Rochdale AFC Ltd Hiring for Education & Employability Manager Job at Rochdale, England Full Time

Salary Up to £30,000 plus performance related bonus

Contract Full time & permanent

Who are we?

Rochdale AFC Community Trust is the official charity of Rochdale AFC. We share the vision of making Rochdale one of the best places in the world to live, work and play – a place where ALL voices are heard.

We use the power of football and our community standing to raise aspirations and transform lives. Throughout all that we do, the following core values are exhibited by everyone connected with the charity: –

• Inclusive
• Committed
• Fair
• Passionate
• Quality
• Impactful
• Sustainable
• Honest.

The role

You will be leading the Trust’s Education & Employability team, maximising current programmes and identifying new opportunities for growth. With experience gained in at least one of our three core Programmes – Sports College, Alternative Provision and Trainee & Employability Skills – you will have the transferable skills to lead the growth of all three.

This is a varied role – you will be involved in supporting the delivery of our programmes but will also be responsible for setting and achieving the team’s strategic goals.

You will be building relationships with key partners across the region, identifying new opportunities for growth and source funding alongside designing new projects and pilot programmes.

This is a terrific opportunity to take on a newly created role and really make it your own. With guidance from the Trust Director you will be able to set your own framework and shape the direction of the department. But above all you will be making a material difference to the lives of the people of Rochdale.

What are we looking for?

• Educated to degree level. If you have a formal teaching qualification – even better!
• Previous experience of managing a small team
• Excellent relationship builder – both internally and externally
• Have up-to-date safeguarding and first aid qualifications (or willingness to work towards)
• Excellent planning, organisation, report writing, and time management skills
• Ability to work under own initiative and to timescales
• Strong communication skills
• A ‘can do’ attitude, and willingness to learn
• Experience of the flexibility and adaptability necessary in a fast-paced environment
• A creative thinker with the ability to see new opportunities
• You must have the right to work in the UK as we do not sponsor visas.

While experience gained within a sporting club foundation/trust would be ideal, we are also very interested in talking to people who can bring ideas from other backgrounds.

You will be credible and passionate about delivering high quality programmes and monitoring the progress and outcomes of all young people accessing our programmes. In return we can offer you the chance to work in an organisation which genuinely makes a difference to people’s lives.

What’s next?

If you share our vision, want to join us on our mission and share our core values, please send a CV and covering letter to our recruitment partner, Alex MacArthur at ALM Recruitment.

If you don’t have an up-to-date CV then please message Alex through LinkedIn – www.linkedin.com/in/almacarthur – to arrange an informal chat.

Successful candidates will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check before officially joining Rochdale AFC Community Trust

Closing Date: 12 noon Monday 15th August

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: Up to £30,000.00 per year

Additional pay:

• Performance bonus

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Rochdale, OL11 5DS: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application deadline: 15/08/2022