Starting salary: £43,227
Contract type: Fixed term until 14 March 2027
Grade: 4
Location: The Engine Shed, Stirling FK8 1QZ
Working Hours: 35 hours per week
Interviews: To be held Week Commencing 30 March 2026
As Skills Programme Delivery Manager, you will manage the Skills Programme Team and the successful delivery of HES's 'Craft Your Career' training programmes.
You will be responsible for the delivery of high-quality workplace learning using traditional building skills, conservation, and construction accreditation through our Trainee, Craft Fellow, Pre-apprenticeship, Modern Apprenticeship programmes. You will work in partnership with internal and external stakeholders to deliver high-quality training experiences. These programmes are fundamental to the delivery of HES's strategic objectives, to address sector skills gaps and to ensure that HES's own skills needs are met.
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Benefits of joining us at Historic Environment Scotland
* Enrolment onto a Civil Service Pension scheme – 28% employer contribution
* 25 days annual leave, pro-rata (increasing to 30 days after 3 years public holidays
* Reimbursement for relevant professional subscriptions
* Support for further education and personal development
* Study leave for work related courses
* Flexible working hours (where appropriate)
* Free entry to all of our properties (with up to three guests)
* Free entry to English Heritage, Manx and Cadw properties
Key Responsibilities of this role
Strategic Delivery
* Support the delivery of HES and sector-wide priorities, including alignment with the Skills Investment Plan (SIP), HES's Corporate Plan and Annual Operating Plan.
* Provide insight to help shape programme strategy.
Operational Delivery
* Manage and deliver high-quality workplace training through 'Craft Your Career' and related programmes.
* Assist with budget planning, forecasting, and monitoring.
* Manage and advise on programme health and safety and carry out regular visits to training placements across Scotland/UK.
* Support robust and ongoing resource capacity and capability management in relation to placement numbers.
* Report on programme progress in line with HES standards.
* Promote the programmes and celebrate achievements.
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* Lead the Skills Programme Team (3 Skills Programme Officers and approximately 50 participants at any time).
Programme Development
* Develop evaluation methods that meet HES, Skills Investment Plan, and funder needs.
* Review and improve processes and share learning.
* Produce high-quality management reports.
Partnership Development
* Maintain relationships with placement hosts and advise on safe working practices.
* Work with partners to provide high-quality placements.
* Identify and grow new partnerships.
Health, Safety and Wellbeing
* Ensure strong health and safety practices are in place across all training activities.
* Escalate concerns to the Skills Programme Development Manager.
Key requirements of the role:
In order for you to be successful in this post, we will be looking for you to submit a cover letter which addresses how you can meet each of the essential and desirable criteria (in up to 1,200 words), using examples of where you have demonstrated these criteria previously. Please ensure that you provide real life examples for each of the criteria to be considered for this post. You can use examples of how you have met this criteria from your work life, home life, education or volunteer experience. Please read our CV and Cover Letter Guidance first before completing, as you will only be eligible for selection if you use examples of how you meet the essential and desirable criteria.
Essential:
* Ability to build positive, professional relationships.
* Strong people management skills with experience leading teams.
* Knowledge of the historic environment sector and relevant training needs.
* Experience delivering workplace learning in the historic environment or construction sector.
* Experience setting up and managing work programmes.
* Awareness of health and safety, safeguarding, and accessibility requirements.
* Good IT skills, including report writing and Excel.
* Valid UK driving licence.
* This role involves doing regulated work with children and young or vulnerable adults, as such this post will require an application to Disclosure Scotland for membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups scheme (PVG scheme) check on top of the Basic Disclosure check carried out for all HES employees. The organisation will start the application on your behalf and will cover the cost of the application.
Find out more about desirable skills and experience in our full job description.
We are dedicated to building a workforce which is reflective of diversity within Scotland. We warmly welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, gender or gender identity, religious beliefs, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, or neurodiversity. In support of our Gaelic Language Plan, we welcome applications from Gaelic speakers.
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