Head of Skills and Learning Development (employee role)
Title: Head of Skills and Learning Development
Employment Status: 4 days a week
Salary: £40,000 per annum (pro-rata from £50,000)
Location: Remote, UK (our offices are in London)
Application Deadline: 25 February 2022, 11:59pm
We are looking for a skilled professional to provide the leadership required to deliver excellent learner success through the development of teaching and learning, curriculum innovation and quality assurance benefitting our community members.
Do it Now Now (DINN) is an open innovation organisation committed to the social empowerment of Black people through the provision of access to opportunities for social mobility through entrepreneurship and employment. We bring skilled talent, charities, social entrepreneurs, start-up teams, social innovators, investors and philanthropists together to address social challenges, solve problems and support the development of underserved groups. Our agenda is to deliver excellent training and high-level quality support that facilitates learner achievement and progression through our theory of change.
Do it Now Now has developed a methodology that supports the participants and secures the sustainability of their work. It is based on our success in supporting entrepreneurs through our support programmes. We call it ASAP:
We are looking for a skilled professional to ensure high-quality delivery of our internal (our initiatives) and external (our clients) training offers across the different areas we focus on including leadership (diversity and inclusion), entrepreneurship, financial inclusion, wellbeing and employability.
Employment Status: 4 days a week
Salary: £40,000 per annum (pro-rata from £50,000)
Location: Remote, UK (our offices are in London)
Application Deadline: 25 February 2022, 11:59pm
We are looking for a skilled professional to provide the leadership required to deliver excellent learner success through the development of teaching and learning, curriculum innovation and quality assurance benefitting our community members.
Do it Now Now (DINN) is an open innovation organisation committed to the social empowerment of Black people through the provision of access to opportunities for social mobility through entrepreneurship and employment. We bring skilled talent, charities, social entrepreneurs, start-up teams, social innovators, investors and philanthropists together to address social challenges, solve problems and support the development of underserved groups. Our agenda is to deliver excellent training and high-level quality support that facilitates learner achievement and progression through our theory of change.
Do it Now Now has developed a methodology that supports the participants and secures the sustainability of their work. It is based on our success in supporting entrepreneurs through our support programmes. We call it ASAP:
- Awareness: Participants will have a good understanding of their strengths and weaknesses as well as their short, mid and long term goals.
- Self-actualisation: we know there is no linear learning path and we teach to support the development of skills that can be used in multiple contexts for that reason.
- Activation: through case studies, simulations and support to apply learning to their context, we provide training that will stay with them when they’re under pressure.
- Personalisation: we develop training with personalisation in mind. We work to understand and are sensitive to the needs of individuals so that we can ensure their success throughout the program.
We are looking for a skilled professional to ensure high-quality delivery of our internal (our initiatives) and external (our clients) training offers across the different areas we focus on including leadership (diversity and inclusion), entrepreneurship, financial inclusion, wellbeing and employability.
Key responsibilities
You will be responsible for leading a team of staff and have responsibility for managing the curriculum standards ensuring alignment with our methodology and best practice.
Strategic leadership
Leadership and management
Quality assurance and enhancement
Operational leadership and management
Requirements
About you
Do it Now Now is dedicated to the belief that all lives have equal value. We’re committed to creating a workplace where employees thrive both personally and professionally. We also believe our employees should reflect the rich diversity of the global populations we aim to serve—in race, gender, age, cultures and beliefs—and we support this diversity through all of our employment practices.
Thank you for your consideration.
You will be responsible for leading a team of staff and have responsibility for managing the curriculum standards ensuring alignment with our methodology and best practice.
Strategic leadership
- Articulate and implement a clear vision for the development of the curriculum and learner experience, in line with our theory of change
- Review the impact of all offerings, identify good practice and lead the creative development of the curriculum in each area of focus
Leadership and management
- Provide effective leadership, management, and coordination of staff resources across the training and skills development teams, working closely to ensure scheduled training is timely, efficient, and effective
- Ensure the recruitment of skills development staff and freelancers is planned, timely and fully meets the needs of the business
- Undertake regular one to one and team meetings with staff that report into the role
- Work closely with the Inclusive Enterprise and Partnerships team to ensure that any bespoke curriculum requests can be accommodated without negative impact to the standard
- Work on new product development, taking the lead on these projects when required and working with the Inclusive Enterprise and Partnerships team to develop the product offering
Quality assurance and enhancement
- Provide leadership, taking overall responsibility for standards, the quality of learning opportunities, and the accuracy and completeness of training
- Lead on ensuring that DINN is delivering to a standard that meets the highest requirements of relevant external agencies' quality frameworks, policies, procedures, and codes of practice
- Hold responsibility for learner knowledge module outcomes and the effective processes where appropriate
- Contribute to and monitor progress against the quality improvement plan actions in relation to training and curriculum
- Analyse data and feedback to monitor progress towards progression targets, planning and implementing remedial actions where necessary
- Be responsible for the production of reports, analysis, and evaluation in support of the DINN’s Self-Assessment report for each training focus area
- Lead on the reporting progress and areas for improvement directly to the relevant Board
Operational leadership and management
- Ensure the effective day to day management of the various focus areas, including inducting staff, arranging cover for absent staff
- Monitor the views, needs and requests of learners and ensure further improvements to the standards of delivery
- Ensure that appropriate, current, and relevant skills developments are integrated and embedded across all training content
- Lead on the development and maintenance of the learning materials
- Monitor progression tracking activities and learner outcomes by each trainer, implementing continuous professional development or performance measurements as appropriate
- Monitor agreed key performance indicators to drive the achievement of DINN’s objectives and manage performance, where required
Requirements
- Teaching and quality assurance qualifications in line with industry standards
- Understanding of virtual learning environments and virtual learning delivery
- Leadership experience and evidence of success in bringing individuals together and forming a strong team ethos
- Experience of planning and delivering change or continuous improvement in teaching and learning which achieved a positive impact on learner outcomes
- Experience of data management and interpretation, and quality assurance
- A proven track record in leading, developing or delivering teaching and learning initiatives with a strong learner outcome focus
About you
- You’re highly organised and self-motivated
- You are an ambitious leader. You recognise the importance of what we are trying to achieve and see your role in that
- You’re resourceful. You know how to find things, solve things, answer questions, reach people
- You are passionate about the cause
- You have sound judgement. You work independently, and when faced with issues react calmly and logically
- You're a positive, solutions-oriented, and entrepreneurial individual with a drive for excellence
- You can engage remotely and with autonomy
- You’re a team player and manager, with strong interpersonal and collaboration skills
Do it Now Now is dedicated to the belief that all lives have equal value. We’re committed to creating a workplace where employees thrive both personally and professionally. We also believe our employees should reflect the rich diversity of the global populations we aim to serve—in race, gender, age, cultures and beliefs—and we support this diversity through all of our employment practices.
Thank you for your consideration.
