Apprenticeships Manager

Apprenticeships Manager

Basic up to £66,000 pa (higher for London)

Plus benefits circa £80k

Hybrid role, locations considered London, Southampton, Leeds, Birmingham, Cardiff, Nottingham, Liverpool, Manchester Newcastle Bristol.

This role is to bring in fresh skills with members who have a great end to end experience, and also help our existing members to reskill in areas that are of interest and/or strategic importance.

Key responsibilities include:

• Implementation of key education changes e.g. integrated degree apprenticeships and their impact on our schemes, including upskilling managers and mentors internally
• Manage and influence key relationships with EPAOs as well as Training Providers.
• Depending on the nature of the issue, act as a senior escalation point for troubleshooting/issue management with training provider
• Partner with internal Skills Networks to audit current provision
• Review training providers, including influencing key modules
• Linking in with Skills Networks, Future Skills Lead, Talent Acquisition and Professional Institutions to influence standards
• Design and deliver career development/progression frameworks for those undertaking Apprenticeships
• Continuously review and analyse apprenticeships to ensure they are meeting their aims, success targets (incl. completion rates) and remain relevant in a fast-changing world
• Develop a healthy pipeline of mentors that are active and engaged in apprenticeship development.
• Manage and report on our Levy contributions, ensuring value for money and return on investment, and highlighting potential risk of overspend if applicable

Requirements and skills

• Strong communication skills
• A naturally collaborative approach and seeks to build relationships with key stakeholders
• A passion for the Apprenticeship agenda and its potential to raise an organisations’ collective excellence
• Courage to hold the user experience at the centre of their work, alongside many other competing priorities
• A desire to increase the profile of apprenticeships
• A strong understanding of the UK education and skills agenda, including the legislative requirements associated with apprenticeship programmes and Apprentice Levy
• Experience working in professional services organisations/organisations with an agenda on supporting future skills would be beneficial.

Company Benefits

• There is a list of core benefits, these include cover under the UK Healthcare Plan (private medical insurance), Life Assurance, Accident Insurance and Income Protection (long term disability) cover.
• You will also have access to a grade-related Flexible Benefits Fund which you can choose to take as extra cash, or spend on a wide range of Choice Benefits to help with your work/life balance and financial security.
• In addition all permanent employees are eligible for the Global Profit Share scheme. Subject to scheme rules employees can receive two Profit Share payments per year, which are dependent on the firm’s financial performance.

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