Partnerships Lead

**The Role & Key Responsibilities**
As the **Partnerships Lead**, you will support the Grade 6 Policy & Partnerships Manager in leading the design, development, and testing of the LAMP framework. You will act as the principal bridge between the OPE programme, Mayoral Combined Authorities (MCAs), and central government departments, embedding collaborative estate planning across strategic authorities.
This role is central to bringing diverse public sector partners together and influencing joined-up decision-making. You will play a pivotal role in driving wider system change by ensuring central government departments actively engage with and champion Pathfinder activities. By aligning central departmental priorities with regional opportunities, you will unlock collective property assets to support the long-term strategic aims, needs, and ambitions of local places. This will need keen communication and influencing skills. Travelling to the North West is expected within this role due to work comittments.
Operating with a high degree of autonomy, your specific responsibilities will include:
- **Pathfinder Co-Design:** Partner directly with the selected MCA Pathfinder to co-design, develop, and tailor the LAMP model to their specific geography and in support of local strategies, such as Local Growth Plans and Spatial Development Strategies.  
- **Cross-Public Sector Collaboration: **Actively engage, influence, and coordinate with central government departments and MCAs to drive forward LAMP and Pathfinder activities, ensuring estate strategies align with local place objectives. 
- **Implementation & Evaluation:** Oversee the practical rollout and evaluation of the LAMP Pathfinder, ensuring learning is captured systematically. This may include external consultation and review. 
- **Strategic Asset Planning:** Drive cross-public sector asset planning through LAMPs to identify strategic opportunities for service co-location, surplus land disposal, and local housing growth. 
- **Network Scoping & Scaling:** Scope the LAMP concept across a broader network of MCA stakeholders, assessing the long-term appetite, ambition, and capability to scale the model nationally. 
- **Spending Review Contribution:** Contribute directly to the upcoming Spending Review (SR27) business case, ensuring real-world data and insights from the Pathfinder MCA are incorporated to secure future funding.
Person Specification
**Essential Experience**
- **Public Sector Collaboration:** Proven experience working effectively across central government departments and local government structures. 
- **Influencing & Joined-Up Decision-Making:** Exceptional relationship-building, communication, and negotiation skills, with a proven track record of bringing disparate partners together to secure commitment and drive collaborative outcomes.
- **Property & Asset Management:** Strong knowledge and practical experience working within a property, estates, or strategic asset management environment.
- **Autonomy & Problem Solving:** Demonstrated ability to work with a high level of autonomy, taking ownership of new initiatives and solving complex problems in ambiguous environments.

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