Job Title: Adult Skills & Community Learning Manager
Department: Community & Children’s Services Department
Location: Guildhall
Posting Start Date: 21/07/2026
Posting End Date: 11/08/2026
Level of DBS required: Enhanced barred list check for adults and children
Security vetting: No security vetting is required
Salary: £49,140 - £55,000 per annum inclusive of London Weighting
Contractual hours: 35 hours per week
Hours of Work/Work Pattern: Monday to Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm
Basis: Full-Time, Fixed Term for 2 years
Workplace category: Workplace based
About Us
Join our Adult Skills and Education Service and help shape high-quality learning opportunities that make a real difference to adults, families and local communities. We’re looking for an experienced education professional to lead curriculum quality, support tutors and develop an inclusive, responsive learning programme that meets the needs of learners, employers and partners.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead on quality assurance and continuous improvement across accredited and non-accredited provision.
- Manage and support a team of Adult Community Learning tutors and reception staff.
- Develop and enhance the adult learning curriculum to meet learner and employer needs.
- Monitor learner outcomes, attendance, achievement and satisfaction to drive service improvement.
- Build strong partnerships with employers, community organisations and education providers.
- Promote outstanding teaching, learning and learner progression across the service.
The Ideal Candidate Will
- Hold a degree (or equivalent) and a recognised teaching qualification (e.g., PGCE or Adult/FE teaching qualification).
- Have substantial experience in adult, further or community learning, including curriculum leadership and quality improvement.
- Be an effective people manager with experience of supporting and developing teaching staff.
- Have excellent communication, organisational and project management skills.
- Be passionate about widening participation, improving outcomes and delivering outstanding learning experiences for adults.
If you're committed to improving lives through education and want to lead an ambitious adult learning service, we'd love to hear from you.
Additional Information
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and the successful applicant will be required to obtain an Enhanced children’s and adult’s barred list Disclosure & Barring Service check.
The City of London Corporation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The City of London Corporation is currently undergoing a programme to ensure that our pay and reward practices are competitive and equitable across the whole organisation.
Closing date: 11 August 2026.
Interviews will be held around 24 August 2026.
Equal Opportunities
The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
We reserve the right to close the advert earlier should we receive a high number of applications.
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