Partnership Ops Manager

Overview

Aquent is partnering with a leading global platform that connects people with unique accommodations and experiences, transforming how individuals travel and live. This innovative company is dedicated to fostering meaningful connections and building community worldwide through its impactful programs.

Join a dynamic team that drives the growth of strategic partnerships, elevating community through meaningful, culturally relevant, and high-impact initiatives. As a key contributor, you will play a crucial role in the development and execution of partnership programs across a vital region, directly impacting how the platform engages with its partners and consumers. This role offers the unique opportunity to blend execution, coordination, and insight development, making a tangible difference in community-led growth.

This is a 12-month, hybrid contract, offering up to £32.21 per hour – 40 hrs/week (PAYE). The shortlisted candidates will be contacted ASAP. Due to the high volume of applicants, we may be unable to reply to each applicant individually.

Responsibilities

• Key Partnership Execution
  • Support partnerships, executing key deliverables and maintaining day-to-day relationships with partners.
  • Operationalize the process of fund allocation to eligible program participants, problem-solving during early stages of fund release in collaboration with engineering and project management teams.
  • Provide routine reporting on partnership progress across a range of performance indicators.
  • Help coordinate the planning of prospective partnership engagements, including meetings and general logistics.
• Cross-Functional Integration
  • Work with Marketing teams to provide partners with brand, web, and general collateral.
  • Partner with Supply and Engineering teams to integrate platform functionality into partners’ web/mobile domains.
  • Enlist support from the Finance team to carry out assessments of prospective partners and deliver outcomes to the partnerships team.
• Insights & Reporting
  • Track and report on partnership performance KPIs.
  • Update global partnership trackers, sharing key developments, learnings, and milestones to the wider global partnerships function.
  • Support campaign reporting, post-campaign reviews, and documentation of best practices.

Qualifications

• Must-Have Skills & Experience
  • Experience in business growth, marketing, partnerships, community, or program management.
  • Passion for our mission, travel, and youth or student audiences.
  • Hands-on and “get things done” approach.
  • Strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
  • Data-minded with an interest in performance, insights, and optimisation.
  • Clear communicator with strong collaboration skills.
  • Comfortable working cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment.
  • Ability to create things from scratch, be scrappy, and able to come up with new initiatives.
• Desired Attributes
  • Curious and proactive.
  • Detail-oriented and structured.
  • Community and audience obsessed.
  • Collaborative and low ego.
  • Comfortable balancing execution and learning.
  • Passionate about building new programs.