We have state-of-the-art facilities and an excellent learning/working environment across the campuses, including an aircraft hangar, animal welfare centre, sports complex, arts centre and specialist vocational workshops.
At present, we employ approximately 280 full time and proportional teaching staff within the main curriculum areas. We also employ approximately 350 support staff and approximately 180 part time teachers.
We are proud of the open and friendly environment within our organisation. Solihull College & University Centre will provide you with significant and exciting challenges and genuine career and development opportunities. Never have the challenges and opportunities within post compulsory education been greater. Ultimately it is our people, their drive, commitment and vision that will take us in the direction we want to go.
Location: Other - Please refer to job description
Salary: £66,714
Basis: Salaried Full Time
GBSIoT Operations Director
The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.
Job details
Salary: £66,714
Contractual hours: 37
Basis: Salaried Full Time
Package: Occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave, contribution towards relevant CPD, salary sacrifice schemes.
Job category/type: Management
Date posted: 13/03/2025
Job reference: SC001664
Job description
Greater Birmingham & Solihull Institute of Technology Operations Director
Salary: £66,714
Fixed term in the first instance to 31st July 2026
N.B The DfE have this month agreed that all IoTs will be relicensed until 2028, and that all IoTs should continue to operate as business as usual. Whilst this post is advertised until July 2026 there is a high potential for the role to be extended to be in line with the policies set out in the post-16 skills strategy to at least 2028.
The government has established high-quality Institutes of Technology (IoTs) to provide employers with a skilled workforce and students with a clear route to technical employment. The Greater Birmingham & Solihull IoT (GBSIoT) specialises in Engineering and Manufacturing and is a consortium led by Solihull College & University Centre, working alongside Aston University; Birmingham City University; South and City College Birmingham; BMet College and the University College Birmingham, supported by the University of Birmingham.
We are seeking a dynamic and innovative Operations Director to provide strategic leadership and oversight of all aspects of GBSIoT’s work including with its education partners and stakeholders. With a passion for driving strong collaborations and knowledge and experience of manufacturing and engineering – either through curriculum expertise or industry experience - GBSIoT is looking for a candidate with a track record of senior leadership and partnership working to take our work forward.
As the GBSIoT Operations Director, you must be able to develop and drive our ambitions particularly around Higher Technical Education and outreach, inspiring more young people to enter the sector and progress into the higher skilled opportunities the sector offers. You will support academic colleagues, lead strategic partnerships with stakeholders such as the Department for Education (DfE) and the West Midlands Combined Authority and inspire innovation in employer responsive skills development.
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