Job: Strategic Programme Manager - Careers Education
Salary: £54,495 - £59,113
Hours: Full time - 36.25 hours
Contract: Permanent
Location: Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), Tootal Building, 54 Oxford Road, Manchester (with a hybrid approach to working location, working across the city region as required).
Advert closing date: Monday 14th September at 11:59pm
Your role - Shaping a careers education system that transforms outcomes for young people!
This is an exciting opportunity to join the GM Careers Hub, Youth, Employment and Opportunities Team within the GMCA Education, Work and Skills Directorate at a pivotal point in our devolution journey. You will play a key role in advancing a dynamic, system-wide Careers Community of Practice and the Greater Manchester Baccalaureate as a driver of technical education reform, delivering the Greater Manchester Strategy’s commitment to ensure all young people have a clear line of sight to careers education opportunities, future pathways and good jobs
Your Impact
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Shape and deliver a system-wide careers education ecosystem that improves outcomes for all young people
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Ensure high-quality, inclusive CEIAG is embedded across all phases of education
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Create a clear line of sight from education to employment, supporting progression into good jobs
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Reduce variation and inequalities in access, participation and outcomes
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Embed meaningful youth voice and co-design across system leadership and delivery
What you’ll lead
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A high-performing team and portfolio of strategic programmes aligned to GM priorities
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The development of the GM Careers Hub and Community of Practice as a core system enabler
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Cross-system collaboration and working between education, employers, providers and public partners
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Programme architecture, governance and delivery models across a complex system
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Commissioning, performance and evaluation to ensure measurable system impact
About us:
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) brings together the cityregion’s ten councils and key partners including Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) and Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) - to deliver the Greater Manchester Strategy. Our shared vision is to create a thriving city region where everyone can live a good life. We work to grow an inclusive economy and ensure people have what they need to live happy, healthy lives, tackling inequalities. Our policy department include Digital, Economy, Education, Work & Skills, Environment, Place Making, Public Service Reform, and Safer & Stronger Communities - who are supported by our essential corporate functions like Finance, Legal & Governance, People Services, Procurement and Communications.
We value the diversity of our employees, and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities across Greater Manchester. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified individuals, irrespective of people's age, disability, Trans status and Non-binary identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.
To find out more about working for us please click here: https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/
Our offer:
In return for your hard work, we offer our employees a competitive package as part of our offer that you can find out more about here:
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