Role Purpose
You will be working within the Skills & Learning - Adult Community Education service, to engage with the community, employers, and other stakeholders to understand and respond to local skills needs to inform service delivery.
Main Responsibilities
1. Establish links with potential partners.
2. Identify local skills needs of communities and employers.
3. Identify funding opportunities that will facilitate innovative partnerships and support the financial aims of the service.
4. Organise and attend promotional and recruitment events to raise the profile of adult education.
5. Work with Area Programme Managers to increase enrolments on our courses.
6. Attend networking events and meetings to build relationships with local stakeholders.
You will be based at one of our centres, with the opportunity for some remote/home working.
The Ideal Candidate
Our ideal candidate will be someone who can confidently communicate with stakeholders at all levels. You will have knowledge and understanding of local priorities and of adult education. This is important because you will be engaging with employers and communities to identify what opportunities there are for collaboration.
Qualifications
There are some qualifications that you will need to have; however, if you feel that the role profile fits your experience or skills, we would still like to hear from you:
1. Educated to Diploma level/NVQ Level 4 in a relevant subject or equivalent experience.
2. Level 2 Maths and English.
As Skills & Learning - Adult Community Education covers the whole of Dorset, we have Learning Centres in Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch, Dorchester, Weymouth, and Blandford, as well as community venues across the county that we use to deliver courses. We also regularly have partner meetings and events in other locations in Dorset. You will need to be able to travel to all of these sites in a timely manner.
As well as the travel aspect of the role, you will need to have a flexible approach to working hours as there will be occasional evening and weekend working to attend meetings or events.
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