Careers Hub Operations Lead in Gloucester

We are seeking an experienced individual who can work strategically with schools, employers and other education partners. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong management skills, be an effective leader able to credibly influence staff and school leadership teams. Ideally you will have experience of working with secondary schools, colleges or employers and have an understanding of how careers education programmes can be tailored to the needs of diverse groups of young people.

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire's diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a 'customer facing role' must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English. Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.

The Gloucestershire Careers Hub is based in the Employment and Skills Hub at Gloucestershire County Council. It forms part of a network of Careers Hubs across England operating on behalf of the Careers and Enterprise Company (CEC) at a local level in partnership with local authorities. Through our dedicated hub team, and a large network of business volunteers we support Gloucestershire's secondary schools and colleges, providing resources and practical advice to help improve careers education.

This role will focus on managing the work with secondary schools and FE colleges and overseeing a team of Enterprise Coordinator and volunteers working to collaboratively improve careers education across the county. In this role you will lead and manage a CPD offer for teachers and careers leaders and employers that enables focused collaboration, bringing together best practice from both industry and education. You will also be responsible for managing team performance and operational KPI's set by our funders.

Benefits:

• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Annual leave entitlement of 25.5 days rising to 30.5 days after 5 years' continuous service
• Career development and qualification opportunities
• Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network