Education Brilliant Futures General Advisor - WMF3172e

The Cumbria County Council; England; Remote; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pension

Enhanced annual leave

Discount schemes

Job summary

Westmorland and Furness Council is seeking an experienced Learning Improvement Specialist to lead the Brilliant Futures Fund across Barrow's schools. This fixed-term role (24 months) supports headteachers and leadership teams to maximize project impact and funding outcomes.

You will provide strategic leadership, build relationships with senior school leaders, monitor performance data, manage the Fund budget, and represent the programme at council meetings.

Qualifications

• Experience leading education projects and improving outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and day-to-day management of the Brilliant Futures Fund.
• Build relationships with headteachers and leadership teams to develop funded projects.
• Review and monitor performance and wider educational outcome data.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Education sector experience

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Job reference REQ00000020414 Date posted 24/09/2026 Application closing date 10/10/2026 Location Various Locations Salary EIP Spinepoints 16-19 Package Blank Contractual hours 22.5 Basis Part time Attachments Blank

Job description

Location: Barrow, Kendal or Penrith
Contract Type: Fixed term for 24 months

About this opportunity

The Brilliant Futures Fund sits in the new Barrow Rising programme that has been established to diversify and strengthen Barrow's economy. The Brilliant Futures Fund is £5m of additional funding to be targeted at our schools and educational settings, directly helping our children and young people to fulfil their potential.

We need an experienced and energetic Learning Improvement Specialist with a track record in working with educationalists to have a measurable impact on outcomes. As General Adviser - Brilliant Futures Fund, you will work across Barrow's schools to develop and deliver projects and maximise the value of the Fund. This is a fantastic opportunity to bring your knowledge and skills to support our headteachers and their leadership teams to make sure the Brilliant Futures Fund meets its aims and objectives; making a tangible contribution to the wider Barrow Rising programme.

Join us as the General Adviser for the Brilliant Futures Fund and play a key part in shaping the future for children and young people in Barrow.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic leadership and day-to-day management of the Brilliant Futures Fund.
• Being the day-to-day lead on behalf of Westmorland and Furness Council and Barrow Rising for the work of the Brilliant Futures Fund.
• Build relationships with headteachers and their leadership teams to develop projects for funding, ensuring the funding is being effectively targeted in line with its objectives.
• Review and monitor performance and wider educational outcome data.
• Ensure the effective management of the Fund’s budget, monitoring the expenditure and costs against benefits as the programme progresses.
• Represent the Brilliant Futures Fund at senior stakeholder and council meetings.
• Resolve any issues that arise in project delivery; collaborating across the council and schools as needed.

Who we are looking for...

We're looking for individuals who embody our organisation's core values: ambitious, inclusive, outcome focused, collaborative, responsible, needs-led, and ecologically aware. We believe these values are central to the successful delivery of the Brilliant Futures Fund, and ensuring its impact is maximised, thus helping even more children and young people in Barrow to achieve their potential.

What can we offer you!

Working at Westmorland and Furness Council you will receive a variety of benefits, including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and other various perks and discounts schemes. For more information about life at Westmorland and Furness Council and what we can offer you, please visit our Careers site. Our benefits | Careers (westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk)

Would you like to find out more?

For further information about this role, such as responsibilities and essential criteria please view the below attachments:

• Post Specification

Please note: If the Post Specification for this vacancy states that a UK driving licence is required, non-UK driving licences with entitlement to drive vehicles in the UK will also be accepted.

Application and Interview information

Closing date: 10/10/2026

Interview date: TBC

We are currently operating both in-person and virtual interviews. Interview details such as venue/timings will be shared with successful candidates, following the shortlisting process. If you have any concerns or adjustments are needed, we are happy to discuss this with you.

Safer Recruitment & DBS

At Westmorland and Furness Council we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and we expect all workers, employees and volunteers to share our commitment.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 and requires an enhanced DBS check with a Children's Barred List check.

Please note this role involves working in regulated activity with children. It is an offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with children.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Westmorland and Furness Council is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and work to promote an inclusive, supportive culture that values and celebrates our differences.

As a Disability Confident Leader, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.

We also offer guaranteed interviews to Armed Forces personnel and veterans and those in care or care experienced and under 24 years old (someone who has been looked-after by a local authority at any point, for any length of time, e.g. foster care, residential care, or under the guardianship of a local authority) that meet the essential criteria for the role.