Job description
Salary: £51,069 - £60,070 per annum
Location: Leatherhead, Surrey
Hours; 36 per week
Contract Type: Permanent
We’re currently looking for a dedicated Employment & Training Regional Manager to join our team at Clarion Futures.
Clarion Futures is the charitable foundation of Clarion Housing Group. Our mission is to provide support, skills and opportunities to Clarion residents nationwide, transforming lives and communities.
We exist to maximise the opportunities available to our residents, providing people with the tools and support they need to overcome their challenges, from employment and financial support, through to youth and community programmes.
We’ll look to you to develop, promote and implement regional Employment and Training programmes that maximise the number of Clarion residents supported into work and training. You’ll provide effective and visible management to the regional Employment and Training team, developing a high performing and motivated team.
Other key responsibilities will include:
- Developing Strategic and Operational Strategies to support the development and delivery of a highly qualitative and robust employability service across Kent, Sussex and the South West
- Taking responsibility for all aspects of budget management related to regional expenditure, ensuring spend remains on profile
- Taking responsibility for all aspects of Stakeholder engagement and partnership management in the region including tendering and selection, contract management and conflict/non-compliance resolution
- Bidding for and deliver external funding and contracts to increase the programme’s reach and impact
- Taking responsibility for ensuring the development and marketing of the regional programme
The ideal candidate will come to us with extensive management experience and extensive experience and expertise in the Employment & Training sector gained from working in a similar role and will have proven experience of managing a high performing dispersed team to deliver quality operational services on a large geographic basis. With a trade or trade related qualification at Level 5 or above, you’ll have experience of sourcing vacancies and opportunities through employers and pastoral or equivalent experience, managing a dispersed staff team and understanding to support the needs of residents.
We’re looking for someone with previous experience of working with the long term unemployed and a passion and drive to successfully deliver strategy and new initiatives and offers.
If this sounds like a good match to your skillset, we look forward to hearing from you.
What you can expect from us
Here at Clarion we’re dedicated to rewarding hard work and commitment and providing benefits that support you and your lifestyle. As standard we offer;-
- Competitive salaries that are benchmarked regularly against current market rates
- Initial 25 Days annual leave (plus bank holiday), increasing to 30 days after 3 years’ service.
- Hybrid working in line with business needs
- A flexible benefit scheme tailored to you, inclusive of healthcare options, dental insurance, restaurant card and cycle to work along with 1% of your salary to spend on whichever approved benefit you like!
- Matched pension contributions of up to 7.5% of your salary with generous life assurance
- Flexible and agile working for the majority of our employees
Other perks
- Company Bonus Scheme
- Eye care vouchers
- Holiday trading scheme allowing you to buy and sell leave
- Free counselling and legal advice scheme for you and your family
- Interest free loans for season ticket and study leave
Our commitment to equality and diversity means that we are keen to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance, including but not limited to part-time working and job share, enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity leave, and compassionate leave.
Closing Date: Tuesday 23rd May 2023 at midnight.
Interviews will be held on Wednesday 7th June at our London Bridge office.
You can download the role profile here –
Employment & Training Manager
Applicants must be able to travel across the region as required.
This post is subject to an Enhanced Adult Criminal Record Check.
We really want to hear all about you, so please provide us with as much information of your experience and career to date when you apply.
Candidate Application Guidance
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In the event that we receive a high volume of applications, we reserve the right to close this advert early.
You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy; Clarion are not able to offer visa sponsorship. You are required to reside in the UK for the duration of your employment.
Diversity and Inclusion
We want Clarion to be a workplace where everyone feels valued, can be themselves and know they can reach their full potential. We embrace and celebrate our differences through various initiatives and support colleagues through a number of staff networks.
We’re committed to building a strong, diverse workforce and making Clarion an inclusive place to work.
Clarion Housing Group
www.clarionhg.com
London, United Kingdom
Clare Miller
Unknown / Non-Applicable
1001 to 5000 Employees
Company - Private