The Revenue Performance & Partnership Manager plays a key role in managing and growing Transport for Greater Manchester’s commercial revenue across buses, trams and shelters. The postholder will oversee advertising, commercial contracts and partnerships, ensuring strong performance, compliance and value, while working collaboratively across TfGM to support an integrated out-of-home advertising strategy.

At senior level, the role provides strategic leadership, influencing stakeholders and driving innovation aligned to TfGM’s wider objectives!

Your Role

We are looking for a Revenue Performance & Partnership Manager to play a key role in managing and growing TfGM’s commercial revenue streams across buses, trams and shelters.

This is a career-grade role (Band 910), offering progression for candidates who demonstrate the capability and readiness to operate at a more strategic, senior level.

At Band 9, you will focus on managing and optimising advertising contracts and partnerships, ensuring strong delivery, compliance and performance reporting.

At Band 10, you will provide strategic leadership across TfGM’s commercial revenue portfolio, influencing senior stakeholders, shaping commercial strategy and leading innovation aligned to organisational objectives.

For more info see Job Profile below.

Who are we?

TfGM is delivering an integrated, safe and sustainable transport system that supports economic growth and improves the quality of life across Greater Manchester. We work closely with local authorities, operators and partners to shape the future of transport in our city region.

Within TfGM, the Commercial Function plays a key role in generating income, improving value for money and supporting longterm financial sustainability. As part of this, the Asset Commercialisation Team focuses on unlocking the full commercial potential of our assets from advertising and digital platforms to property, data and emerging technologies.

We work collaboratively across the organisation to identify new opportunities, deliver innovative commercial projects and create partnerships that benefit both TfGM and the wider Bee Network. Joining us means helping to shape a more financially resilient transport system while contributing to a more connected, accessible and prosperous Greater Manchester.

What you’ll bring

What you do and how you do it is important whatever type of role you work in at TfGM and even small behaviours and actions can have a really big impact. At TfGM, our behaviours bring to life our values of Deliver, Care and Adapt.

Depending on your level, responsibilities will include:

• Managing and optimising TfGM’s advertising and commercial revenue streams across transport modes

• Leading contract performance, ensuring assets are available, compliant and delivering value

• Working closely with advertising agencies, franchise partners and internal teams to deliver integrated out-of-home strategies

• Producing high-quality performance reports, forecasts and insights, including KPIs, SLAs and variance analysis

• Identifying growth opportunities and supporting or sponsoring business cases for new revenue streams

• Ensuring compliance with the CAP Code, TfGM policies and relevant legislation

• At senior level, presenting recommendations and insights at board or committee level and influencing strategic decision-making

• Line managing and developing staff, setting objectives and supporting continuous improvement

• Exploring innovation, including digital formats and new technologies, and supporting pilots where appropriate

What we can offer you

This is a permanent, career graded role, with a salary of £61,408 - £84,830

At TfGM we encourage candidates to discuss flexible working options at any stage of the recruitment process. We are happy to #talkflexibleworking to help colleagues maintain a healthy work life balance.

Our benefits include:

• Generous annual leave starting at 28 days (plus bank holidays), increasing with service, with options to buy more.
• Free travel on buses across Greater Manchester, plus rail or Metrolink travel to and from work.
• Local Government defined pension scheme with life cover of 3x salary and options to boost your contributions.
• Enhanced family-friendly leave policies, including those supporting fertility treatment, alongside flexible and hybrid working and a special leave policy to support a range of unexpected events. Please note that qualification criteria may apply, including a requirement to have been employed with the organisation for a minimum specified period of time.
• Discover more benefits including wellbeing support, Personal and Career Development, Flexible working, financial support and more on our website

What's next?

To apply please submit your CV and complete your application ensuring that you provide clear examples against the criteria questions, all appointments will be based on merit. Our short-listing process is anonymised, so please do not include your name or contact details on your CV. If any personal details are included these will be visible to the hiring manager.

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Please note we may close the advert early if we receive a high volume of applications.

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