Head of Employer Partnerships Sectors & Member Communities

Closing date for applications is: 7 September 2026

ACCA is committed to a workplace culture which is inclusive, diverse, human and connected.

We welcome applications from candidates who meet some but not all of the criteria listed below.

We're seeking an experienced and strategic leader to join ACCA as Head of Employer Partnerships, Sectors and Member Communities within our Relationships team on a full-time permanent basis.  We’re flexible on the location for this role.

This is an exciting opportunity to shape ACCA's global employer and member engagement strategy, build influential partnerships with leading organisations, and help support the future of the profession on a truly international scale.

The Job

Reporting to the Director, Partnerships and Recognition, you will lead ACCA's global approach to employer partnerships, sector engagement and member communities, driving growth, influence and member value.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing and delivering ACCA's global employer partnership and sector strategies.
• Building and managing strategic relationships with employers, including Executive and C-suite stakeholders.
• Creating compelling value propositions that drive mutual growth and long-term partnerships.
• Shaping digital-first member community approaches that enhance engagement, advocacy and insight.
• Identifying emerging trends, opportunities and challenges affecting employers, sectors and members.
• Leading cross-functional collaboration to embed partnership and member initiatives across the business.
• Managing risks, driving delivery and reporting on outcomes and impact.
• Leading, inspiring and developing a high-performing team.

The Person

We’re looking for someone with: 

• Extensive experience in strategic partnership and stakeholder management within an international environment.
• Strong understanding of accountancy, professional education or a related sector.
• Proven success building senior-level relationships up to Board and Executive level.
• Strong commercial awareness and strategic thinking capability.
• Exceptional communication, influencing, networking and negotiation skills.
• Experience leading and developing high-performing teams.
• A proactive, results-focused approach with the ability to deliver through collaboration and influence.

Our Benefits

We strive to create an environment where you can prioritise your wellbeing and so have designed our benefits to give you the flexibility and power to do so. Our core benefits include private healthcare, life assurance and income protection as well as a fantastic defined contribution pension scheme.

We provide an employee assistance programme and are proud to offer a financial wellbeing tool called Nudge, to our employees.

Our flexible benefits platform gives you the power to customise your benefit plan to suit your needs, you can choose to add a number of benefits including extra holidays, PMI family cover, cycle to work, Travel and Gym loans and more! You can also enjoy exclusive access to our discount site and wellbeing centre platform.

We are committed to equal opportunities across our recruitment activities and have a real commitment to ensuring the inclusion and well-being of all employees. We have a blended approach to working to support our employees to balance the needs of their job with other aspects of their life.

Interested in this role? Please click Apply to submit your application.