Schools and Events Manager

The East Kent Colleges Group; Dover; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Annual leave allowance

Flexible Personal Leave

Exclusive Discounts & Perks

Wellbeing and Health Support

Competitive Pension Scheme

Job summary

East Kent Colleges Group seeks a proactive Schools and Events Manager to lead a small team in delivering the annual events calendar across East Kent. You will coordinate college open events and school outreach initiatives while traveling to meet internal and external stakeholders.

The role emphasizes excellent communication, planning, and collaboration to raise student aspirations and promote education opportunities in our communities.

Qualifications

• Experience creating and delivering engaging presentations or workshops.
• Excellent organisational and administrative skills.
• Willingness to travel around East Kent and meet external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to plan and deliver an annual calendar of events and activities in local schools and communities.
• Coordinate college open events and school outreach initiatives.
• Travel around East Kent to engage with internal and external stakeholders and partners.

Job description

Lead outreach events, champion educational opportunities, and inspire students to achieve their full potential. We are looking for a Schools and Events Manager to join our Marketing and Student Recruitment team. As the Schools and Events Manager you will lead a team to support the creation and delivery of an annual calendar of events and activities in local schools and within communities across East Kent, alongside the coordination of College open events. As a Manager, you will play a vital role in raising the aspirations of young people and increasing awareness of the wide range of education opportunities available at EKC Group. This is done through a series of planned workshops, presentations, and well-planned events.

We are seeking a Schools and Events Manager who is a confident and enthusiastic communicator with excellent creative and interpersonal skills. You will be required to travel around East Kent to meet with both internal and external stakeholders, alongside delivering a wide range of engaging initiatives to learners in a range of settings. Experience creating and delivering engaging presentations or workshops, and/or working with young people would be an advantage. The ideal candidate will have fantastic organisational and administrative skills, enjoy working in a small team and meeting new people alongside a good attention to detail.

Outstanding Ofsted Provider East Kent Colleges Group is an Ofsted Outstanding rated provider. It is proud to be the first General Further Education college organisation in the country to have received the Outstanding grade against each of the strands under the new Ofsted inspection framework. An inclusive provider, our colleagues place our students and the communities we serve at the heart of everything they do across EKC Group and this is illustrated in our 'Strong' skills grading by Ofsted. Commitment to Safeguarding We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we ensure that all staff are aware of their responsibilities for upholding these principles. As a designated establishment, we are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore have an obligation to carry out checks to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults. These checks include conviction/caution self-declaration, Enhanced DBS check and obtaining sufficient referencing.

The role includes frequent travel around our communities and a large amount of collaboration with a range of colleagues from our Colleges and Business Units, as well as external stakeholders from a range of professions. Alongside our priority of excellent student experience, we also focus on our employees. Here are just some of our benefits when working for the East Kent Colleges Group:

• Generous Annual leave allowance
• Flexible Personal Leave
• Exclusive Discounts & Perks
• Wellbeing and Health Support
• Competitive Pension Scheme