Commercial Director / Head of End Point Assessment

The Colleges' Partnership are recruiting for a Commercial Director / Head of End Point Assessment* to oversee the development of our commercial apprenticeship streams and act as the head of End Point Assessment. The post will allow the successful applicant to work with as a member of the Strategic Management Team in influencing the strategic direction of the Company.

The post is full time (37 hours per week). The post location is flexible, with the possibility of being home based, but with regular travel to the South West of England**.

The main responsibilities are:

To lead on EPA activity within our subsidiary Company

To develop and manage all non–military apprenticeship and employer training

To lead on growing and diversifying income streams across the organisation through development of new courses and business plans

To lead on ad–hoc and commercial funding streams

To maintain and grow links with external stakeholders and businesses, developing strong relationships that will benefit the organisation

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate:

Degree, or equivalent knowledge and experience

IQA, or equivalent knowledge and experience

Experience of business development activity

Experience of Apprenticeships and/or Awarding Organisations/End Point Assessment

Line management experience

Experience of designing and implementing change

Drive to challenge the normal way of doing things and to seek continuous improvement

Excellent communication skills

Excellent relationship builder

It is desirable for the ideal candidate to have a management qualification, and project management training.

Full details can be found in the Job Description and Person Specification.

By joining The Colleges' Partnership, you will receive an enhanced annual holiday entitlement of 25 days, plus Christmas close down and bank holidays. We are passionate about Staff Development and are dedicated to ensuring that our employees have CPD opportunities to progress their sector competencies as well as their personal growth. The Colleges' Partnership also operates an enhanced contributory pension scheme. Employees receive Perkbox membership, which provides access to hundreds of perks including shopping, food and drink discounts and offers, fitness and well–being perks.

All employees are given access to our confidential Employee Assistance Programme, which provides a 24/7 confidential helpline, critical incident and trauma support, online health portal, health e–hub app and monthly newsletters and webinars.

We pride ourselves on our employee welfare standards and offer enhanced parental leave and sick pay to help provide financial stability when it is needed the most.

The Colleges' Partnership Ltd is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check in line with safer recruitment guidelines.

*Formal job title is Commercial Director

**Due to the current restrictions in place as set out by Government guidance, adjustments may be made or enforced for the post holder to work from home for some of their contracted hours on a temporary basis.

Closing Date: 23 May 2021. The vacancy may close sooner where an adequate number of applicants has been received