College Executive

**Key facts**:

- **Full-time, permanent**:

- 37 hours per week_
- ** Salary**:

- £23,556 to £25,645_, depending upon qualifications and experience_
- ** Closing date**:

- Sunday 9th June 2024_

**_ Unlocking Potential - Transforming Lives - Creating Bright Futures_**

They will build strong, positive working relationships with a supportive and collaborative team, and professional services who share the common goal of providing a meaningful educational experience.

They will have excellent organisational and time-management skills and be able to prioritise work effectively to meet objectives and deadlines. They will be comfortable with and proactively adapt to rapid changes in educational trends within the sector. They will be able to plan and prioritise their own schedule of work to achieve objectives, have strong IT skills, and be happy to be part of a close-knit team with shared objectives.

**Job overview**:
There is a requirement to be highly responsive to employer enquiries as part of the Apprenticeship function - dealing with routine enquiries from various stakeholders and following up responses. Supporting employers in understanding and using the Apprenticeship Recruitment Services. To develop a sound understanding of the College’s CRM system and support the Apprenticeship function in organising and running outreach events.
- See the Job Description for full details._
- Job Description (50.714 KB)

**Why choose us?**:
Set within the breathtaking UNESCO World Heritage site of the Lake District, we are an FE college that consistently punches above its weight on the national stage. Under the leadership of our Principal, Kelvin Nash, we are embarking on a series of bold steps to grow the college and remain an excellent education provider for Cumbria and the Northwest region. Our students are focused on their learning, achieve high levels of attainment, and consistently give us high satisfaction ratings. The college recognises the wellbeing of its staff as a priority, as well as ensuring that excellent work is appropriately recognised and that a healthy work-life balance is maintained.

**What we offer**:

- A friendly and supportive environment
- Rewarding jobs, working with talented students
- Great career progression opportunities
- A generous holiday entitlement
- Excellent pension schemes for all staff
- 7 efficiency days per year (pro rata) in addition to your hard-earned holiday allocation
- A college that is committed to developing every student to reach their full potential, irrespective of their ability
- Excellent CPD opportunities to grow and develop
- A college that promotes and supports flexible working
- On-site canteens with locally sourced ingredients
- Employee Assistant Program
- Electric car and Cycle to Work scheme
- A comprehensive staff awards, rewards, and Wellbeing scheme
- Membership options are available to other discounting/saving providers
- A full range of hairdressing and beauty therapy treatments
- Discounts in the college Restaurant
- Enhanced Maternity Pay
- Enhance absence Pay

**Our vision**:
Wee will provide outstanding education and training opportunities that are responsive to the needs of our students and our community. All our actions will help develop our students to deliver positive economic and sustainable environmental change both now and in the future.

**Our values**:

- Excellence & Ambition
- Respect & Honesty
- Diversity & Inclusion
- Loyalty & Commitment
- A Positive Environment

**What we're looking for**:
**Qualifications***:
**Essential**

**Desirable**
Level 3 or equivalent qualification in a relevant discipline
Higher-level qualifications in a relevant discipline

**Experience***:
**Essential**

**Desirable**
Experience of working in a fast paced, demanding business environment
Delivery of work-based training in work place or College environment
Experience and competence in servicing senior level meetings including agenda preparation, collation of papers and note taking
Experience of providing PA support
Experience in a successful further education environment
Experience of lean processes; continuous business improvement techniques

**Knowledge & Skills**:
**Essential**

**Desirable**
Strong diary management skills
Good knowledge of health and safety at work in an educational and vocational environment
Ability to touch type at high speed
Full clean driving licence
Ability to be proactive, self-motivated and work on own initiative
Working on marketing and customer related tasks
Strong ability to condense and present information to maximise its usefulness
Problem solver; able to spot issues and create solutions
Ability to draft high quality documents from scratch including letters, reports and briefings from existing or researched information
Ability to meet tight deadlines whilst maintaining accuracy and attention to detail
High level organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and effectively track progress
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