Full Time Contract
Reports to: Education Director
Salary: Commensurate with role and experience
Location: Dumfries House, Cumnock, KA18 2NJ
The King’s Foundation
The King’s Foundation is a charity founded by King Charles III and was first formed in 1990. Inspired by the vision and values of His Majesty, the Foundation focuses on creating better communities where people, places and the planet can coexist in harmony.
The charity offers education courses for over 15,000 students annually, health and wellbeing programmes for nearly 2,000 people every year, and spearheads placemaking and regeneration projects in the UK and overseas to revitalise communities and historic buildings.
The King’s Foundation is headquartered at its flagship regeneration project, Dumfries House in Ayrshire, Scotland, and acts as custodian of other historic Royal sites including the Castle of Mey in Caithness, Scotland, and Highgrove Gardens in Gloucestershire, which are open to visitors. The Foundation also carries out its work at educational and cultural hubs in London, based at The King’s Foundation School for Traditional Arts in Shoreditch, Trinity Buoy Wharf on the River Thames and the Garrison Chapel in Chelsea.
The work of The King’s Foundation is underpinned by our Founder His Majesty The King’s philosophy of harmony: that by understanding the balance, the order and the relationships between ourselves and the natural world we can create a more sustainable future. We have a diverse and inclusive workplace, creating a welcoming, safe space for everyone. This means that every member of our team can bring their whole self to work. We encourage qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply to and join The King’s Foundation and bring their valuable skills and experiences.
The Foundation is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees, including the provision of workplace adjustments. We do not tolerate discrimination based on protected characteristics (age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership) or other difference such as socio-economic background or social origin.
The Role:
The Farming and Rural Skills Education Manager will have overarching and day-to-day responsibility for overseeing The King’s Foundation’s farming and rural skills education initiatives, including leading on the content development, strategic vision and delivery of the MacRoberts Centre for Farming and Rural Skills to ensure that it becomes a nationally recognised centre for excellence in line with the vision of The King’s Foundation. They will also oversee the strategy and operation for Valentin’s Farm and ensure both centres meet the needs of the target audience.
The post holder will take a strategic and operational role in the development and implementation of education activity, training programmes and public events. They will lead on the development and delivery of programmes related to farming and rural skills working to a five-year strategic plan. They will ensure there is seamless progression for learners throughout primary, secondary, post school education and training and continued professional development. The post holder will ensure all programmes link to the priorities laid out in the strategic plan and ensure delivery of relevant and up to date best practice within the farming and rural skills sector is delivered. Programmes should link to UK wide education and industry priorities. The post holder will manage evaluation approaches across the related curriculum areas and be responsible for producing a number of reports in line with funding requirements. The post holder will also prepare and deliver classes where relevant and oversee events across a range of ages while managing a small team of tutors, technical support and consultants to effectively deliver against the aims.
Drawing on the experience and knowledge of the King’s Foundation and the Harmony approach in delivering education, the post holder will be responsible for assisting in the development of a network of affiliate educational institutions, industry partners, placement providers and supporters and ensuring the delivery of high-quality education courses to students.
Please read the Job Description and Person Specification here
Applications: Please submit a cover letter and CV (please note one A4 page maximum each for CV and letter) to Gordon Watson, email address: - hr.recruitment@kings-foundation.org and request an application form.
Closing date for applications: Monday 4th of August 2025 at 5pm
The King's Foundation
Dumfries House
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