Area Programme Manager

Job Introduction

Role Purpose

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Skills & Learning is a top performing Adult Community Education (ACE) provider, previously shortlisted for Provider of the Year in the prestigious Times Education awards. Ofsted judge the service as ‘Good’ overall and the quality of Information, Advice and Guidance is independently checked and endorsed by Matrix. Government administered learner satisfaction survey results are excellent; most learners achieve and would recommend Skills & Learning to others. 

We are seeking two individuals who are passionate about people, their communities and the positive impact that learning can have, to join our Business Development & Engagement team. There are two permanent, full time positions available.

Skills & Learning currently offers over 600 courses, across Dorset in over 30 locations. You will join a team consisting of another Area Programme Manager, Business Outreach Officers, Marketing Officer, Progression & Employability Officer and information, advice and guidance staff. Key objectives are to increase participation, increase average class size and provide high quality project funded and partner delivered learning opportunities. The vacancy has arisen due to new project funding and a restructuring of our curriculum team. 

You will benefit from numerous benefits associated with working for BCP Council including flexible working.  You can work from our centres, other BCP Council touch down spaces and home.  Your duties will include attending meetings and regular and frequent visits to learning at all delivery locations (county-wide and online). We are a small friendly, supportive, and hard-working team so would like to hear from like-minded people.

Please refer to the Person Specification for more details.

For an informal discussion please contact Baylie Hart on bhart@salbcp.com

Main Responsibilities

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You will be accountable for planning, delivering, managing and quality assuring a programme of courses, both classroom-based and online, which meet the changing needs of learners and employers across the county. This will involve a range of quality assurance activities such as visits to lessons and performance review meetings with partners. The programme will include courses developed for adults, in response to projects funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) and ESFA funded programmes developed and delivered by our sub-contracted partners, which include maths, English, Trade Skills, Hairdressing, Family Learning and Employability to name but a few. 

The role will be home based but with the option to work in one of our centres across Dorset. 

Our programmes and partners cover the whole of Dorset so there is a travel requirement to meet the needs of the role as well as some flexibility around working hours.

The Ideal Candidate

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This is a managerial role and contract/project management skills are essential. You will performance manage our portfolio of sub-contractors as well as manage the contracts and projects within the UKSPF funding activity, so our ideal candidate will be someone with a background in adult education, who has experience in managing teams and can get projects underway efficiently and see them through to the end successfully. You will have a flexible approach to working hours as our programmes run during the day, evenings and some weekends so there will be times when you are required to work outside of usual working hours. You will also be able to travel across Dorset for meetings and quality assurance activities. 

Ideally you will have a teaching qualification. 

About BCP Council

BCP Council provides services to a diverse community of 400,000 residents and employs more than 5,000 people.  Our area includes over 15 miles of beautiful world-renowned coastline.  We can offer career defining roles to transform and improve services.  By working with us, you can help deliver a vision of a thriving, word-class, prosperous and inclusive place for generations to come.

Our Benefits

We offer an excellent benefits package for further details see here

As a result of the creation of BCP Council in 2019, we are working on simplifying our terms and conditions of service and will be creating a single pay structure which is to be applicable for all employees. It is important to us that we offer benefits that our colleagues value as part of their total employment package and we are reviewing these to make sure we have it right. We are in the process of establishing a timescale for implementation and colleagues joining us will be included in these changes. Expected to be in place 2024.

DBS

BCP Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the community and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Applicants to this post will be required to complete the appropriate level of Disclosure & Barring Service Check. Please refer to the Job Description or Role Profile for more details.