Job Description

Brook Street is working with our client in Belfast to recruit a new full time and permanent Training & Development Manager

Mt client is an award-winning social enterprise who delivers services across Northern Ireland supporting people with learning difficulties, autism, and neurodiverse conditions into jobs with a future.

The Training Development Manager will lead on the contract management and delivery of high-quality training for participants to support progression towards employment.

A key aspect of the role will be to ensure connectivity between skills development and employability outcomes for participant`s learning journey, ensuring that all participants receive a service that supports their individual needs and aspirations.

The post holder will have responsibility for training aspects of a wider range of contracts, leading on income generation for the department and the delivery of respective training courses.

Main Duties

• Manage training provision ensuring services are planned and implemented to fulfill company strategic and operational plans and the needs and aspirations of key stakeholders.
• Lead on development of a range of academies and courses that reflect the skills agenda, addressing labour market shortages and engaging with employers to understand their requirements.
• Lead on regular scoping activity with employment team to identify employment trends, matching training courses and linking participant aspirations.
• Line management of skills trainers and associate trainers as required, including work allocation, training, problem resolution and evaluating performance.
• Lead on funding applications or tender opportunities with a focus on training or skills development, developing innovative delivery models and best practice.
• Engage in meaningful dialogue with service users to ensure that the participants have a role in shaping service delivery and future training provision.
• Work with the Marketing team on key engagement activity including events, communication strategies and marketing materials, including social media engagement.
• Assist in the selection and appointment of staff, paid and voluntary, and ensure effective management of staff during induction and throughout probation period.
• Produce accurate monitoring and reporting on progress against targets internally and externally to funders and business partners.

Essential

• A full current driving license and access to a car. Consideration will be given to alternative travelling proposals in respect of applicants with a disability who cannot hold a license.
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable - hours are flexible and may involve evening and weekend work as required.
• Minimum level 2 qualification in English and Math`s
• UU Certificate in Teaching or equivalent teaching qualification
• At least 2 years` experience of delivering training to young people or adults with barriers to learning
• At least 1 years` experience of managing a team or training contracts
• At least 1 years` experience of applying and securing funding, grants, tenders or government contracts.
• Experience of developing courses for accreditation and working with awarding bodies.
• Excellent level of IT, communication skills and public speaking/presentation skills.

Desirable

• At least 2 years` experience of taking a lead role in ETI inspections, self-evaluation and quality improvement processes.
• Experience in managing the delivery of Essential Skills courses.
• Internal verifier, External Verifier or assessor qualification

Detail of job

37.5 hours per week
£32,000 per annum

Please send CV to Colleen Farquharson via the link