About the Role
Apprenticeships & Employer Based Delivery Manager
Permanent, Full Time
£54,758 to £64,421 per annum
Location: Chelmsford
Working Style: Fixed‑base worker* (eligible for some home‑working and attendance at ACL sites 2–3 days per week).
Closing Date: 27th April 2026
The role will provide operational leadership for ACL’s employer‑based learning and apprenticeships delivery portfolio, ensuring high‑quality, responsive provision that meets local labour‑market needs and supports progression into sustainable employment and higher‑level skills.
The post holder will demonstrate strong leadership, commercial acumen, and the ability to influence, build collaborative relationships with employers and internal stakeholders, and manage complex funding and compliance requirements. The role requires strategic thinking, adaptability, and the capacity to balance short‑term delivery with long‑term planning.
Role Responsibilities
* Manage development and delivery of apprenticeship and employer‑based training and assessment across priority sectors, ensuring compliance with DfE/DWP and Ofsted standards.
* Build and maintain effective employer partnerships to co‑design training that supports workforce development and productivity.
* Drive income growth through learner retention and achievement, along with organic business development and effective partnerships, securing new opportunities to deliver agreed revenue growth.
* Ensure effective staff and team management drives high quality outcomes for learners, preparing the team for future Ofsted inspections in line with Quality team requirements.
* Manage staff performance, curriculum design, and learner achievement to meet agreed KPIs.
* Monitor learner and employer satisfaction, ensuring services are responsive and continuously improving in line with the Quality Assurance and Improvement Policy.
* Manage compliance with funding, audit, and safeguarding to ensure all relevant requirements and standards are met.
* Champion digital learning and innovation to enhance teaching, learning, and assessment, enabling a positive learner experience.
* Use digital tools and innovation to enhance accessibility, efficiency, and learner experience, embedding equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in decision making.
* Ensure teaching, learning and assessment meet the Education Inspection Framework (EIF) and service quality standards; manage the community learning contribution to the annual Self‑Assessment Report (SAR) and Quality Improvement Plan (QIP).
* Contribute to ACL leadership and ECC’s wider business and skills growth priorities, supporting delivery of strategic objectives and agreed targets.
* Specific individual and shared targets and objectives are defined annually within the performance management framework.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
* Educated to RQF Level 6 or equivalent in a teaching and/or assessor related qualification or equivalent by experience.
* Evidence of continuing professional development and expert knowledge in a relevant professional area.
* Substantial experience managing apprenticeship or work‑based learning provision.
* Strong understanding of employer engagement and curriculum design aligned with sector standards.
* Knowledge of funding, compliance, and quality frameworks for apprenticeships and adult skills.
* Skilled in using digital performance tracking and reporting systems to analyse and improve outcomes.
* Excellent leadership, analytical, and relationship‑management skills.
* Proven success in improving outcomes, growth, and quality within a learning environment.
We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We’re committed to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum requirements of the job and will accommodate reasonable adjustments during the process. We also interview all veterans and care leavers who meet the minimum requirements for the role.
Once you’ve secured your role within Essex County Council you will receive many great employee benefits, including support for unpaid carers and flexible working arrangements to accommodate their needs.
To apply for this position, please contact resourcing.team@essex.gov.uk.
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