Job Introduction
Role Purpose
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Skills and Learning is a top performing Adult Community Education (ACE) provider, previously shortlisted for Provider of the Year in the prestigious Times Education awards. Ofsted judge the service as 'Good' overall. Skills & Learning currently offers over 600 courses, across Dorset in over 30 locations.
We are seeking an individual who is passionate about people, their communities and the positive impact that learning can have on them. You will join our Business Development and Engagement team. This is a permanent, full time position. The vacancy has arisen due to new project funding.
You will benefit from numerous benefits associated with working for BCP Council, including flexible working. You can work from our centres, other BCP Council touch down spaces and from home. Your duties will include attending meetings and regular visits to delivery locations and partners both county wide and online. We are a small friendly, supportive, and hard-working team so would like to hear from like-minded people.
Please refer to the Person Specification for more details.
Applicants are advised to apply early as this post may end before the closing date.
Main Responsibilities
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You will be accountable for the outreach activity for an identified programme of courses. The programme will include courses developed for adults in response to projects funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). The role will be home based but with regular weekly travel across Dorset, sometimes to rural areas. Our courses also run during the day, evenings and weekends so there may be times when flexibility around working hours is also required. Please confirm in your application that you can meet these two requirements.
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The Ideal Candidate
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This is a managerial role and contract/project management skills are essential. You will ensure the courses within the UKSPF funding activity reach the targeted groups of learners, by engaging with communities, new and existing partner organisations and employers. So our ideal candidate will be someone with a background in adult education, who has experience in managing teams and can get projects underway efficiently and see them through to the end successfully.
Ideally you will have a project management qualification or experience but this is not essential.
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 to deliver a vision of a thriving, world-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 are in the process of establishing a timescale for implementation and colleagues joining us will be included in these changes. Expected to be in place 2024.
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.
