Foundation Employment and Youth Development Officer

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Job description

Job Summary

Reporting into the Head of Programmes, you will be leading a team to provide better educational outcomes and career prospects for young people in our local communities. You will lead on the development and funding opportunities to expand our youth offer.

Oversee performance, compliance, and day-to-day activities to drive performance on a single contract as well as supporting on frontline duties
Drive the operational team to achieve sustained high performance and quality of delivery in accordance with contracts, business priorities and organisational culture and values
Lead a team of Programme Leads, developing, mentoring, and coaching your team to ensure outcomes, team targets and individual goals are met
Develop and maintain key stakeholder partnerships within the community, with external stakeholders and the wider business
Provide a sense of authority to the customers and enable them to feel more confident and strengthened
Lead on, write and project manage bids and proposals from beginning to end
Provide a framework for IAG to help NEETs progress into education, employment and training
Co-ordinate a programme of training and activities for participants to prepare them and give them the skills and experience to progress into education and employment
Design engagement plans in order to deliver effective outreach in local boroughs

Key Responsibilities

Overall responsibility for the delivery of contractual KPIs from participant attraction to sustained outcomes
Driving the successful delivery of our youth programmes and achieving sustained high performance and quality of delivery in accordance with our commissioners
Working collaboratively with other business units to ensure our services are integrated and company resources are utilised
Building and developing relationships with key stakeholders across our delivery locations to ensure our programmes are reflective of the needs of the community
Looking for growth opportunities with existing commissioners and establishing relationships with new potential funders
Demonstrating a willingness to learn and motivate others to develop/grow industry-specific knowledge and skills
Conducting monthly one-to-ones for all staff members within the team and using the performance management framework
Working with the Quality and Compliance team to implement areas of best practice or plans for improved compliance
Creating awareness amongst the employers about our company's vision of equal opportunities and values
Accurately forecasting performance pipelines and identifying risks to contractual performance
Preparing and presenting monthly management reports for the operations manager/director/prime providers
Leading daily team meetings to ensure priorities for the day are disseminated and followed up with meeting notes to ensure accountability within the team
Carrying out monthly caseload reviews with the team to ensure they are clear

Personal Attributes

Thinks ahead, generates innovative ideas
Values and respects others, builds relationships, collaborates
Gets things done, delivers to high standards, takes responsibility
Excellent interpersonal skills, including influencing and relationship building with a wide range of people
Outcomes focused and target driven and passionate about supporting young people

Skills & Experience

Degree-level qualification or MA in relevant field, or equivalent work experience
Proven track record in managing and setting up programmes
Experience and understanding of Ofsted EIF requirements
Achieved notable success through motivating and teambuilding staff responsible for delivering frontline services
Minimum of 2 years' experience developing proposals to secure grants and contracts
Applied knowledge of project cycle management, including problem analysis, project design, financial planning and management, and monitoring and evaluation
Experience coordinating bid teams to deliver proposals, bids, or manage contracts
Experience working with partners and colleagues from different organisations and cultures to deliver complex work tasks as part of a consortium

For further information and to apply, please visit our website via the Apply button.

Closing date: 17 December 2021