Operations and Outreach Manager - FTE (Specialist Provision, Employer Engagement and Hard to Re[...]

Ackerman Pierce; Chipping Barnet; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational organization in Chipping Barnet is seeking an Operations and Outreach Manager for a full-time office-based role. You will be responsible for managing programs aimed at supporting hard-to-reach NEET young people, ensuring high-quality delivery with education providers and external employers. The role involves leading a small team, managing budgets, and designing engaging educational programs. This position emphasizes partnership-building and accountability to achieve sustainable outcomes for learners.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing programs and projects in educational settings.
• Strong interpersonal skills with an ability to engage with diverse stakeholders.
• Proven ability to manage budgets and resources effectively.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage programs that maximize outcomes for Post 16 learners.
• Develop training opportunities and employment outcomes with education providers.
• Manage projects through to completion and prepare termly reports.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Team Leadership

Budget Management

Job description

Operations and Outreach Manager ? FTE (Specialist Provision, Employer Engagement and Hard to Reach NEETS

Salary: £210/Day
Job type: Long Term Contract
Location: Barnet

The Operations Manager role has been introduced to secure greater accountability and to ensure that teams deliver high quality programmes ensuring the young people get swift and personalised interventions to secure sustainable outcomes. The post holder will work with a range of education providers such as schools, FE colleges, training providers and community organisations. The Operations Manager will work diligently to create opportunities that add value and enhance the current Post 16 provision in a range of settings and ensure that all elements of the programmes are compliant and in place to include work experience, placements, apprenticeships etc. A key focus of this role is to work in partnership with external employers and providers and develop further the teams outreach capabilities.

This post holder will hold a small case load of hard‑to‑reach NEET young people. This will be a full‑time office‑based role.

• In line with Post 16 Education aims and in consultation with education providers, design and manage (deliver if appropriate) programmes, taster sessions and curriculum-based activities that maximises outcomes for Post 16 learners with a diverse range of learning needs.
• To work with the Programme Manager to develop and manage training opportunities or employment outcomes with further education providers, peer organisations and community partners.
• Manage and deliver projects through to completion using programme plans, produce termly reports on progress and milestones.
• To line manage key members of staff including preparing induction, staff development, workload schedules and performance management.
• To develop the employer engagement, offer to support training and programmes with local and regional employers.
• To support the development of training/internship programmes by chairing or being a member of a task group.
• To ensure that all programmes and training opportunities are delivered safely and in line with the companies policies and in accordance with funding and contract agreements.
• Through regular monitoring ensure that Programmes are delivered to the highest standard possible.
• To manage and maintain accurate programmes budgets as allocated to be (£8,000 max)
• To support the maximizing income generation by securing additional funding where possible.