Director of Phoenix & Employability
Hull
Working Hours: 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
Salary: £53,071 to £62,164
Annual Leave: 37 days per annum (excluding bank holidays and up to 3 additional discretionary days over the Christmas/New Year period)
As our Director of Phoenix & Employability, you will provide strategic leadership for the College’s adult education and commercial offer, driving income growth, employer engagement and outstanding learner outcomes.
The postholder will lead the development, delivery and expansion of a high-quality, market-responsive adult curriculum that meets regional skills needs, supports economic growth and delivers strong job outcomes. They will be accountable for commercial performance, quality of provision, and the effective leadership of curriculum and operational teams.
As a Director you will also contribute to the wider College strategy, ensuring alignment between commercial activity, curriculum delivery and employability outcomes; while maintaining a strong focus on quality, compliance and impact.
Hull College provides high-quality education & training for school leavers & adults, offering a wide range of vocational study programmes, Apprenticeships & degrees.
As one of the largest vocational institutes of its kind in the region, we have one focus - to create careers, not courses. We pride ourselves on this approach & are committed to ensuring our learners acquire the relevant skills, knowledge, attitudes & experience to progress in life, whether that is to seek employment in the industry of their choice or step up to higher education & university.
While dedicated to delivering the very best experiences to our learners, we also extend the same commitment to our staff. We have worked hard to create an environment where all of our staff, no matter what their role, are empowered to inspire & support our vision to create better futures for the people of Hull.
Responsibilities of our Director of Phoenix & Employability:
- Lead the College’s adult education and commercial strategy, driving growth in adult provision, funded contracts and full-cost delivery.
- Identify and secure new income streams including Adult Skills Fund (Devolved), Bootcamps, funded projects and employer-led provision.
- Lead the development of high-impact employer partnerships, working with regional and national stakeholders including employers, Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Jobcentre Plus (JCP).
- Drive employer-led curriculum design to ensure provision is relevant, responsive and aligned to labour market need.
- Ensure the delivery of high-quality teaching, learning and assessment across all provision, with a clear focus on achievement, progression and job outcomes.
- Drive continuous quality improvement through robust self-assessment, performance management and quality assurance processes.
- Provide strategic and operational leadership to Heads of Department and delivery teams, ensuring clarity of expectations, accountability and high performance.
- Monitor and drive KPIs including recruitment, retention, achievement, progression and financial performance.
- Hold full budget accountability, ensuring delivery against income targets and effective cost control.
- Ensure compliance with funding regulations, audit requirements and internal controls and use data to inform decision-making, performance management and continuous improvement.
What we’re looking for in our Director of Phoenix & Employability:
- Management qualification to Level 6 or equivalent; or willingness to undertake
- Cert Ed/PGCE or willingness to undertake
- Training or Assessing Qualification
- Well-developed digital skills and experience of digital innovation
- Significant leadership experience in adult skills or commercial provision either in a Further Education or Private Training Provider.
- Proven track record of delivering income growth, employer engagement and commercial performance and experience of managing large budgets, contracts and complex provision.
- Experience of leading curriculum teams and improving quality, achievement and job outcomes.
- Experience of working regionally and nationally with partners such as DWP, JCP and employers
- Deep understanding of Adult Skills Funding, DWP programmes, Commercial offers and labour market needs.
- Highly data-literate with the ability to use Management Information to drive performance and improvement.
If you have the skills and experience, we are looking for and would like to join us as our Director of Phoenix & Employability please click ‘Apply’ now, we’d love to hear from you!
Hull College is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. All colleagues are expected to contribute to the delivery of their safeguarding strategy and values. In addition, these posts require the colleague to undertake an enhanced disclosure check by the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Please note that this post is subject to regulated activity.
We at Hull College prioritise digital proficiency; all new staff should either be skilled or open to training, looking forward to hearing from you on the last point.
Please be aware that this vacancy may close earlier dependent on the level of applications received so if you do wish to be considered we recommend that you complete the application as promptly as possible.
