Head Training & Adult Education

## Head of Hull Training & Adult Education Apply locations:
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End Date: 25 August 2026 (30+ days left to apply) job requisition :
JR0000796
** Number of Vacancies:
** 1
* * Time Type:
** Full time
** Worker Type:
** Regular
* * Proposed Interview Date:
** Tuesday, October 6, 2026
** Hours of Work:
** 37
* * Hiring Manager:
** Alex Codd
** Contact Number:
*** Job Description

Summary:

** This is a Full Time Permanent Position    We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced professional with extensive knowledge of managing multiple complex funding streams and associated compliance frameworks within a highly regulated environment.
The successful candidate will have proven experience in ensuring robust financial governance, meeting diverse funding requirements, and maintaining strict compliance with statutory and regulatory obligations.
They will demonstrate strong capability in using high-quality data and insight to drive decision-making, holding accountability for performance, accuracy, and transparency.
Excellent analytical skills, strategic thinking, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders while leading continuous improvement are essential in this role.
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Alex Codd on  or email     ROLE AND PURPOSE    The post holder will provide strategic leadership, total accountability, and operational management for Hull Training and Adult Education. The postholder will drive the evolution of an integrated adult learning, and employment and skills service that is responsive to the needs of the community, employers, businesses, the community and voluntary sector and Council, while ensuring high-level performance across a diverse and complex portfolio, including:  Statutory & High Needs Provision:
Oversight of 16–18 Study Programmes and 16–24 High Needs (SEND) provision and funding.
Apprenticeships & Work-Based Learning:
Strategic management of 16–18 and 19+ delivery across both Levy and Non-Levy funding streams.  Adult Skills & Lifelong Learning:
Accountability for 19+ Adult Skills, Tailored Learning, Free Courses for Jobs, and Learner Support funding.  Specialised Funding & Projects:
Management of Adult, full cost-recovery provision, and externally funded careers (IAG) projects.
Strategic Evolution:
Create and implement long-term strategies that align with the City Council; s, HEYCA Mayoral Combined Authority and national DfE requirements, ensuring the service remains self-financing i the long term and value-for-money in the short term.
Regulatory Excellence:
Act as the lead accountable officer for Ofsted, Ofqual, and the Education and DFE and HEYCA, striving for a ‘Strong’ inspection rating.
Corporate Governance:
Ensure full implementation of Internal Council policies and external regulatory policies (inc. Safeguarding, Health & Safety, GDPR, HR) and provide expert reporting to the Board of Governors, Portfolio Holder, CST, Scrutiny and Assistant Director(s).
Performance Leadership:
Motivate the service to meet rigorous short, medium, and long-term performance targets, ensuring the curriculum supports both the economic skills gap and the wellbeing of residents.
** PRINCIPAL

ACCOUNTABILITIES :
** Leading the delivery and continual improvement of allocated service areas against council plan priorities, standards and targets, ensuring value for money and timely delivery.
Providing visible leadership to multidisciplinary teams and championing a performance culture within the directorate/service.

Leading service contributions to corporate programmes and inspections (e.g., Ofsted/peer reviews, FE Commissioner reviews), coordinating readiness and improvement actions.

Acting as principal professional adviser for the service to the Board of Governors, Assistant Director, Executive Directors and Elected Members, offering balanced, evidence‐based advice on strategy, policy and operational issues.

Interpreting national/local policy and regulatory changes for the service and translating these into high level implementable plans.
Coordinating cross‐council and multi‐agency work to deliver integrated, “One Council”…