Job title: Employment and Skills Manager
Location: Sevenoaks TN13
Contract Type: Permanent
Weekly Hours: 37 hours per week
Salary: £44,000 per annum
Job Purpose
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Employment and Skills Manager to lead and develop an Employment and Skills service across Kent and Medway.
Reporting to the Head of Communities, you will manage a small team and take strategic ownership of employability provision, ensuring residents can access meaningful employment, training and volunteering opportunities.
This role focuses on identifying unmet need, developing innovative programmes, securing funding and building strong partnerships to maximise positive outcomes for residents.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead and manage the Employment and Skills service across Kent and Medway
Develop and implement a Training and Employment Plan with clear KPIs and measurable outcomes
Design and deliver employability programmes that support residents into work, training or volunteering
Manage and develop a team of Employment and Skills Officers
Monitor performance, funding requirements and service standards
Review and continuously improve service delivery
Build and maintain strong partnerships with funders, commissioners and external agencies
Identify and secure external funding and additional resources
Embed the Employment and Skills agenda across the wider Communities function
Work collaboratively with Social Value and Funding leads to maximise impact
Manage budgets and ensure effective financial oversight
Provide reports and updates to the Head of CommunitiesEssential:
Proven experience delivering or managing Employment and Skills / Employability programmes
Experience managing a team and driving performance against targets
Experience designing work plans, setting KPIs and monitoring outcomes
Experience working with funders and commissioners
Strong partnership-building and stakeholder management skills
Budget management experience
Ability to analyse performance data to inform service improvement
Excellent communication and organisational skills
Desirable:
Understanding of the voluntary and community sector within Kent or similar region
Experience developing apprenticeship or training programmes
Experience developing external funding streams or social value initiative
If you are interested in this position and meet the above criteria, please send your CV now for consideration.
If you require any additional information regarding the position, please call Lewis at Service Care Solutions on (phone number removed) or send an E-Mail to (url removed)