The Partnership Manager is responsible for building, negotiating, and managing Noble Education Group’s institutional, governmental, and corporate partnerships across every company in the group. This role identifies and secures new partnerships with colleges, universities, government bodies, and corporate employers, and manages the health of existing relationships to protect intake allocations, program access, and favourable terms for Noble’s full portfolio of brands. The role is partner-facing by nature and regularly requires travel to visit institutions, attend government consultations and industry conferences, and meet corporate partners in person. Success is measured by the number and quality of new partnerships signed, the retention and health of institutional and government relationships, and the group’s ability to open new pathways for students and clients across all companies under Noble Education Group.
1. Institutional Partnership Development: Identify, approach, and secure new partnerships with colleges, universities, and other academic institutions to expand program offerings and intake capacity across Noble Education Group’s family of companies.
2. Government Relations: Build and maintain relationships with relevant federal, provincial, and municipal government bodies, regulatory agencies, and economic development offices connected to international education, immigration pathways, and workforce programs.
3. Corporate Partnership Development: Identify and secure corporate partnerships — employer placement agreements, training contracts, and business collaborations — that create new revenue and placement opportunities for the group.
4. Agreement Negotiation: Lead negotiation of partnership agreements, MOUs, and contracts with institutional, government, and corporate partners, ensuring favourable terms across the group.
5. Partnership Health Management: Monitor and maintain the health of existing institutional, government, and corporate relationships, intervening quickly to resolve issues before they affect intake, funding, or program access.
6. Cross-Brand Coordination : Represent and coordinate partnership needs across all companies under Noble Education Group, ensuring each brand benefits appropriately from group-level partnerships.
7. Travel & In-Person Representation : Travel regularly to partner campuses, government offices, corporate sites, and industry conferences across Canada — and internationally where required — to represent the group and build relationships face-to-face.
8. Intake & Allocation Management: Work with partner institutions to secure and manage intake seat allocations, program availability, and policy changes that affect student placement.
9. Internal Coordination : Liaise with Admissions, B2B Operations, and leadership to ensure partnership commitments are understood and delivered on internally.
10. Reporting & Strategy: Prepare regular reports on partnership pipeline, agreement status, and relationship health for leadership, and contribute to the group’s overall partnership strategy.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, International Relations, Public Policy, or a related field; a Master’s degree is an asset.
• Experience: Minimum of 4–5 years of experience in partnership management, business development, government relations, or institutional relations, preferably within international education, immigration services, or a related sector.
• Sector Knowledge: Strong understanding of the Canadian post-secondary education system, immigration pathways, and the government bodies and regulations that affect them.
• Negotiation Skills: Proven ability to negotiate and structure partnership agreements with institutional, government, and corporate stakeholders.
• Relationship Management: Demonstrated track record of building and sustaining high-level relationships with senior stakeholders across multiple sectors.
•Travel Requirement: Willingness and ability to travel regularly within Canada, and internationally when required, including occasional overnight and multi-day trips; valid passport and driver’s licence required.
• Strategic Relationship Building: Building trust with senior stakeholders across academic, government, and corporate sectors.
• Negotiation & Structuring:Crafting partnership terms that protect the group’s interests while remaining attractive to partners.
• Cross-Brand Orchestration: Balancing and representing the needs of multiple companies within a single partnership conversation.
• On-the-Road Adaptability: Representing the group professionally and effectively while travelling, whether at a campus meeting, a government consultation, or an industry conference.
