Business Mnager - Skills
- Recruiter
- Anonymous
- Location
- Gateshead
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 25 Sep 2017
- Closes
- 23 Oct 2017
- Sectors
- Business Opportunities
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Full Time
SUMMARY OF POSITION
Business Manager- Skills Division
Responsible for leading, inspiring and engaging an exceptional high performing team within a geographical area, that facilitates and delivers flexible high quality skills contracts / programmes. Accountable for business growth, promotion of the business brand and efficient delivery of the business plan exceeding compliance and audits (including Ofsted), quality, financial and performance requirements. Responsible for delivery of contracted skills programmes, through the delivery of effective leadership, strong stakeholder management and operational know-how. Working alongside the Quality and Compliance and Curriculum Team to assure the quality and compliance of all skills programmes and qualification delivery to required standards. In line with our Skills and Education Strategy drive regional growth through exceptional performance, delivering high quality provision and identifying and exploiting new business opportunities.
CORE ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
1.Coach, mentor and lead high performance teams across skills programmes to maximise contract value and profit. Recruit, engage, develop and retain the right people. Promote empowerment and team capability to fully achieve objectives including starts, retentions, completions, achievement rates and timely achievements, across all customer groups.
2.Build strong relationships with external organisations (referral partners, employers funders, public bodies, contractors etc) to foster and maintain new relationships and opportunities, win new business and generate revenue through networking, and collaborating with internal teams and external bodies to develop and implement new business.
3.Utilising both quantitative and qualitative data and feedback to drive performance and feed into continuous quality improvement.
4.Embedding quality and compliance expectations across all delivery related to skills programmes, in line with commissioners, external audits (eg.Ofsted) and Remploy's requirements. Key contributor to skills SAR and QIP.
5.Supporting with implementation of all skills strategies, policies and processes, in line with legislation, commissioners, external audits and Remploy's expectations.
6.Create and deliver against an annual business plan, carrying out regular budgeting, financial and performance forecasting and reporting. Manage profit & Loss to meet/exceed business requirements.
7.Carry out regular resource & succession planning to optimise resource capability, flexibility and capacity that fully meets changing customer and business requirements. Maximise the retention of talent and maintain professional standards of service.
8.Carry out ad hoc business projects and support the Head of Operations (Skills) or Head of Skills and Apprenticeships where required, to optimise business performance, continuously improve services and maximise employee engagement.
ESSENTIAL
*Significant proven experience of effective leadership and management in a performance driven environment leading a peripatetic team across the UK
*Operational management including direct accountability for a broad range of ESFA funded skills programmes with a strong understanding of funding requirements and rules
*Experience of skills audits; both quality and compliance with a clear understanding of the Common Inspection Framework.
*Confident and competent in networking, building relationships, winning and securing business
*Track record in the delivery of high quality services
*Demonstrable experience in developing people, coaching, mentoring and facilitating the embedding of new learning so it has a positive impact on performance
*Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, specifically around listening, questioning, delegating and building relationships.
*Demonstrable negotiating skills that promote commitment and action.
*Highly competent in building and maintaining customer relationships, and effective promotion of customer care and Remploy Brand
*Able to plan and organise people, and carry out effective resource and succession planning
*Self-starter, able to prioritise and problem solve with minimal support
*Work in a flexible and autonomous manner; being visionary, promoting improvements and sharing best practice that supports business efficiency
*Willing to travel independently throughout the UK with occasional overnight stays
*Knowledge of the local labour and skills/education market and existing relationships with key stakeholders - promote the business within the local market
*Good understanding of new employer-led standards and funding changes in relation to Apprenticeships
Don't be put off by the standard job terms. If you can't meet these requirements we're open to all kinds of flexible working options as long as business needs can be met. Examples include job share, part time, annualised hours, compressed hours, term time working, flexible shifts and home working. So whether it's to do with your disability, health or lifestyle choices, tell us what you need to achieve the right work/ life balance and we'll do our best to support
If you need to receive this information and/ or apply in an alternative format, please contact Equal Approach by emailing or call (Apply online only) to discuss how we can help.
We encourage applications from all sections of the community, and particularly encourage veterans and disabled candidates to apply for our jobs.
If you are successful you may be required to undertake a Disclosure Barring Service check.
If you need to receive this information in an alternative format, please contact Equal Approach and we will take reasonable steps to arrange this for you.
Our client is an Equal Opportunities employer and we actively encourage candidate applications from all sections of the community.
The successful candidate may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service Check
Business Manager- Skills Division
Responsible for leading, inspiring and engaging an exceptional high performing team within a geographical area, that facilitates and delivers flexible high quality skills contracts / programmes. Accountable for business growth, promotion of the business brand and efficient delivery of the business plan exceeding compliance and audits (including Ofsted), quality, financial and performance requirements. Responsible for delivery of contracted skills programmes, through the delivery of effective leadership, strong stakeholder management and operational know-how. Working alongside the Quality and Compliance and Curriculum Team to assure the quality and compliance of all skills programmes and qualification delivery to required standards. In line with our Skills and Education Strategy drive regional growth through exceptional performance, delivering high quality provision and identifying and exploiting new business opportunities.
CORE ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
1.Coach, mentor and lead high performance teams across skills programmes to maximise contract value and profit. Recruit, engage, develop and retain the right people. Promote empowerment and team capability to fully achieve objectives including starts, retentions, completions, achievement rates and timely achievements, across all customer groups.
2.Build strong relationships with external organisations (referral partners, employers funders, public bodies, contractors etc) to foster and maintain new relationships and opportunities, win new business and generate revenue through networking, and collaborating with internal teams and external bodies to develop and implement new business.
3.Utilising both quantitative and qualitative data and feedback to drive performance and feed into continuous quality improvement.
4.Embedding quality and compliance expectations across all delivery related to skills programmes, in line with commissioners, external audits (eg.Ofsted) and Remploy's requirements. Key contributor to skills SAR and QIP.
5.Supporting with implementation of all skills strategies, policies and processes, in line with legislation, commissioners, external audits and Remploy's expectations.
6.Create and deliver against an annual business plan, carrying out regular budgeting, financial and performance forecasting and reporting. Manage profit & Loss to meet/exceed business requirements.
7.Carry out regular resource & succession planning to optimise resource capability, flexibility and capacity that fully meets changing customer and business requirements. Maximise the retention of talent and maintain professional standards of service.
8.Carry out ad hoc business projects and support the Head of Operations (Skills) or Head of Skills and Apprenticeships where required, to optimise business performance, continuously improve services and maximise employee engagement.
ESSENTIAL
*Significant proven experience of effective leadership and management in a performance driven environment leading a peripatetic team across the UK
*Operational management including direct accountability for a broad range of ESFA funded skills programmes with a strong understanding of funding requirements and rules
*Experience of skills audits; both quality and compliance with a clear understanding of the Common Inspection Framework.
*Confident and competent in networking, building relationships, winning and securing business
*Track record in the delivery of high quality services
*Demonstrable experience in developing people, coaching, mentoring and facilitating the embedding of new learning so it has a positive impact on performance
*Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, specifically around listening, questioning, delegating and building relationships.
*Demonstrable negotiating skills that promote commitment and action.
*Highly competent in building and maintaining customer relationships, and effective promotion of customer care and Remploy Brand
*Able to plan and organise people, and carry out effective resource and succession planning
*Self-starter, able to prioritise and problem solve with minimal support
*Work in a flexible and autonomous manner; being visionary, promoting improvements and sharing best practice that supports business efficiency
*Willing to travel independently throughout the UK with occasional overnight stays
*Knowledge of the local labour and skills/education market and existing relationships with key stakeholders - promote the business within the local market
*Good understanding of new employer-led standards and funding changes in relation to Apprenticeships
Don't be put off by the standard job terms. If you can't meet these requirements we're open to all kinds of flexible working options as long as business needs can be met. Examples include job share, part time, annualised hours, compressed hours, term time working, flexible shifts and home working. So whether it's to do with your disability, health or lifestyle choices, tell us what you need to achieve the right work/ life balance and we'll do our best to support
If you need to receive this information and/ or apply in an alternative format, please contact Equal Approach by emailing or call (Apply online only) to discuss how we can help.
We encourage applications from all sections of the community, and particularly encourage veterans and disabled candidates to apply for our jobs.
If you are successful you may be required to undertake a Disclosure Barring Service check.
If you need to receive this information in an alternative format, please contact Equal Approach and we will take reasonable steps to arrange this for you.
Our client is an Equal Opportunities employer and we actively encourage candidate applications from all sections of the community.
The successful candidate may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service Check