Education & Employability Manager

JOB DESCRIPTION

- Oversee planning, delivery and evaluation of Education & Employability programmes, including Premier League Primary Stars, Premier League Inspires, Building Futures, school partnership provision, and other funded initiatives.
- Line Manage, support and develop departmental employees and sessional staff through regular supervision, performance reviews, observations, training and clear allocation of responsibilities.
- Ensure delivery meets agreed standards, contractual obligations, safeguarding requirements, funder outcomes and organisational KPIs.
- Oversee school service-level agreements and funded contracts, including delivery schedules, staffing, reporting and quality assurance.
- Develop accessible, inclusive learning and employability pathways that reflect participants’ needs, voice and aspirations.
- Support progression into education, qualifications, training, volunteering, work experience and employment, with appropriate follow-up and evidence of outcomes.
- Contribute to departmental planning, service improvement, funding applications and new partnership opportunities.
- Drive growth and development of portfolio of Education, Employability and Learning programmes, identifying new areas of work and funding streams.

Other responsibilities

- Manage delegated programme budgets, monitor expenditure and support accurate financial forecasting and value for money.
- Maintain accurate and timely records of attendance, engagement, participant outcomes and progression using approved Trust systems, including Salesforce, Abler and relevant programme platforms.
- Produce high-quality monitoring returns, funder reports, management updates, case studies and impact evidence to agreed deadlines.
- Review programme performance regularly, identify delivery risks or underperformance and implement timely improvements.
- Ensure programme risk assessments, venue arrangements, consent and other operational procedures are completed and reviewed.
- Apply the Trust’s safeguarding, health and safety, data protection, equality, diversity and inclusion policies, escalating concerns promptly through agreed procedures.
- Work with colleagues to communicate programme opportunities, celebrate achievements and refer participants to other appropriate Trust or partner services.
- Contribute to staff recruitment, Induction, professional development and effective deployment of resources.
- Undertake occasional direct delivery, site visits and evening or weekend work where operationally required.
- Carry out other reasonable duties consistent with the level and purpose of the role.

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Skills, Experience, and Qualities

Essential:

- Experience managing education, youth development, employability or related community programmes, including planning, delivery and evaluation.
- Experience supervising or line managing staff and maintaining delivery standards.
- Ability to manage budgets, competing priorities, deadlines and contractual requirements.
- Experience collecting, analysing and reporting programme data, outputs and participant outcomes accurately.
- Experience of successful funding bids and programme development.

Understanding of barriers to education, training and employment faced by young people and adults.
- Ability to build productive relationships with schools, employers, funders and community partners.
- Excellent written and verbal communication, including clear reports and professional stakeholder engagement.
- Understanding of safeguarding responsibilities and commitment to inclusive, safe practice.
- Confident use of digital systems and spreadsheets for planning, recording and reporting.
- Relevant qualification or equivalent demonstrable professional experience.
- Willingness to work flexibly, including occasional evening and weekends.

Desirable:

- Experience of Premier League Foundation or other football club charity programmes.
- Experience managing service level agreements or education partnerships.
- Knowledge of employability pathways, vocational qualifications, employer engagement and sustained employment outcomes.
- Experience with Salesforce or equivalent CRM and monitoring systems.
- Mentoring, teaching, youth work, careers guidance or coaching qualification.
- Current first aid and safeguarding training, or willingness to complete required training promptly.
- Experience of using Salesforce to monitor and report on participation and impact (D)

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Additional Information

- Applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK