Deputy Director - Partnerships

Job Description

Deputy Director - Partnerships

SCS pay band 1

£81,000 - £117,800

Liverpool/Newport/Norwich/Birmingham

Permanent

Full Time

19/02/226

06/03/26

11-12/03/26

18-19/03/26

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Would you like a Senior leadership role for CCS working with Buying Organisations and Customers transforming the service CCS offers?

Do you want to be responsible for creating new service channels and managing partnerships for CCS, driving savings, benefits and values to our customers?

The team works across the end to end process of establishing partnerships, employing a multi-disciplinary and collaborative approach, providing assurance through good governance, as well as exploring and validating strategies through to implementation.

The team exists in a pivotal position between CCS’ commercial teams, the Customer Experience Directorate, customers and its external partners.

The Deputy Director for Partnerships is responsible for leading and overseeing the strategy, governance and delivery of partnership agreements across the enterprise in support of the CCS business plan. The Deputy Director for Partnerships oversees a partnerships portfolio of over £5bn public sector spend per annum.

This role is critical to driving further value to customers from an ecosystem of partnerships and for bringing on board new and innovative partnerships, helping deliver more simpler, faster and better services for our customers across the public sector.

• Portfolio Leadership:
  Direct the strategy and expansion of a £5bn+ public sector partnerships portfolio, identifying innovative opportunities to drive growth and customer value.
• Strategic Intelligence:
  Partner with Commercial and Intelligence teams to utilise market sizing and customer insights, ensuring partnership priorities align with CCS’s "go-to-market" goals.
• Centre of Excellence:
  Lead the Partnerships "Centre of Excellence," setting the standards for how partnerships are assessed, implemented, and monitored across their entire lifecycle.

• Board Leadership:
  Chair/Lead the CCS Partnerships Board, working with Executive Sponsors to set formal direction and ensure robust decision-making.
• Operational Excellence:
  Oversee the end-to-end governance process, ensuring all agreements meet rigorous legal, financial, and ROI standards with clear KPIs.
• Cross-Functional Alignment:
  Define "ways of working" with Commercial, Legal, Finance, and Policy teams to ensure partnership processes are efficient, auditable, and customer-centric.

• Senior Stakeholder Engagement:
  Act as the senior relationship owner and escalation point for key partners, including Director Generals and CEOs across the Public Sector.
• Market Representation:
  Represent CCS at industry forums and senior networks, positioning the organisation as a market-shaping, collaborative leader.
• Team Development:
  Lead and coach a high-performing team of commercial professionals, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and professional growth.
• Strategic Counsel:
  Serve as a trusted advisor to the Executive Committee and Senior Leadership Team (SLT) on all matters regarding the procurement landscape and partnership landscape.

• Strategic Leadership:
  Proven track record of being a team player and leading high-performing teams to execute complex, commercially astute partnership strategies at pace.
• Executive Influence:
  Assertive collaborator with Politically savvy with the credibility to provide expert counsel to Ministers, Senior Civil Servants, and Executive-level stakeholders.
• Governance & Process Design:
  Experience designing and overseeing robust governance frameworks and operational "ways of working" within a complex stakeholder landscape.
• Commercial Decision-Making:
  Significant experience in…