Head of Employability
| Posting date: | 09 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £50,000.00 to £65,000.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 May 2024 |
| Location: | UK |
| Company: | Standguide Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | HoE2901 |
Summary
This Role: Head of Employability
Salary: Up to £65k per annum dependent on experience
Contract type: Permanent
Working hours: Full Time (37.5 hrs pw)
Location: Remote but with frequent travel to multiple locations across the UK required
For over three decades, we have been dedicated to supporting individuals and employers across the UK. As a nationwide market leader, we have assisted over 13,000 people in the past year alone to retrain, embark on new career paths, or establish their own businesses.
As the Head of Employability, you will oversee the operational activities across multiple sites and contracts, ensuring they meet Standguide's performance, quality, compliance, and profitability targets. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and implementing strategic operational plans to support Standguide’s growth objectives, including forecasting, resource allocation, and departmental management. Close collaboration with the Chief Operations Officer and Operations Managers will be essential for achieving these goals.
What you’ll do
Perform employee reviews and develop corrective action plans if needed according to evaluations and interpretations of data
Maintain and grow business partnerships and relationships with clients
Develop and implement strategies, procedures and business plans needed to enhance company growth
Propose and implement changes to operational processes in conjunction with other teams and the Risk management function to ensure maximal utilisation and productivity of the teams that report to the role
Set comprehensive goals for performance and growth
Attend and ensure that periodic performance management meetings occur and are properly documented and that these set stretching but achievable targets following a thorough interrogation of performance
Ensure that all company Quality Assurance systems and procedures are adhered to and where required meet given deadlines. Understand the requirements of Ofsted, matrix, I I P and ensure that all staff adhere to these processes. Oversee the self-assessment process and ‘drive forward’ the completion of the associated improvement plan
·Work to and achieve financial, performance and quality targets as agreed with Senior Management Team (SMT). Agree and work within budgets set by the SMT and manage resources in line with budgets
Analyse and monitor monthly performance data in respect of referrals, starters, retention, qualifications, and job starts and outcomes. Implement action plans to address areas of development or concern, after analysis.
What you’ll need
Degree in a business-related discipline (Desirable)
3+ years’ knowledge & experience in the Employability Sector
Accurate record keeping, filing, and recording information using word processing spreadsheets and databases
Skilled in report creation / writing
Excellent understanding of the dynamics of business corporate law, and corporate finance.
Overseas equivalent qualifications will be accepted.
We welcome applicants with lived experience and encourage applications that reflect the relevance to the post.
Benefits
Generous car allowance
CPD - Broad range of internal training to enhance your knowledge and skills
Comprehensive Manager & Leader training programme - internal
Generous pension scheme, with the option to opt out
Company health plan subject to successful completion of probation period
25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays
5-10 sick day per year paid.
Join us at Standguide and be part of a team dedicated to making a meaningful impact on individuals' lives and businesses nationwide.
Standguide is an Equal Opportunities Employer and a Disability Confident Leader. We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity and value the diversity of our staff and customers. We thrive on creating positive working relationships, free from discrimination.
Successful candidates will be subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS check.
For the full job description and person specification, please email Amy at recruitment @standguide.co.uk.
Salary: Up to £65k per annum dependent on experience
Contract type: Permanent
Working hours: Full Time (37.5 hrs pw)
Location: Remote but with frequent travel to multiple locations across the UK required
For over three decades, we have been dedicated to supporting individuals and employers across the UK. As a nationwide market leader, we have assisted over 13,000 people in the past year alone to retrain, embark on new career paths, or establish their own businesses.
As the Head of Employability, you will oversee the operational activities across multiple sites and contracts, ensuring they meet Standguide's performance, quality, compliance, and profitability targets. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and implementing strategic operational plans to support Standguide’s growth objectives, including forecasting, resource allocation, and departmental management. Close collaboration with the Chief Operations Officer and Operations Managers will be essential for achieving these goals.
What you’ll do
Perform employee reviews and develop corrective action plans if needed according to evaluations and interpretations of data
Maintain and grow business partnerships and relationships with clients
Develop and implement strategies, procedures and business plans needed to enhance company growth
Propose and implement changes to operational processes in conjunction with other teams and the Risk management function to ensure maximal utilisation and productivity of the teams that report to the role
Set comprehensive goals for performance and growth
Attend and ensure that periodic performance management meetings occur and are properly documented and that these set stretching but achievable targets following a thorough interrogation of performance
Ensure that all company Quality Assurance systems and procedures are adhered to and where required meet given deadlines. Understand the requirements of Ofsted, matrix, I I P and ensure that all staff adhere to these processes. Oversee the self-assessment process and ‘drive forward’ the completion of the associated improvement plan
·Work to and achieve financial, performance and quality targets as agreed with Senior Management Team (SMT). Agree and work within budgets set by the SMT and manage resources in line with budgets
Analyse and monitor monthly performance data in respect of referrals, starters, retention, qualifications, and job starts and outcomes. Implement action plans to address areas of development or concern, after analysis.
What you’ll need
Degree in a business-related discipline (Desirable)
3+ years’ knowledge & experience in the Employability Sector
Accurate record keeping, filing, and recording information using word processing spreadsheets and databases
Skilled in report creation / writing
Excellent understanding of the dynamics of business corporate law, and corporate finance.
Overseas equivalent qualifications will be accepted.
We welcome applicants with lived experience and encourage applications that reflect the relevance to the post.
Benefits
Generous car allowance
CPD - Broad range of internal training to enhance your knowledge and skills
Comprehensive Manager & Leader training programme - internal
Generous pension scheme, with the option to opt out
Company health plan subject to successful completion of probation period
25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays
5-10 sick day per year paid.
Join us at Standguide and be part of a team dedicated to making a meaningful impact on individuals' lives and businesses nationwide.
Standguide is an Equal Opportunities Employer and a Disability Confident Leader. We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity and value the diversity of our staff and customers. We thrive on creating positive working relationships, free from discrimination.
Successful candidates will be subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS check.
For the full job description and person specification, please email Amy at recruitment @standguide.co.uk.
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