Job Description
Music School Education Partnerships Manager
Department: Sales
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Remote
Compensation: £45,000 - £50,000 / year
Location: Remote (UK-based) with travel to client sites
Salary: £45,000-50,000 / year + uncapped commission (On‑Target Earnings £10,000 annually)
Hours: 35 hours per week
Experience: We’re on the lookout for enthusiastic, positive individuals who are excited about bringing Rocksteady Music lessons to children. While music curriculum experience isn’t essential, the ideal candidate will have a background in selling into schools and Trusts and be confident to deliver compelling presentations that inspire and influence. Most importantly, they must have strong experience working with schools and/or Trusts and a solid understanding of how their decision making processes operate.
Rocksteady Music School is the UK’s largest rock and pop school. We teach fun and inclusive in-school band lessons to primary age children. Our mission is simple: to amplify children's self-belief and remove barriers to music education. We’re currently in thousands of schools in the UK, teaching tens of thousands of children every week – and we’re growing fast.
We are seeking a dynamic and motivated Education Partnerships Manager to join our sales team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for finding and building strong relationships with school academy trusts, music hubs and other businesses to promote our music education programs. This role requires excellent communication skills, a passion for music education, and experience of selling at c-suite level.
This role will require frequent travel to client sites, so the successful Education Partnerships Manager must be happy to work in a variety of locations and spend time on the road, including occasional travel to our offices in Hampshire and Birmingham.
As a Education Partnerships Manager for Rocksteady you will:
- Act as a passionate and confident ambassador for Rocksteady, representing the organisation at trust meetings, SLT sessions, school visits, and national education events and conferences.
- Deliver compelling presentations that inspire and influence, confidently holding the room whether in small leadership meetings or large conference settings.
- Identify and unlock new partnership opportunities across multi-academy trusts and school groups, taking a proactive and strategic approach to growth.
- Build and cultivate strong, long-term relationships with multi-academy trusts, schools, and local music hubs
- Lead engaging, high-impact conversations with senior education decision-makers, clearly and persuasively communicating the value and impact of Rocksteady’s music lessons.
- Take ownership of lead generation- sourcing, qualifying, and progressing new opportunities.
- Convert opportunities into sustained, multi-school partnerships, embedding Rocksteady programmes across trust networks.
- Maintain a well managed pipeline, ensuring timely follow up, accurate communication, and steady progress toward sales targets.
- Work closely with internal teams to ensure smooth handovers, high quality onboarding, and excellent ongoing service.
- Work closely with the marketing team to ensure consistent messaging and positioning, using their support to create tailored presentations and identify key events you should attend.
As Education Partnerships Manager for Rocksteady you’ll need:
- Strong relationship building skills and the ability to engage confidently with senior school and trust leaders.
- A natural presence and enthusiasm when presenting, with the ability to articulate the value of Rocksteady clearly and persuasively, with a genuine passion of the benefits for children.
- A genuine passion for the power of music in education, and the ability to translate this into a compelling, persuasive message.
- A proactive mindset for generating leads, building networks, and seeking out new partnership opportunities.
- A strong understanding of the education sector, including knowledge of the Ofsted framework and the ability to stay up to date with changes in legislation and policy affecting schools and trusts.
- Confidence in organising and leading meetings and presentations with decisionmakers, both in person and online.
- Excellent communication and organisational skills to keep information flowing between schools, trusts, and internal teams.
- A supportive, partnership based way of selling that grows trust and creates meaningful long‑term connections
- A full UK Driving License
Benefits
- Salary £45,000 - £50,000 / year (On‑Target Earnings £10,000 annually)
- Full-time position; 35 hours per week
- Remote (UK-based) with travel to client sites
- Fuel card included in addition to salary ( UK/EU Driving Licence and own transport is an essential requirement for the role)
- Long service award: an additional 4 weeks’ pay after 5 years
- 28 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Personal development opportunities
- Comprehensive benefits package including discounts on everyday purchases, free 24/7 GP service.
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
- Celebratory staff away-days, Christmas parties and social events.
- Opportunities to work with the Rocksteady Foundation, reaching children and young people in charities and support groups across the UK.
Every once in a while, you get the chance to be part of something really special. When you join Rocksteady, you know immediately that you’ve found it. We might be growing fast but we pay special attention to protecting our unique working culture and ensuring everyone feels comfortable to be themselves at work. We look out for each other, welcome new colleagues as friends and stay true to our small-company roots; rolling up our sleeves if a job needs doing, solving problems together and, most importantly, always putting the children first. Likeminded people are joining us and we’re reaching more and more children with our lessons every week. We keep growing because we’re driven by our passion for the life-changing nature of music.
Join us and use your skills for good.
Your Passion. Their Future.
Additional Information
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and expect all our staff to share this commitment.
As this role involves regular work with children and young people, and meets the definition of regulated activity, it is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 you must disclose all unprotected unspent and spent cautions and convictions. Further details on what convictions must be declared can be found in the Governments Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975.You can find out more about our policy on recruitment of ex-offenders
here If you are offered this position, Rocksteady will ask you to complete an enhanced DBS check with a children's barred list check.
It is an offence for an individual who has been barred from working with children to apply for regulated activity. Providing false information is also an offence and could result in the rejection of the applicant, summarily dismissal if selected, and possible referral to the police.
Rocksteady Music School is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to the fair treatment of staff, potential staff, and of our services, regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, responsibilities for dependents, age, physical/mental disability, or offending background.
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