Strategic Growth – Sector Engagement Manager

Enginuity

Strategic Growth & Sector Engagement Manager developing partnerships and employer engagement in the engineering sector. Responsible for strategic growth and securing funding through partnerships.

Posted 4/25/2026full-timeRemote • 🇬🇧 United KingdomJunior💰 £70,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the development and delivery of a strategic partnerships and employer engagement approach.
Build and maintain relationships with employers, funders, and industry organizations.
Engage with government bodies in collaboration with the Policy & Public Affairs team.
Use insights from partnerships to shape and inform Enginuity’s charitable projects, products, and services.
Identify and secure funding opportunities including grants, tenders, and commissioned work.
Oversee projects and initiatives ensuring effective execution and measurable impact.
Represent Enginuity at events, roundtables, and conferences.
Support external communications and contribute to engagement activity across Enginuity networks and communities.
Lead and develop a team of Sector Engagement Leads, ensuring performance and collaboration.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience in a similar role, with a strong track record of leading teams and delivering results.
Confidence in communicating with senior stakeholders and presenting clearly and credibly.
Strong relationship builder with experience of developing partnerships and engaging a wide range of stakeholders.
Good understanding of the engineering and manufacturing sector.
Strategic thinking and ability to spot opportunities, connect ideas and develop practical plans.
Commercial awareness with experience in identifying opportunities, developing proposals, and securing funding.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive externally benchmarked salaries
A defined contribution pension (4.5% employer/employee contribution).
25 days paid holiday (increasing after 1 years’ service to 26 days and 2 years to 27 days), plus bank holidays.
3 additional paid days for company shutdown over Christmas and New Year
A holiday buy scheme - option to buy up 5 days extra days holiday per year
Life assurance of 2x your salary
A Healthcare Cash Plan so you can claim back the costs of everyday health care such as dental, optical and physiotherapy. Plus, a virtual 24 hour GP service.
Paid membership of a Professional Body to support your continuous development.
An Employee Assistance Programme offering free confidential advice and support
Wellbeing programmes, access to a free wellbeing website and wellbeing app
Paid time off to volunteer in your local community or to support wider charitable causes
A comprehensive discounts and benefits scheme, with discounts at many high street and online retailers
Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, adoption and dependant leave
Access to training and development opportunities

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Soft Skills

leadershiprelationship buildingcommunicationstrategic thinkingteam developmentstakeholder engagementproject managementcollaborationpresentation skillscommercial awareness