Academy Director

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Job description

We are on a mission to up-skill humanity through the invention of new digital products. To make this happen, we are searching for exceptional people that don't stop at great, know when to move fast or slow, are relentlessly curious and, ultimately, care for each other.

We are a product incubator, first tackling the cyber security industry. And we come with the might of a wider group of companies, all with the same ethos and history of achievements.

We're looking for an Academy Director with a passion for impacting and enabling the careers of talented individuals. We want to establish a brand new talent development programme and are looking for the right person to take ownership of this opportunity with a view to launching in 2022. If that prospect gets you excited, we'd love to talk.

About the role

As the Academy Director, you will be establishing a brand new talent development programme that we aspire to be sector leading. Your aim is to first design an academy programme for people looking to break in to a career by gaining first hand experience building exciting products, designing and engineering elegant solutions across a multitude of departments. These could include but not limited to engineering, marketing, cyber security, design and product.

Academy participants will will have the opportunity to rotate across our 4 businesses: a digital product agency, a security consultancy, a product incubator and an ed-tech company. These businesses come with a wealth of product and client achievements, from developing a gamified cyber security learning platform to performing extensive digital forensics analysis. This means we will have a wide selection of opportunities to exploit that we feel can create an outstanding experience for those looking to up-skill.

Ultimately, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, managing and monitoring this academy from the ground up. We're looking for someone who is excited by the opportunity to own such what will become an influential academy, that will inspire a new wave of cyber security professionals.

Key responsibilities

• Scope and define the strategy and vision for the academy, along with the programme structure and day-to-day operations.
• Build a programme by collaborating with stakeholders across the group which fully utilises each business' specialties for the benefit of the participants.
• Autonomously manage the entire candidate journey, from sourcing to onboarding and monitoring of their progress. Plus, outcomes and next steps beyond the academy offering.
• Establish an effective performance monitoring and tracking system using competency frameworks to be able to continuously develop a participants strengths.
• Regularly evaluate and analyse the development of the programme, reporting on status, budget and performance.
• Own and drive the go-to-market strategy through various B2B and/or B2C channels, including building strong and lasting institutional partnerships where necessary.

About you

• You'll have run at least one successful academy, graduate scheme or similar. This will have included, developing, designing and end to end management of the programme.
• You'll have tenacious drive and ambition. This project will be yours to own, and has the potential to impact huge number of people wanting to break into the industry.
• You'll have a passion for people development and learning. Creating ambitious, formative and powerful experiences for people will drive you forwards.
• You'll have exceptional project management and organisational skills. You'll be the kind of person who thrives managing a workload across multiple areas, whether that's sourcing the new intake of candidates or preparing and presenting the status update.
• You'll be excited by our mission and keen to learn more about our culture. We are building a team that are relentlessly curious so we expect you to come to any interview armed with questions because we're more than happy to share.

The Benefits

We hope that you love your job because of our mission, culture and the work. But, we also put a lot of thought into providing great benefits to make your job that bit sweeter, such as:

• Flexible & remote working. We are a remote-first business with flexibility for you to work in tandem with your home life. We also have access to an office in the Cotswolds so we still meet up regularly, but more for socials.
• Great equipment and software. All team members use high spec Mac's and the latest software to make working enjoyable and easy. Plus, we can kit you out with any peripherals you may need.
• Generous holiday. 28 days plus bank holidays per year, and we close over Christmas.
• £1,000 annual training bonus. Self-improvement is an important aspect of our values so we are committed to funding your development, every year.
• Private health. We offer Vitality health insurance that comes with its own perks from free cinema tickets to a discounted Apple Watch.
• Referral programme. We are growing rapidly so if you introduce us to an amazing person who joins us then we'll pay you £1,000 as a little thank you.
• Thoughtful onboarding. Joining a new company can be daunting, we want you to succeed so we have a programme to get you up to speed with our culture and your role.
• A bigger team. We're part of a collection of companies (including Helical Levity, Spinning Fox and Secure Impact) run by the same leadership team. So there is lots of shared learning and some epic summer parties.
• Quick recruitment. We appreciate finding a job is time consuming and often slow, so we aim to move from first interview to offer within two weeks.