About the role
Job title: Delivery Manager
Location: Hybrid with a willingness to travel occasionally to other areas
Salary: £40,180 per annum (Careers Grade 1)
Job type: Fixed Term until 31 March 2025, Full time, 37 hours per week
The Delivery Manager will manage multiple contracts in nominated regions and will work with the Contract Manager to realise all contract- specific objectives through a team of Key Workers operating within the community and in various locations. The role holder will have direct responsibility for the management and direction of the operational delivery resource.
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly People Hub - Assist is a Cornwall Council Shared Prosperity Funded employability programme covering Cornwall and the Isle’s of Scilly.
Knowledge
Essential:
- Educated to degree level or equivalent or have substantial experience in a management role
- An understanding of and a commitment to equality of opportunity for all
- Knowledge and understanding of the wider employability and careers agenda
Experience
Essential:
- Experience of translating national policy direction and strategic objectives into practical local delivery plans
- Experience of working with local authorities, employers and multi-partner environments
- Experience of managing projects
- Experience of facilitating contractual requirements through timebound operational planning
- Experience of managing a team of experienced people
At EDT we pride ourselves on creating an environment that supports a healthy work life balance for all our staff. We provide policies that encourage flexible working around individual needs. We offer a range of benefits including a generous holiday allowance, pension scheme and additional voluntary money saving benefits* that can be seen below.
Benefits include:
- 30 days holiday plus bank holidays (pro rota)
- 6% matched pension scheme
- Discounted gym memberships*
- Health care cash plan*
- Retail discounts*
- Cycle to work scheme
- Wellbeing App
When you join Education Development Trust, you’ll join a vibrant, diverse, international organisation which has collaboration and inclusion at its heart. Our vision is a world in which all lives are transformed through excellent education. We seek to strengthen education systems, transform teaching and learning and contribute to global responses to key education challenges.
We are one of the largest providers of professional development programmes in the UK and we have been at the forefront of system change in England, having led a wide range of national initiatives. Our goal is to offer evidence-led, highly impactful professional development pathways for teachers and leaders at all levels. Everything we do has been carefully designed to make a tangible impact on classroom practice and school culture to improve the outcomes and life chances of learners.
We are offering the opportunity to flex your creativity in this varied role, so if you think this could be the right position for you, please do apply.
Closing date: 19 May 2024 (Please note, we reserve the right to close our vacancies early if sufficient applications are received)
Interviews will take place: Week commencing 27 May 2024
To find out more about our work in the UK please click here
Education Development Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults whom we work with and come into contact with around the world. All applicants are subject to thorough screening and for applicable roles, successful candidates are subject to relevant criminal record checks with national police authorities or the UK’s Disclosure and Barring Service.
At Education Development Trust, we strive to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, can be themselves and knows they can reach their full potential. We embrace and celebrate our differences through various initiatives and support colleagues through a number of staff networks. We’re committed to building a strong, diverse workforce and making Education Development Trust an inclusive place to work. If you have specific requirements or adjustments, please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application. We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident employer scheme.
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About the organisation
Education Development Trust has first-rate credentials in providing services that bridge the gap between education, training and employment. We have been a leading careers service provider in the UK for over 20 years and have a successful track record of managing programmes delivering careers, employment and skills support.
To find out more about the careers service at Education Development Trust, please click here.
Please Click here to see our Annual Impact Review for 2022/2023, which highlights the ways in which our work has impacted lives around the world – and the progress we have made since 2021/2022.
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