Multiply Partnership Manager

This role has a starting salary of £52,047 per annum based on a 36-hour working week.

This is a 12-month fixed term contract or secondment opportunity.

We are excited to be hiring a new Multiply Partnership Manager to join the Surrey Adult Learning team. The role is based in Woking and will require regular visits to providers across Surrey. As an organisation we also support hybrid and agile working and welcome a conversation with the successful candidate about what this might look like for them.

Rewards and benefits:

• 26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
• 2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources

What is Multiply?

Surrey County Council, supported by our partners, is part of the Department for Education's (DfE) large-scale, 3-year adult numeracy programme, called 'Multiply'. This supports our overarching strategic ambition that 'No one is left behind', by aiming to ensure that adults with low levels of numeracy skills, who would benefit from targeted support, can be engaged and supported in inventive new ways. We are now in the third year of programme.

This is an exciting opportunity to bring together education, commissioning, and economy and growth, working with residents, businesses / employers, established education providers, the voluntary and community sector, Local Enterprise Partnerships and more, to deliver a programme that will create meaningful change in the lives of people in Surrey while ensuring our local economy has the skills it needs to grow.

About the team

Surrey Adult Learning is part of the Childrens, Families and Lifelong Learning Directorate and has 7 dedicated centres in Surrey. It delivers 850 courses comprising both a published course programme and a set of bespoke courses that are designed to meet the needs of individual groups of adults in the community.

About the role

In the position of Multiply Partnership Manager you will be responsible for delivery of Surrey County Council's Multiply programme. You will work in partnership with internal and external stakeholders, including the Department for Education, to deliver the programme in line with Multiply technical guidance.

You will actively build and manage the partnerships with Multiply providers, monitor performance against spend and learning targets and ensure outcomes are achieved.

Shortlisting criteria

To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your application will clearly evidence the following:

• Working knowledge and understanding of the adult learning market, including the partnership landscape especially Further Education Colleges, as well as third and independent sector services
• Specialist interpersonal partnership skills, market management, business relationship management and relevant legislative knowledge
• Experience of managing complex procurement projects, contract management and delivering required outcomes within agreed budgets, together with a track record of improving outcomes
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to organise Board papers and performance reports

Contact us

Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment. For an informal discussion please contact Francis Lawlor by telephone 07929 745196.

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 05/06/2024 with interviews to follow.

Our commitment

Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:

• The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
• The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form

Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role. We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.