Education Tutor - Higher Education

Community Sports Foundation; Norwich; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Norwich City Community Sports Foundation in Norwich is seeking an Education Manager - Higher Education to lead the day-to-day delivery of the Foundation’s Higher Education programme, supporting learners to achieve strong academic outcomes and positive progression.

The role also ensures compliance requirements are met, leads recruitment activities, and supports the Further Education provision as required.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting learners within a Higher Education or post-16 environment.
• Strong understanding of learner support, progression, achievement and retention strategies.
• Ability to monitor learner performance and provide effective academic and practical coaching.
• Knowledge of quality assurance, compliance, safeguarding, and regulatory requirements within education.
• Ability to build effective partnerships with learners, colleagues, employers, universities, and other stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, organisational, and relationship-building skills.
• Experience delivering teaching, training, workshops, tutorial, or other learner-focused activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day delivery of the Higher Education programme.
• Support learners to achieve strong academic outcomes and progression.
• Ensure compliance requirements are met.
• Lead recruitment activities.
• Support Further Education provision as required.

Skills

Learner support

Progression strategies

Academic coaching

Quality assurance

Compliance knowledge

Partnership building

Communication

Organisation

Job description

Job Title: Education Manager - Higher Education

Contract Type: Permanent

Line Manager: Head of Education

Role Summary: This role will lead the day-to-day delivery of the Foundation’s Higher Education programme, supporting learners to achieve strong academic outcomes and positive progression. The role also ensures compliance requirements are met, leads recruitment activities, and supports the Further Education provision as required.

Charity overview

At Norwich City Community Sports Foundation, we’re passionate about creating opportunities in sport, disability, health, education, social inclusion, and employability. Every year, we empower over 56,000 individuals, contributing more than 850,000 hours of meaningful engagement.

We’re proud to support some of the most disadvantaged, disabled, and talented individuals across Norfolk, offering a variety of impactful projects and programs designed to inspire and uplift.

Our success is driven by a dedicated team who make a difference every day by engaging, motivating, and empowering those we serve.

Are you ready to be part of something extraordinary and help us create lasting impact? This could be your chance to make a real difference.

Knowledge, skills and experience - essential

• Experience supporting learners within a Higher Education or post-16 environment.
• Strong understanding of learner support, progression, achievement and retention strategies.
• Ability to monitor learner performance and provide effective academic and practical coaching.
• Knowledge of quality assurance, compliance, safeguarding, and regulatory requirements within education.
• Ability to build effective partnerships with learners, colleagues, employers, universities, and other stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, organisational, and relationship-building skills.
• Experience delivering teaching, training, workshops, tutorial, or other learner-focused activities.

Knowledge, skills and experience - desirable

• Experience coordinating work placements, employer engagement activities, or work-based learning opportunities.
• Understanding of Higher Education programmes and partnership working.
• Experience supporting recruitment, admissions, enrolment, or learner engagement activities.

Equality statement

Norwich City CSF is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion or belief(s), gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age or with regards to pregnancy or maternity.