Catalyst Partnerships Manager (Education)

Location: Hybrid, with on-site presence 2–3 days per week at one of Borders College’s Galashiels Campus, Dumfries & Galloway College’s Stranraer Campus, Fife College’s Dunfermline Campus, or Glasgow Kelvin College’s Springburn Campus. Attendance at the Edinburgh office is required approximately once per month.

Salary: £38,784–£46,049 per year.

Company

hirify.global is a UK university focused on flexible, part-time education, widening access to higher education, and research excellence.

What you will do

• Support strategic planning and delivery of external engagement across Scotland’s education and widening-access sectors.
• Build and maintain relationships with schools, colleges, local authorities, government, universities, representative bodies, and third-sector organisations.
• Manage partner relationships and projects focused on educational pathways and student transitions.
• Develop innovative partnership models, activities, events, promotional materials, and online communications.
• Lead evaluation, data collection, analysis, reporting, and dissemination of partnership outcomes.
• Support budget monitoring, funding opportunities, proposals, committees, and strategic framework commitments.

Requirements

• Experience managing, developing, and coordinating collaborative partnerships.
• Experience leading projects, including reporting, monitoring, and evaluation.
• Knowledge of Scotland’s post-16 education sector, including further and higher education, widening-access policy, and current policy drivers.
• Understanding of the needs of part-time adult learners and the challenges of distance learning.
• Strong communication, presentation, interpersonal, organisational, decision-making, and stakeholder relationship skills.
• Ability to work independently, collaboratively, and resiliently across a diverse portfolio.

Nice to have

• Experience with complex data sets.
• Experience organising online and face-to-face events.
• Project management experience in a further or higher education setting.
• Additional understanding of distance learning.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible working options include job sharing, part-time work, and compressed hours.
• Travel expenses to the Edinburgh office for required team meetings are covered.
• Benefits and policies support work-life balance and recognise employee contributions.
• A Disclosure Scotland check is required as part of pre-employment screening.

Hiring process

• Submit a CV and a supporting statement of up to 1,000 words.
• State a preferred college location and a second choice where appropriate.
• Interviews are expected to take place during the week commencing 16 November 2026 and will include a panel interview and presentation.