WEA Hiring for Senior Area Education Manager (to cover the South East region) Job at Remote Full Time

WEA have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Area Education Manager to join our South East team. We are looking for an outstanding individual who can manage people, performance and contracts effectively for the newly formed region. In return, you will receive a range of benefits and work with a dedicated, professional team who are working to increase the education provision and reach to our communities.

You will get…

– A salary of £42,385 – £44,615

• Enhanced holiday entitlement (30 days, plus bank holidays);
• Agile working opportunities;
• Life insurance cover;
• Employee assistance programme;
• Cycle to work scheme;
• Eye care vouchers.

The Senior Area Education Manager will be responsible and accountable for the overall successful delivery of our Adult Education Budget (AEB) contracts.

The scale and breadth of our curriculum offer is what makes us special. It is our most powerful and important tool in meeting the needs of our learners and the communities, regardless of starting point or educational need – We bring learning to the learner, whether it be in local trusted venues or their living room via online learning.

This role is a home based/ hybrid role, with travel expected across Sussex, Surrey, Kent, Essex, Cambridge, Norfolk, Suffolk, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire.

Reporting to the Head of Region, you will be accountable for the successful delivery of the AEB and ESFA contracts within agreed budget and timelines. Working closely with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders including MCA’s, local authorities, DWP, community organisations, employers and trade unions you will seek to maintain and develop new and existing partnerships.

Within the position, you will be responsible for the management of the area plan and budget for the designated area(s), ensuring education provision is organised in line with agreed targets. As a Senior Area Education Manager, you will manage a team of colleagues, motivating and developing the team in line with WEA’s commitment to Investors in People and policies.

About you:

Are you passionate about lifelong learning? Join the UK’s largest voluntary sector adult education provider.

As a Senior Area Education Manager, you should have:

• Strong experience of managing and allocating resources across a number of complex strategic and/or educational projects;
• The ability of managing and resolving conflict, inter-dependencies, competing priorities, risks and issues;
• Experience in gathering and understanding business objectives and requirements and translating those in to appropriate programmes of work;
• Excellent communications skills including presentations and report writing
• The ability to work in ambiguous and/or emergent environments, responding to change and new situations;
• A strong team work ethic. We like to collaborate and support each other;
• A passion for adult education, and making a difference!

About WEA:

The WEA is the UKs largest voluntary sector provider of adult education, a charity dedicated to bringing high quality, professional education into the heart of communities.

We are working hard to create a workplace that reflects the communities we seek to serve and in which everyone feels empowered to be themselves and work together to drive positive change. We strongly encourage applicants from a diverse range of candidates and encourage everyone with the appropriate skills, experiences and potential to apply.