Assistant Principal for Apprenticeships & Business Development

Job Title: Assistant Principal for Apprenticeships and Business Development

Location: Highbury Campus

Salary: £55,000 - £60,000 per annum (Full-Time Equivalent)

Job Type: Full time, Permanent

Working Hours: Hours 37 Hours per week, 52 Weeks per year

About City of Portsmouth College:

As the newly merged City of Portsmouth College, we aspire to be the employer of choice in the Portsmouth area, with a progressive, supportive, and rewarding workplace culture and one that offers competitive benefits for its staff. By joining us, you will personally be part of the change we are driving and will play a pivotal role in supporting the growth and development of our brilliant students, turning them into future leaders and innovators. Everyone at City of Portsmouth College is part of the bigger picture and together, each role makes an impact and in turn a difference to our students learning journey.

We have an unrivalled curriculum of courses on offer for students of all ages and stages covering A-levels, Apprenticeships, Vocational & Technical courses. We also offer Higher Education, Online learning and Community courses that appeal to the needs of the local community.

What we offer:

• Annual Leave: 37 days which includes 25 days, 8 days for Winter closure plus 8 bank holidays
• Local Government Pension Scheme 26.10%
• Learning & Development programmes by The Community Adult Education Department.
• Onsite discounts: COPC Hair Salon & 50% off at the COPC Sports Centre.
• Online discounts: Unidays, Student Beans and Totum with a COPC email address.
• Free car parking across all campus sites.

About the role:

The Director of Apprenticeships and Commercial Development will have overall responsibility for the management, delivery and development of Apprenticeship and Commercial programmes and drive the Employer Engagement strategy developing longer-term partnerships with key stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

• Developing the College's employer engagement strategy - designing a comprehensive employer engagement strategy reflective of local/regional and national labour market needs meeting employer demand
• Growing apprenticeship provision - recognising areas for Apprenticeship growth, undertaking competitor analysis, developing, and implementing a business plan.
• Developing professional training opportunities for businesses ensuring employers have a clear voice in the skills, knowledge, and behaviours the learners require to enable them to succeed.
• Identifying and building a compelling and relevant offer, providing advice on the delivery models, and designing high impact curriculum pathways around college specialisms - digital, health, construction and engineering, professional services that are aligned to local, regional and national trends.
• Building capacity and capability - designing and building the necessary structures, staffing models, pricing, and marketing strategy necessary for your Apprenticeship provision to thrive
• Ensure high quality learner experience/engagement and outcomes throughout the learner journey.
• Building strong external relationships; maintaining high levels of employer engagement and build key employer accounts.
• Be a key driver in ensuring retention, pass and achievement rates are always above national benchmark levels and agreed targets.
• Profile learner enrolment against retention, achievement, and success targets.
• Capitalise on learner progression and destination whilst promoting lifelong learning

To be successful in this role, below is what we would need from you:

• Experience of leading and developing further education, skills, and/or related employment/enterprise services at a senior level.
• Leading and cultivating innovation to better meet the needs of customers; joining-up services within local or regional systems; developing new and more effective solutions to complex problems; and responding to the opportunities presented by local diversity and the demands for social and economic inclusion.
• Experience of curriculum planning and design, particularly at Level 3; diversification of income streams; and growing student numbers whilst maintaining quality.
• Experience of developing appropriate successful High Needs and Inclusive Learning strategies in collaboration with key stakeholders, parents and students.

Diversity and Inclusion:

Equality, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion are central to the work of City of Portsmouth College. This underpins the vision of the College to transform lives through providing exceptional education and training.

The College's commitment to Equality, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion is reflected in the continued successful promotion of these strands through the curriculum, enrichment activities and the range of direct and indirect student support services.

Pre-Employment Checks:

The City of Portsmouth College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in our college. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and two references.

We reserve the right the close the job advert when we have had successful applications, and it may not run for the full duration of the advert.

We do not accept CV's from agencies for these roles.

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