Partnership Portfolio Manager

Hello! Thanks for stopping by. Let us tell you about all the great reasons to join us here at Yorkshire Water:

• We offer a competitive salary, depending on experience up to £60,000
• A company car lease/allowance scheme (£2,510 cash allowance)
• Annual incentive related bonus (up to 10% of annual salary)
• Private health care (self only)
• Attractive pension scheme (Currently up to 10% company contribution, which will increase to 12% from April 2025)
• Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays - plus an extra wellness day!
• A great benefits package - choose from health cash plan scheme, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover. 
• Retail savings scheme 
• Online GP service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts and many more!

Location: Buttershaw / Hybrid Working (1 - 2 office a week - Bradford or Leeds)

Work type: Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday - Friday.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Partnership Portfolio Manager to join the Strategy & Regulation team at Yorkshire Water and be a part of helping Yorkshire Water to provide the best service to our customers. Could this be you?

What we do:

Everyone has an idea of what a water company does. Here in Yorkshire, we make sure that over 5.4 million people living in the region and the millions of people who visit our region each year, can rely on our services, and have clean and safe drinking water on tap and that their wastewater is taken away. But for us, it's so much more than this.

We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshire's water, today, tomorrow 24/7, 365 days a year. We provide essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region, and play a key role in the region's health, wellbeing, and prosperity.

New environmental legislation, unprecedented levels of investment and changing expectations from customers means that this is an exciting time to discover opportunities within the water industry. Strategy & Regulation are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators. 

The Partnerships Portfolio Manager will play a pivotal role in supporting the management and development of our industry-leading partnerships, Living with Water and Connected by Water, while also spearheading the development of new and emerging strategic partnerships. This role is critical in transferring the learnings from existing partnerships to build new collaborations, creating and maintaining a comprehensive partnerships strategy, and establishing a centre of excellence.

Where you fit in:

As our Partnership Portfolio Manager you will

• Leadership and Team Management: Oversee and manage a team of Partnership Officers, providing guidance, support, and professional development opportunities to ensure high performance and motivation.
• Development and implementation of a collaborative adaptive planning framework to identify critical opportunities for partnership working, now and into the future.
• Take the lead on pilot partnership projects, embedding learning from existing partnerships and creating new process and policy to enable collaborative working with new stakeholders.
• Maintain strategic oversight of Yorkshire's strategic partnerships, creating an environment of sharing best practice and continuous improvement.
• The development and implementation of quantitative and qualitative tracking of the benefits of partnership working. 
• Play a key advisory role in identifying partnership needs and opportunities.

What skills & qualifications you will need:

• Degree in a relevant discipline or relevant experience
• People leader experience
• Strategy development and implementation
• Proven track record of leading collaborative working initiatives
• A good knowledge of local, regional, and national strategies, policies, and legislation relevant to the area of work, including emerging and changing issues is essential
• Experience of integrated water management
• Experience of working in/with partners operating in a regulatory environment
• Knowledge of government funding processes
• Experience of qualitative and quantitative tracking and evaluation

You will also benefit from having:

• Understanding of sustainable drainage systems
• Flood resilience
• Water resources management
• Drainage and waste water management plans
• Blended funding models

Although we operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, it's important to us that we support flexible working patterns and job share options (when we can), to help you make the best of both your work and home life. We know that juggling childcare responsibilities or getting that ideal work/life balance isn't always easy!

Do we sound like your cup of tea?

If you've got experience in Partnership Portfolio Management and want to help us deliver great service for our customers whilst looking after the environment, then be sure to apply today to find out what a career with Yorkshire Water can offer you.

Recruitment Process

Closing date – 9th March 2025

If successful for the role, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks that will include a Basic Disclosure Check, carried out through a Third-Party Company, prior to commencing employment. Depending on the role, you may also be required to go through the security vetting process for either a Counter Terrorist Check or Security Check clearance.

All our roles are subject to a medical questionnaire, and further medicals when required.

We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We offer a range of adjustments to make your application experience as comfortable and straightforward as possible.

If you have an accessibility need, disability, or condition that requires changes to the recruitment process, please include this information in your application. We will then discuss any reasonable adjustments required.

Kelda Group reserve the right to close this position before the published closing date, should the need occur. We therefore advise that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible.