Job Introduction
Role Purpose
You will be working within the Skills & Learning - Adult Community Education service, to engage with the community, employers and other stakeholders to understand and respond to local skills needs to inform service delivery.
Main Responsibilities
Establish links with potential partners
Identify local skills needs of communities and employers
Identify funding opportunities that will facilitate innovative partnerships and support the financial aims of the service
Organise and attend promotional and recruitment events to raise the profile of adult education
Work with Area Programme Managers to increase enrolments on our courses
Attend networking events and meetings to build relationships with local stakeholders
You will be based at one of centres, with the opportunity for some remote/home working
Please see attached Job Description for a full list of essential criteria
The Ideal Candidate
Our ideal candidate will be someone who can confidently communicate with stakeholders at all levels. You will have knowledge and understanding of local priorities and of adult education. This is important because you will be engaging with employers and communities to identify what opportunities there are for collaboration.
There are some qualifications that you will need to have however, if you feel that the role profile fits your experience or skills we would still like to hear from you:
- Educated to Diploma level/ NVQ Level 4 in a relevant subject or equivalent experience.
- Level 2 maths and English
As Skills & Learning - Adult Community Education cover the whole of Dorset, we have Learning Centres in Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch, Dorchester, Weymouth and Blandford as well as community venues across the county that we use to deliver courses. We also regularly have partner meetings and events in other locations in Dorset. You will need to be able to travel to all of these sites in a timely manner.
As well as the travel aspect of the role, you will need to have a flexible approach to working hours as there will be occasional evening and weekend working to attend meetings or events.
About BCP Council
BCP Council provides services to a diverse community of 400,000 residents and employs more than 5,000 people. Our area includes over 15 miles of beautiful world-renowned coastline. We can offer career defining roles to transform and improve services. By working with us, you can help deliver a vision of a thriving, word-class, prosperous and inclusive place for generations to come.
Our Benefits
We offer an excellent benefits package for further details see here
As a result of the creation of BCP Council in 2019, we are working on simplifying our terms and conditions of service and will be creating a single pay structure which is to be applicable for all employees. It is important to us that we offer benefits that our colleagues value as part of their total employment package and we are reviewing these to make sure we have it right. We have been in a process of collective bargaining since 2019 and have positively worked forward to reach an agreed position with the unions for the new contractual offer. This has taken longer than we hoped and therefore we are having to consider all alternative avenues available to enable us to remove inequality in the organisation as a result of bringing together 3 councils.
We are in the process of establishing a timescale for implementation, and all colleagues joining us will be included in these changes. We want to reassure everyone that whichever route is taken to reach the new terms and conditions, we can honour continuous service and there will not be any job reduction as a result of the implementation of Pay and Reward. If you have any questions at all about this process, please feel free to raise this with the hiring manager.
DBS
BCP Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the community and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Applicants to this post will be required to complete the appropriate level of Disclosure & Barring Service Check. Please refer to the Job Description or Role Profile for more details.
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