CTEC Tees Valley Regional Coordinator

Education Training Collective; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational organization is seeking a CTEC Tees Valley Regional Coordinator to drive the success of a new construction skills initiative. The successful candidate will lead collaborative efforts across colleges and industry partners to develop training and programs aligned with regional needs. Strong leadership, project management skills, and experience in the construction sector are essential. This is a 12-month fixed-term role based in Stockton Riverside College, offering an exciting opportunity to shape the future of construction training in the Tees Valley.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement (34-43 days per annum)

Up to 5 additional leave days at Christmas

Free on-site parking

Pro-Hybrid working employer

Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)

Enhanced Occupational Sick Pay

Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption Scheme

Career development opportunities

Comprehensive Health and Wellbeing programme

Employee Assistance Programme

Free/discounted gym memberships

Staff Discounts Package

Wellbeing Days

Discounted Hair and Beauty treatments

Bike2Work Scheme

Qualifications

• Demonstrable leadership and management skills, including project management skills.
• Experience of working in and/or with the construction sector.
• Experience of successful partnership working.
• Strong people skills, able to build collaborative teams.
• Experience managing budgets for externally funded projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of CTEC activity within the Tees Valley.
• Work with curriculum teams to support local construction needs.
• Develop a stakeholder group for CTEC Tees Valley Regional Skills Hub.
• Deliver recruitment and engagement targets.
• Support clear progression pathways for learners.

Skills

Leadership and management skills

Experience in construction sector

Partnership working

Strong people skills

Budget management

Job description

Who we are?

The Education Training Collective (Etc.) is a dynamic and forward‑thinking group of colleges and training providers, including Stockton Riverside College, Redcar and Cleveland College, Bede Sixth Form College, NETA Training Group and Innersummit. Together, we deliver high‑quality education and skills training across the Tees Valley.

We are proud to announce that we have recently been awarded an Outstanding rating by Ofsted, highlighting the exceptional support, teaching and opportunities we provide to help students thrive. As we continue to build on this success, there has never been a more exciting time to join our team and make a real difference.

We’re passionate about creating greater opportunities for all of our students and communities—equipping people with the skills to launch their careers, raise aspirations and power the economic growth of our region. ONE Etc—fuelling ambition and driving success in a resurgent Teesside and beyond. If you share our ambition and energy, we’d love to hear from you.

The Education Training Collective is proud to be a strategic partner in one of the Department for Education’s ten Construction Technical Excellence Colleges (CTECs) – the North East CTEC led by Sunderland College. Spearheaded by its pioneering new training facility – the Housing Innovation & Construction Skills Academy (HICSA) – the CTEC will play a central role in boosting the region’s construction skills provision in direct response to local employer needs, co‑developing and delivering high‑quality teaching practice and curricula in construction, leveraging employer engagement and investment, and promoting clear pathways for learners to progress into work in the construction sector.

CTEC Tees Valley Regional Coordinator

As CTEC Tees Valley Regional Coordinator, you will play a pivotal role in driving the success of the CTEC within the Tees Valley, and ensuring its impact reaches far beyond HICSA to the further education provider network. Based at Stockton Riverside College, but liaising closely with the CTEC Regional Director at HICSA in Sunderland, you will act as a “strategic spoke” into the Tees Valley, developing construction skills training, working collaboratively with other colleges, independent training providers, local authorities, and industry partners. In this position, you will develop, lead and contribute to pioneering employer and skills partnerships, and collaborate with providers and other key stakeholders to ensure curricula and specialist facilities continue to evolve to meet future skills needs.

This is initially a 12 month fixed‑term post, with potential to be extended beyond that.

Role Responsibilities

Key responsibilities of this high‑profile regional role will include:

• Leading the development and implementation of CTEC activity within the Tees Valley, ensuring alignment with the CTEC regional strategy and in liaison with Sunderland College’s Regional Construction Skills Director.
• Working with curriculum teams to develop and implement a structured, employer‑informed range of programmes that support local and regional construction sector needs.
• Developing and leading a CTEC Tees Valley Regional Skills Hub stakeholder group to ensure programmes remain responsive to employer, provider, and industry requirements.
• Being responsible for delivering recruitment and engagement targets in line with the overall CTEC master plan.
• Supporting strong destination outcomes for learners, ensuring clear progression pathways into employment, apprenticeships, higher education or further training, and clarity around data.

About The Candidate

The CTEC Tees Valley Regional Coordinator will help shape a high‑performing, collaborative construction skills ecosystem within the Tees Valley, ensuring that the CTEC achieves its mission across the North East to raise standards, expand opportunity, and meet the evolving needs of employers and learners across the region. The successful candidate will be a changemaker and have direct experience in and/or a strong understanding of the construction sector. They will also have strong commercial acumen, relationship management and partnership development skills, and a good understanding of further and higher education and training.

Essential Skills & Experience

The successful candidate will have:

• Demonstrable leadership and management skills, including project management skills.
• Experience of working in and/or with the construction sector.
• Experience of successful partnership working, including for example, with colleges and independent training providers, universities, businesses, funders, local or national government.
• Strong people skills, with the ability to challenge and encourage others, building teams which are courageous and able to take risks to innovate.
• Experience of managing budgets, including high‑value externally funded projects.

Why Join Us?

We are proud that 91% of our staff tell us that Etc. is a Great Place to Work. At Etc. we reward and support our colleagues in many different ways, including remuneration, training and so much more – we’ve listed a few examples of what you can expect when you join our team:

• Generous annual leave entitlement (34‑43 days per annum, depending on role and length of service)
• Up to 5 days additional leave at Christmas
• Free on‑site parking
• Pro‑Hybrid working employer
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with 15.2% Employer Contribution
• Enhanced Occupational Sick Pay Scheme
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Scheme
• Career development opportunities for progression
• Comprehensive Health and Wellbeing programme
• Employee Assistance Programme (free counselling support for staff, available 24/7 365 days per year)
• Free gym memberships/discounted memberships (dependent on site)
• Staff Discounts Package—Save on your weekly shop with discounts and savings at a number of retailers including groceries, electronics, clothing, homeware and much more https://thanking-you.rewardgateway.co.uk/Authentication/Start
• Better Health at Work Scheme—Etc. has achieved the Continuing Excellence Better Health at Work award
• Wellbeing Days (in addition to annual leave)
• Discounted Hair and Beauty treatments available
• Bike2Work Scheme https://www.bike2workscheme.co.uk

If you believe you have the necessary skills, commitment and determination to succeed and would relish the opportunity to work with us, then we would LOVE to hear from you.

The closing date for receipt of completed applications is midnight Friday 12th December 2025.

Shortlisted candidates will be required to provide details of all unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered, prior to the date of the interview. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure by the DBS.

If you are unsure whether you need to disclose criminal information, you should seek legal advice or you may wish to contact Nacro or Unlock for impartial advice. There is more information on filtering and protected offences on the Ministry of Justice website. Nacro https://www.nacro.org.uk/criminal-record-support-service/ or email [e-mail] or phone [phone] Unlock http://hub.unlock.org.uk/contact/ phone [phone] text 07824 113848.

We are committed to being an inclusive and welcoming place to work, promoting equality of opportunity and access for all, irrespective of age, background, race, gender, religion, ability, disability or sexuality. We encourage applications from diverse candidates and make recruitment decisions based on skill and experience. We are a disability‑confident committed employer.

Safeguarding is also a priority for the group and we have key policies and systems which help to make the group a safe place for learners and staff. The purpose of these policies is to provide clear guidance regarding Safeguarding responsibilities throughout the group, including the Prevent Duty. To read more, please visit https://www.the-etc.ac.uk/policies/safeguarding/.

*note we do not accept CVs or late applications, no agencies please

All applications must be completed via our website https://www.the-etc.ac.uk/join-our-team/