday purchase scheme)
• Birthday off
• Health Insurance – Medicash
• Access to my staff shop
• Employer’s pension contribution above minimum
• Enhanced maternity, adoption, shared parental and paternity pay & paid fertility leave for those undergoing fertility treatment
• DBS paid
• EV car scheme
• Blue light card
• Personal wellbeing support
• Employee assistance programme
• Keys Health services discount for you and your family of 12.5%
• Use of our ADHD360 static home (near Alton Towers)
• Company celebration events

Apply today and help us deliver care that truly counts

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £60,000.00 per year

Application question(s):

• Do you require sponsorship now or in the future?

Experience:

• Senior business development or strategic partnership roles : 3 years (required)
• Local Authority commissioning structures and MAT governance: 2 years (required)
• Leading complex bids and negotiations: 2 years (required)
• SEND and neurodevelopmental pathways: 2 years (required)
• Managing Teams: 2 years (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Nettleham LN2 2LL