Education Partnerships Manager

Location: Remote (UK-based) with travel to client sites Salary: £45,000-50,000 / year + uncapped commission (On‑Target Earnings £10,000 annually) Hours: 35 hours per week Experience: We’re on the lookout for enthusiastic, positive individuals who are excited about bringing Rocksteady Music lessons to children. While music curriculum experience isn’t essential, the ideal candidate will have a background in selling into schools and Trusts. Most importantly, they must have strong experience working with schools and/or Trusts and a solid understanding of how their decisionmaking processes operate. Rocksteady Music School is the UK’s largest rock and pop school. We teach fun and inclusive in-school band lessons to primary age children. Our mission is simple: to amplify children's self-belief and remove barriers to music education. We’re currently in thousands of schools in the UK, teaching tens of thousands of children every week – and we’re growing fast. We are seeking a dynamic and motivated Education Partnerships Manager to join our sales team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for finding and building strong relationships with school academy trusts, music hubs and other businesses to promote our music education programs. This role requires excellent communication skills, a passion for music education, and experience of selling at c-suite level. This role will require frequent travel to client sites, so the successful Education Partnerships Manager must be happy to work in a variety of locations and spend time on the road, including occasional travel to our offices in Hampshire and Birmingham. As a Education Partnerships Manager you will:

• Proactively identify, engage, and nurture new opportunities across multi-academy trusts and school groups.
• Proactively identify, engage and nurture new sponsorship opportunities with charities and other businesses.
• Build and maintain relationship with local music hubs
• Find, build, and develop strong relationships with School Trusts nationwide, creating long lasting partnerships.
• Engage with and influence senior education decisionmakers, confidently communicating the benefits and impact of Rocksteady’s music lessons.
• Book meetings with trust and school leaders, delivering persuasive presentations and trust level conversations.
• Take ownership of lead generation-sourcing, qualifying, and progressing new opportunities.
• Convert trust and school leads into long term partnerships that embed Rocksteady programmes across multiple schools.
• Represent Rocksteady at trust meetings, SLT sessions, school visits, events, and education conferences.
• Work closely with internal teams to ensure smooth handovers, high quality onboarding, and excellent ongoing service.
• Maintain a well managed pipeline, ensuring timely follow up, accurate communication, and steady progress toward sales targets.
• Work closely with the marketing team to ensure consistent messaging and positioning, using their support to create tailored presentations and identify key events you should attend.

As a Education Partnerships Manager you’ll need:

• Strong relationship building skills and the ability to engage confidently with senior school and trust leaders.
• The ability to articulate the value of Rocksteady clearly and persuasively, with a genuine passion of the benefits for children.
• A proactive mindset for generating leads, building networks, and seeking out new partnership opportunities.
• Confidence in booking and leading meetings with decisionmakers, both in person and online.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills to keep information flowing between schools, trusts, and internal teams.
• A supportive, partnership based way of selling that grows trust and creates meaningful long term connections
• A full UK Driving License

Benefits

• Salary £45,000 - £50,000 / year
• Full-time position; 35 hours per week
• Remote (UK-based) with travel to client sites
• Fuel card included in addition to salary ( UK/EU Driving Licence and own transport is an essential requirement for the role)
• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Personal development opportunities
• Comprehensive benefits package including discounts on everyday purchases, free 24/7 GP service.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
• Employee discount at nationwide music instrument retailers.
• Celebratory staff away-days, Christmas parties and social events.
• Opportunities to work with the Rocksteady Foundation, reaching children and young people in charities and support groups across the UK.

Every once in a while, you get the chance to be part of something really special. When you join Rocksteady, you know immediately that you’ve found it. We might be growing fast but we pay special attention to protecting our unique working culture and ensuring everyone feels comfortable to be themselves at work. We look out for each other, welcome new colleagues as friends and stay true to our small-company roots; rolling up our sleeves if a job needs doing, solving problems together and, most importantly, always putting the children first. Likeminded people are joining us and we’re reaching more and more children with our lessons every week. We keep growing because we’re driven by our passion for the life-changing nature of music. Join us and use your skills for good. Your Passion. Their Future.

Additional Information

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and expect all our staff to share this commitment. As this role involves regular work with children and young people, and meets the definition of regulated activity, it is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 you must disclose all unprotected unspent and spent cautions and convictions. Further details on what convictions must be declared can be found in the Governments Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975.You can find out more about our policy on recruitment of ex-offendershere. If you are offered this position, Rocksteady will ask you to complete an enhanced DBS check with a children's barred list check. It is an offence for an individual who has been barred from working with children to apply for regulated activity. Providing false information is also an offence and could result in the rejection of the applicant, summarily dismissal if selected, and possible referral to the police. Rocksteady Music School is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to the fair treatment of staff, potential staff, and of our services, regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, responsibilities for dependents, age, physical/mental disability, or offending background. To find out more about Rocksteady, check out our websitewww.rocksteadymusicschool.com View ourPrivacy Policyfor details on how we manage your personal data. Apply To This Job