Head of Innovation

New
- Location: Rushden
- Salary: £40000.00 - £490000 per annum per year
- Job Type:Permanent

Posted about 4 hours ago
- **Sector**: Marketing & Creative Recruitment
- **Contact**: Clare Filsell
- **Start Date**: ASAP
- **Expiry Date**: 17 December 2023
- **Job Ref**: BBBH50312_1700211916

A brand-new role for a Head of Innovation, Growth and Partnerships in the education sector reporting to an Executive Director of Skills and Business Development.

To lead on innovation by supporting colleagues to develop new provision in response to evidenced demand and identifying opportunities to grow partnerships. Effective development of robust partnerships with external stakeholders, identification of appropriate grants and successful completion of relevant bids and tenders.

An office based role near Rushden.

**Your duties will include**:

- Research, identify and draft appropriate grants, bids and tenders to successfully grow existing offers in line with strategic priorities and values.
- Support leaders and managers to respond innovatively to a changing skills landscape by developing new provision as the demand arises.
- Work with the Employer Engagement Team to develop long term and collaborative partnerships to support key regional stakeholders.
- Liaise with community and civic stakeholders such as the local authorities, Local Enterprise Partnerships, Mayoral Combined Authorities and Job Centre Plus to develop reciprocal, symbiotic relationships that support aims and objectives and the wider strategic vision.
- Overall responsibility for delivery of the Adult Education Budget including oversight of curriculum and subcontractor led provision.
- Management of all subcontracted provision across all funding streams including performance management and compliance.
- Act as project manager for any work arising from successful revenue bids and tenders including reporting and compliance requirements.

**Ideally you will have**:

- Track record of successfully completing bids and tenders, preferably in the Further Education sector.
- Understanding of the adult education budget and associated funding rules.
- Experience of working with external stakeholders to develop long term partnerships.
- Experience of effective project management of long term and complex projects.
- Excellent organisational skills.
- Naturally innovative with a positive, can-do attitude.
- High level of interpersonal skills.
- Highly self-motivated and able to motivate/inspire confidence in others.

**In return**:

- A salary of £40,000pa to £49,000pa DOE
- 38 days holiday (inc b/hols)
- On-site gym
- Cycle to work scheme