Exec Director - Funding, Planning & Performance

Dodd Partners; England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

East Coast College in Norfolk and Suffolk is seeking an Executive Director of Funding, Planning & Performance to join its senior leadership team. Reporting to the Deputy Chief Executive, you will shape strategic advice on funding, curriculum planning and performance management to sustain financial resilience and ambitious growth across multiple sites.

You will lead on data-driven decision making, regulatory compliance and stakeholder reporting, ensuring services respond to learner, employer and

Qualifications

• Significant experience of FE funding and financial planning.
• Curriculum planning and performance management experience.
• Ability to interpret regulatory frameworks and accountability requirements.

Responsibilities

• Strategic lead for funding, planning, admissions, examinations, MIS and business intelligence.
• Ensure robust planning, funding optimisation, regulatory compliance and performance intelligence to support college strategy.
• Champion the use of data and insight to drive continuous improvement and improve learner and stakeholder experience.

Job description

We are delighted to be working with East Coast College, a leading education-based organisation with a presence across several key strategic sites in Norfolk and Suffolk, to recruit an Executive Director of Funding, Planning & Performance. A progressive organisation with an ambitious growth agenda, they are fully committed to expanding their provision to provide exceptional education and training for school leavers, adults and employers, supporting the communities and employers they serve.

Reporting to the Deputy Chief Executive, you will be the strategic lead for funding, planning, admissions, examinations, management information systems and business intelligence. As a member of the senior leadership group, the postholder will ensure robust planning, funding optimisation, regulatory compliance and performance intelligence that supports strategic decision-making, financial sustainability and delivery of the college strategy. The role will champion the effective use of data and insight to drive continuous improvement, enhance the student and stakeholder experience, and ensure services are responsive to learner, employer and community needs.

To succeed, you will have significant experience of FE funding, curriculum planning and performance management. You must understand the sector's regulatory frameworks and accountability requirements, coupled with a clear ability to shape strategic advice to executive and governor boards. You will have excellent interpersonal and presentation skills, with the capacity to engage at all levels across and beyond an organisation, and to shape strategic challenges through deliverable, workable solutions to today's ever-changing FE landscape.