Title:  Assistant Growth + Partnerships Manager

Sanctuary is one of the UK’s leading providers of housing, care and community services. With around 13,000 employees, we maintain a culture where diversity is valued and talent is nurtured and rewarded.

Assistant Growth and Partnerships Manager

Worcester based with a balance of home and office working

£49,053 - £56,286 per year

35 hours per week

We have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Growth and Partnerships Manager to join our dynamic team in Worcester. Our team is at the forefront of managing mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, investments and strategic partnerships driving the Group's strategic growth. Additionally, we undertake various ad hoc projects where research, financial and industry analysis and project management skills are essential to our success.

The ideal candidate will be someone with a finance or legal background with some experience of project management, transactions and knowledge of the sectors in which we operate. The role has potential to provide a strong development opportunity for someone looking to progress their career and truly understand our Group and its strategic activities.

The role of Growth and Partnerships Manager will include:

• Supporting with delivery of the Growth and Partnerships team objectives which involves introducing investment opportunities and managing divestments as part of Sanctuary Group’s growth and restructuring activities
• Producing reports and analysis to support the review of potential opportunities
• Completion of improvement projects through research or direct management where appropriate
• Managing and reviewing due diligence for potential mergers and acquisitions, project managing disposal and integration programmes and activities
• Supporting with legal negotiations associated with delivery of mergers, acquisitions and divestments
• Managing and developing business processes and financial models to improve business performance and support the decision making processes
• Developing and managing relationships with key stakeholders, identifying any shortfalls in service delivery ensuring they are dealt with appropriately and delivering high quality customer service

Skills and experiences:

• Degree, management qualification or relevant professional qualification
• ACCA, ACA or CIMA finance professional qualification is preferrable
• Advanced skills in Microsoft packages including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Recent experience of undertaking a similar role and delivering successful outcomes
• An understanding of commercial transactions, the due diligence and acquisition process
• Programme management experience would be desirable
• Good interpersonal, organisation and time management skills are essential

Why work for us?

One of the UK’s leading providers of housing, care and commercial services, Sanctuary employs more than 14,000 people and manages over 116,000 units of accommodation throughout England and Scotland, including general rented, retirement living, supported housing, student and key worker accommodation and care homes. Sanctuary also provides a range of other services including maintenance, care and telecare, all of which are delivered by our dedicated employees who are completely committed to customer service.

Our Benefits   

As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:

• 25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days) plus public holidays
• A pension scheme with matching employer contributions from Sanctuary up to set limits
• Life Assurance
• Employee Volunteering scheme
• Employee Advice Service including counselling
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Voluntary health plans  
• Employee discounts
• Wellbeing support and tools
• Employee recognition scheme
• Employee platform to access your reward and wellbeing package online, find exclusive discounts, wellbeing resources and recognition tools
• Employee Networks, with a shared interest in inclusion, and who provide invaluable support to colleagues
• Role salary is £44,192 with an additional policy allowance of £4,861 per annum (rising to £46,517 with an additional policy allowance of £5,116 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)
• If qualified Accountant role salary is £44,192 with an additional policy allowance of £9,280 per annum (rising to £46,517 with an additional policy allowance of £9,768 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)

View the job profile (if the link is unavailable please visit the Sanctuary careers website)   

Closing Date: 29 May 2025

If you're unsure about any details, have questions about the role or want to discuss a need for adjustments, our fantastic talent team will be happy to help you -corporate.recruitment@sanctuary.co.uk

We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.

View more detail about what it’s like to work for our organisation, and what we offer on our Sanctuary careers pages at -  www.sanctuary.co.uk/join-our-team

Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.

Building Equality and Diversity

Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers. 
We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent unlawful working.
Sanctuary Group is a trading name of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.