Skills Facilitator

Job Description

Job title: Skills FacilitatorLocation: Team Valley and covering across the North East (Newcastle, Gateshead, Durham, Sunderland, South Shields, Newton Aycliffe, Bishop Auckland, Hexham, Cramlington, Alnwick and Berwick-upon-Tweed)Salary: up to £31,434 plus £4,500 car allowanceWe are recruiting two Skills Facilitators for a brand new programme at Education Development Trust called North East Ambition.What is North East Ambition The North East Ambition programme is designed to support SMEs and micro businesses across the North East link more effectively with local and national skills initiatives. The programme is a partnership between Education Development Trust and the North East Local Enterprise Partnership, building upon NELEP’s successful North East Ambition pilot. The North East Ambition programme is a European Social Fund match funded programme that runs from December 2020 - December 2023.The Skills Facilitator is required to deliver the North East Ambition Programme; targeted engagement of businesses within nominated sectors, focussing on under-engaged SMEs located throughout the North East to help identify and address their skills issues, incorporating addressing skills gaps and skills shortage, through greater collaboration and engagement within the wider North East skills network and beyond. Ensure effective collaboration with other contracts within Education Development Trust’s career’s portfolio.The post holder will be expected to liaise and maintain effective working relationships with a range of other agencies, businesses and employers. The post may involve working in more than one location and there will be travel involved (car allowance is provided). It may be necessary on occasion for the post holder to work outside of standard office hours.Person specification:Knowledge Essential:• Educated to Level 4 (or equivalent) in a relevant area.• An understanding of business engagement and support• Extensive knowledge and understanding of the wider skills agendaDesirable:• Business development / support• An understanding of relevant policy relating to skills• Understanding of the skills and employability agenda within the North East region• Knowledge of a North East priority’ or growth’ sector Experience Essential:• Experience of working with employers• Experience of effective partnership working in the delivery of a service• Experience of working in a skills, or related, field Desirable:• Experience of working in/with a North East priority’ or growth’ sector• Experience of managing projects and events Skills Essential:All job objectives are illustrated in the job description, that can be found at the bottom of this advert. Due to current Covid restrictions, this role is likely to require virtual engagement and support of small businesses in the short to medium term, candidates will need to be comfortable with engaging with potential and actual programme beneficiaries through virtual means.Benefits: We offer a generous holiday allowance (30 days), a 6% matched pension scheme, a range of voluntary benefits, excellent training, and family friendly policies to support flexible working.Closing date: Thursday 25th FebruaryInterview dates: Interviews will take place virtually on the 4th and 5th MarchThis post, as part of the North East Ambition project, is part funded by the European Structural and Investment Funds 2020 - 2024 and all activity must comply with contractual regulations. COVID-19: We continue to follow the guidance from the UK Government and will be conducting most interviews virtually. Education Development Trust supports flexible working, with the majority of colleagues continuing to work from home throughout this pandemic.Education Development Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults whom we work with and come into contact with around the world. All applicants are subject to thorough screening and for applicable roles, successful candidates are subject to relevant criminal record checks with national police authorities or the UK’s Disclosure and Barring Service Required skills

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