Chief Executive

Chief Executive

Somerset

Competitive Salary and Benefits

We are delighted to be working with one of the most successful and progressive education groups in the UK. This is an award-winning organisation with an exceptional reputation nationally for its technical and vocational learning and a dedication to providing vibrant career opportunities for all.  Our client has a turnover north of £60m and works with over 2,500 businesses regionally and nationally and is one of the top performing institutions in the country for student success. This education group is ferociously committed to delivering the skills and training across the communities it serves to underpin economic growth, drive productivity, widen participation and promote regional prosperity.

This is a genuinely unrivalled opportunity to lead an organisation that delivers the education and training to drive employability and social mobility, addressing the wider levelling up agenda. Working in association with the Board, the role will lead the organisation at this time of great change through the delivery of inspirational learning and innovative and modern curriculum, whilst keeping students front and centre of everything. You will work collaboratively across the regional communities, building new and existing partnerships to drive growth with a razor focus on the quality agenda and prudent fiscal management in association with your experienced and forward-thinking leadership team.

We are seeking to appoint a proven leader from across the education landscape who is strategic in approach, commercial in outlook and prudent in terms of quality and fiscal management. With the communicational flair to influence, engage and inspire, you will have learners at the heart of all you do and have a passion for employability. At a time of great change and opportunity, this role requires a dedicated professional who understands the changing education landscape and has the expertise of working with a board, regional employers and national partners (agencies, regulators and government) coupled with the confidence, approach and thinking to lead from the front.

Closing date for applications will be 9.00am, Monday 8th January 2024.