Purpose of role: Pathway Group aspires to be an organisation that Changes Lives Through Skills and Work with the aim of making a meaningful and impactful difference to clients and learners.
We do this by nurturing and maintaining excellent and effective relationships with funding bodies, employers, learners, and other relevant stakeholders.
Pursuant to these goals, we are seeking an experienced and dynamic West Midlands Regional Manager to oversee and manage the delivery of multiple WMCA programmes such as Path2 Apprenticeship, Multiply, AEB, Bootcamps, and related initiatives within our organisation.
This is a vital management role within Pathway Group, and you will work with our Employability Manager, Performance Manager, Commercial Director, Growth Director, Delivery Managers, Head of Bootcamps, and the Executive team to drive and implement growth ensuring quality, annual programme of high-quality assurance and compliance engagements and to ensure a rigorous assurance and compliance framework is in place across the business.
You will be responsible for managing the entire programme lifecycle from planning, implementation, performance monitoring, and reporting.
You will play a critical role in ensuring that projects and programmes are delivered on time, within budget, and meet high-quality standards.
This role is essential in driving performance across our skills and employability sector programmes, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, and ensuring effective communication with all stakeholders.
Key responsibilities of the role: Superintend business planning and development, budget preparation, and budget management, evidencing your proficiency in financial stewardship and strategic planning.
Design, implementation, and evaluation of programmes, ensuring that they meet the strategic objectives and are delivered on time and within budget.
Oversee end-to-end contracts management by implementing robust project management and review procedures with Pathway's Multiply, AEB, and Bootcamps programmes provision liaising with key stakeholders and funding organisations.
Build and maintain strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including funders, clients, partners, and government bodies to ensure alignment of programme goals with external expectations and requirements.
Create new business contacts whilst nurturing existing relationships with the aim of securing future opportunities.
Take overall ownership of sales and business development activities.
Track programme progress against agreed KPIs/OKRs and contractual obligations, identifying risks, resolving issues, and ensuring timely and accurate reporting to senior leadership and other relevant parties.
Oversee regular contract reviews with key managers to assess performance, plan the approach to achieving future targets, and identify potential challenges and mitigating actions.
Ensure all programmes are delivered in accordance with industry regulations, including ESFA (Education and Skills Funding Agency) guidelines and Ofsted requirements.
Lead on compliance audits and prepare for external inspections.
Identify and manage potential risks to programme delivery, implementing mitigation strategies as needed.
Manage and mentor programme delivery teams, ensuring they are equipped with the tools, resources, and support to perform at their best.
Monitor performance, identify risks, and swiftly put in place improvement plans to address any identified areas of underperformance.
Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance programme delivery, improve customer experience, and drive operational excellence.
Ensure a high-quality customer experience for both learners and employers, managing the entire journey from onboarding through to programme completion and evaluation.
Pursue regional targets agreed in our plan, to ensure targeted number of sign-ups, leads, and completers are consistently being met.
Work alongside the Bid Management team to support the development of new funding opportunities.
Oversee curriculum development for relevant programmes, ensuring that content is both fit for purpose and aligned with industry standards and learner needs.
Play a key role in internal and external audits, dealing with preparation and actual audits.
Provide appropriate support and meaningful information based on any evaluation results, quality and progress assessments, or individual responses to the Executive Board.
We expect you to: Have a strong demonstrable knowledge of the skills and employability sector specifically in the niche we deliver.
Demonstrate forensic attention to detail and meticulous data analytical skills.
A strong track record in performance and/or contract management frameworks.
Proven experience in managing large multi-million contracts.
A solid background in business planning, budget preparation, and budget management.
Experience working with adult learners or in the adult education field.
You must have proven experience of sales/recruitment in a target-driven industry.
Proven experience of key stakeholder engagement at the highest levels.
Standard responsibilities of any role at Pathway Group: Demonstrate an awareness of and ongoing commitment to Pathway Group's values.
Comply with all Pathway Group policies and procedures.
Participation in the performance review and appraisal processes.
Actively pursue the integration and achievement of equal opportunities across all activities.
Demonstrate an ongoing commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults.
Promote sales and service excellence.
Ensure that all customer enquiries are tracked, handled, and responded to quickly and effectively.
Collect, analyze, and provide facts and data as needed to executives and managers inside our organization.
The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification and will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.
You must have eligibility to work in the UK.
Please note, only suitable applicants will be contacted.#J-18808-Ljbffr
