Delivery Manager - Skills Bootcamps

Gloucestershire County Council; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Annual leave 24.5–29.5 days after five

Career development opportunities

Local Government Pension Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work

Job summary

Gloucestershire County Council is seeking a Delivery Manager to lead the Skills Bootcamps delivery across Gloucestershire. You will manage an internal staff team and a network of training providers, ensuring performance, quality and efficient use of resources in line with Department for Education and Department for Work and Pensions funding rules.

The role is fixed-term to 31 March 2028 with potential to extend.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading delivery of employment/skills programmes.
• Understanding of contract management and quality assurance.
• Comfort with performance data, funding requirements and external partners.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead, support and develop the internal delivery team.
• Manage performance and quality of commissioned training providers.
• Oversee staffing, financial and operational resources.
• Ensure delivery meets government guidance and grant funding requirements.
• Monitor programme performance and quality assurance processes.
• Produce accurate performance information for stakeholders.
• Build relationships with government departments, employers and partners.
• Promote the programme and raise awareness of Skills Bootcamps across Gloucestershire.

Skills

Leadership

Line management

Staff development

Contract management

Performance monitoring

Data analysis

Prioritisation

Stakeholder engagement

Safeguarding

Education

Level 3 qualification

Job description

The Employment and Skills Hub works across Gloucestershire County Council and with a wide range of external partners to support people facing different needs and challenges to move towards sustainable employment. As Delivery Manager, you will be a member of the Employment and Skills Hub Leadership Team, with responsibility for managing an internal staff team and a supply chain of training providers delivering the Skills Bootcamps programme. You will be accountable for the programme's performance, quality and effective use of resources. This role is offered initially on a fixed term basis until 31st March 2028 with potential to extend beyond that date. The role will include:

• Leading, supporting and developing the internal delivery team.
• Managing the performance and quality of commissioned training providers.
• Overseeing staffing, financial and operational resources.
• Ensuring delivery meets Department for Education and Department for Work and Pensions guidance and grant funding requirements.
• Monitoring programme performance, addressing concerns and overseeing complaints and quality assurance processes.
• Producing and sharing accurate performance and management information.
• Building effective relationships with government departments, employers, training providers and wider partners.
• Promoting the programme and raising awareness of Skills Bootcamps across Gloucestershire.
  We are seeking an experienced and motivated Delivery Manager to lead the effective delivery of the Skills Bootcamps programme across Gloucestershire., We are looking for an experienced and confident manager who can provide credible leadership, build strong partnerships and maintain a clear focus on quality, performance and learner outcomes.

Ideally, you will have experience of managing similar employment and skills programmes. You will understand contract management and quality assurance within an education or skills setting and be comfortable working with performance data, funding requirements and external delivery partners. You will be able to demonstrate:

• Strong leadership, line management, coaching and staff development skills.
• Experience of managing contracts, commissioned services or provider supply chains.
• The ability to monitor performance and implement improvements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong reporting and qualitative and quantitative data analysis skills.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and deliver to deadlines.
• Experience of working with employers, education providers, economic development partners and voluntary and community organisations.
• An understanding of safeguarding, risk management and inclusive employment practices.

You will need a minimum Level 3 qualification, or equivalent experience, and must be able to travel around the county., The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have a right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months' employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer. / The council will consider sponsorship for this role, in line with Home Office regulations and subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks. 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. 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.

Working for Gloucestershire County Council brings a range of benefits, including:

• Flexible and agile working opportunities.
• Annual leave entitlement of 24.5 days, rising to 29.5 days after five years' continuous service.
• Career development and qualification opportunities.
• A supportive and positive working environment with regular supervision.
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme, providing free and confidential counselling and advice.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Access to employee networks, including the Prism LGBT+ Network and Young Employees Network.
• Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme, subject to terms and conditions.