Workplace and Assurance/Quality Manager Skills Academy

We are looking for a Workplace and Assurance/Quality Manager to join our team in our Skills Academy. You will work in partnership with corporate operations personnel, instructors and apprentices, to provide skilled craft personnel to the business; line and project management of an academy team and activities including assuring our work and training.

Location – Reading / Basingstoke area

Package – 45,250 – 49,000 (depending on your suitability and level of experience)

As part of our People Promise, AWE (one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK) has a range of benefits to suit you. These include:

• Time to recharge your batteries with 270 hours of annual leave (plus every other Friday off work)
• Consideration for flexible working arrangements so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know on your application if you wish to work part time
• Opportunities for Professional Career Development that include funding for the annual membership of a relevant professional body, access to mentors and training
• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services
• A generous defined contribution Group Personal Pension (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your own contribution)
• Life Assurance
• Discounts – access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending
• Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring for your family
• A host of voluntary & core benefits to suit your health and wellbeing – more information available on our careers site

Key accountabilities of the role

• Ensure the academy has a sector leading quality assurance and improvement system that ensures the provision of high-quality apprenticeships
• To maintain a Skills academy training team to ensure company and national contracted requirements for development are met. The role includes leadership of a team of instructing staff and the need to maintain at least OFSTED Good status
• Development and performance management of direct reports
• To supervise and support administrators on management information related tasks
• Provide expert knowledge of ESFA compliance requirements to remove single point of failure risk
• Maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality and be a great team player

We are looking for the Workplace and Assurance/Quality Manager to have:

• Appropriate professional training qualification or equivalent
• Appropriate assessment and/or verification qualifications
• Good levels of literacy and numeracy
• Proven presentation skills
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal to be understood by a range of audiences, from new apprentices to senior management
• Good influencing skills to ensure the appropriate learning opportunities and development of individuals
• Personally well organised and able to work in an organised manner, coping with multiple tasks and able to deliver in the face of challenges
• Expert coaching skills and ability to inspire confidence in others
• Fluent in the development and use of metrics
• Proven success in developing and managing a high performing team

As part of this role you must:

• Undertake and pass a CRB check
• Have the ability and affinity for working with a diverse range of people and grades across the business particularly young people
• Have the ability to attend off-site events (e.g. meetings, conferences, residential courses, etc.) which may include short periods away from home including overnight stays

All candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the correct security clearance for this role.