Description Do you have a good understanding of the Early Career Framework and induction process for ECTs? We're looking for someone with a strong understanding of best practice in teaching and learning and professional development of leaders to join the team as Delivery Partner Lead on a 12-month FTC basis, to cover a period of maternity leave. This is a pivotal role for the organisation and you'll be responsible for owning the onboarding, quality assurance, compliance, training and development and ongoing relationship management with Delivery Partners on our teacher training programme. In this role, you'll work closely with the School Partnerships team to secure new Delivery Partners and recontract existing ones, and will be the point of contact throughout their participation on the programme. As Delivery Partner Lead, you'll support our Deliver Partners to be fully compliant according to the DfE contract. Please note: preferred start date for this role is 1 March 2025. For the right candidate, we would be willing to wait an additional week or two. Who are Ambition Institute? A great teacher changes the future every day. Especially for children who have had a tough start in life, a teacher can be the critical factor in their success. At Ambition Institute we help schools tackling educational disadvantage to keep getting better and help their teachers and school leaders to become more expert over time. That’s how we’ll make sure every child gets a great education and the best possible start in life. We train teachers and leaders at all levels to get better at the things that make the biggest difference: what you teach, how you teach it, and how you create the conditions for schools to thrive. We share what works. Everyone can benefit from evidence of how great teaching and leadership can improve schools and change lives, so we connect people to the latest research and best practice. We champion every teacher and school leader’s potential to develop, as the driving force for sustainable school improvement. We would like you to: Support the development of a network of Delivery Partners where best practice can be shared and modelled, and provides a strong voice for Ambition within the sector Have responsibility for management of relationships with our key partners, including Multi Academy Trusts, Teaching School Hubs, SCITTs and Universities Work closely with our operations team to create, manage, and share reports on all aspects of delivery partner data Support Delivery Partners and internal stakeholders to resolve cases of data discrepancies. Working in a hybrid way, you’ll be attached to either our Birmingham, London or Manchester office and will report to the Associate Director of Delivery. In line with our current ways of working, you’ll be expected to be in the office at least 1 day a month, in addition to team days and this may be reviewed by Ambition. Skills, Knowledge and Experience To succeed in this role you'll have a good understanding of the Early Career Framework or National Professional Qualification. You'll possess strong critical thinking and analytical skills, and will be able to utilise a range of data and information sources to identify issues and underlying causes. Our ideal candidate will have a good understanding of school and the wider education system as well as multiple customer groups, including senior leaders, headteachers and executive leaders. While holding qualified teacher status is desirable, it is not essential for applying to this role. We also welcome applications from applicants who do not have a track record of coaching teachers educators across a number of schools. What’s in it for you….? Competitive annual salary Professional development for all staff 25 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays and 'winter shut down’ at the end of December/beginning of January Employer pension contribution of 11% Agile, hybrid working culture, so you can manage when and where you work Staff affinity networks that help keep equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our work Blind recruitment process to ensure equality and fairness in our hiring Enhanced maternity pay after a year’s service Shared parental leave package Access to free, confidential 24/7 wellbeing and support line Comfortable and collaborative workspaces in the city centres of Manchester, Birmingham and London Work-from-home technology package to support hybrid working Interest-free season ticket / bike loans We don’t expect the person we hire to have all of the following, but this should give you a sense of what would enable you to thrive in this role and in our organisation: You care deeply about educational disadvantage and being part of an organisation that challenges inequality You have a good work ethic and strive to make a difference in the job you do You always give maximum effort to understand and meet the needs of our partners and participants You always have a great attitude so we “can do” for all our colleagues, partners and participants You are open to feedback and learning because we want to keep getting better You work with your initiative to bring new ideas and a fresh perspective You are well organised and can prioritise work that will have the greatest impact You want a career with a person-centred organisation with a cause at its heart. You have a collaborative work ethos, bring warmth and good humour to work and a constructive outlook to every situation You enjoy working in a fast-moving workplace, with a great support structure around you You would like to grow with an ambitious organisation as it progresses over time Want flexibility in how you work – splitting your time between one of our offices and remote working and managing your own working patterns to get the job done. Applications will be considered for all office locations. All applications must be received by the closing date 23:59 on 6 January 2025. Our mission needs the best people for the job, which is why we use sift questions to assess candidates’ genuine knowledge and skills. Sift questions are an opportunity for you to show us how you would do the job you are applying for, so please avoid using AI function tools (i.e. ChatGPT or other generative AI tools). We want to evaluate your response, so those found to use content taken from AI tools will have scores adjusted down. We are committed to the safeguarding of children and the most vulnerable in our society and, as such, we are unable to employ individuals with relevant convictions, including the following: a conviction for an offence involving violence or dishonesty, of a sexual nature or against minors, or for any other offence that is relevant to the nature of the services provided by our organisation. As an employer, we have a responsibility to prevent illegal working in the UK by ensuring that our employees have the right to work in the UK. Therefore, as part of the recruitment process to verify your eligibility you will be required to produce relevant documentation. About Ambition Institute At Ambition, we support teachers and school leaders at every stage in their careers, helping them to keep getting better. Our hiring process Stage 1: Applied Stage 2: Shortlisting Stage 3: Interview Stage 4: Formal offer Stage 5: Hired