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About the role
Bury Council’s Adult Learning Service is seeking to recruit a Senior Manager to join its Senior Leadership Team. Promoting adult learning is at the heart of Bury’s LET’S Do It! 2030 Strategy which is an ambitious vision for delivering inclusive economic growth and reducing levels of deprivation across the borough.
Joining this team will give you the opportunity to take responsibility for leading a team of Programme Managers in developing and delivering a range of innovative learning opportunities to support the existing and emerging needs of Bury residents. We are looking for someone with extensive experience at a senior management level in the post-sixteen education sector, within an adult learning setting. Ideally you will have played a significant role in co-ordinating a curriculum offer which responds to National, Regional and Local priorities.
Also of critical importance is the ability to demonstrate a proven track record of successful change management, relationship building, quality improvement and a passion for leading successful teams.
You will have thorough knowledge of the Education Inspection Framework and be able to demonstrate an ability to develop and deliver quality improvement strategies, in line with regulatory requirements and policy expectations within the exciting devolved administrative environment of Greater Manchester.
The ideal candidate will embody our LET’S Do It! values and will support putting learners at the centre of sharing in the success of our exciting plans to deliver excellent adult education for all the communities of our borough.
Normal hours of work are 37 hours per week based around the usual business working week. Dependent on service requirements, you may be required to work on a rota basis.
About Bury
The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare or children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment may be subject to a satisfactory disclosure at the appropriate level under the Disclosure and Barring Service.
In line with safer recruitment, please ensure that your application/CV covers your full employment history and there is a reason noted for any gaps in employment. Successful candidates will be asked to provide relevant references for the past ten years and character references will not be accepted.
As a Corporate Parent, ensure that the work and services you deliver considers our care experienced young people, promotes their life chances empowers them to influence the policies, services, and decisions that affect them, champions their rights, and ensure they grow up in the best possible way
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We are committed to Bury being an equal society that recognises values and embraces all people, regardless of any difference, for the skills, abilities and experiences they bring into the workforce and the wider community. Therefore we guarantee an interview for disabled people, looked after children/ care leavers, armed forces personnel (including reservists and veterans) and carers of adults or disabled children if they meet the essential criteria.
Next steps
For an informal chat regarding the role please contact Joanne Hatton on 0161 253 7593 email j.hatton@bury.gov.uk
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