Education and Adult Learning Manager

Make your mark on the future of Higher Education and Adult learning. At Yeovil College, we’re looking for an experienced and passionate Higher Education and Adult Learning Manager to lead our provision, enhance the learner experience and drive growth, quality and continuous improvement.

This is a role with real influence. You’ll provide operational leadership across our HE and Adult provision, ensuring learners receive an outstanding, inclusive experience from recruitment and induction through to achievement and progression. You’ll lead on quality, compliance and regulatory requirements, keeping the College aligned with Office for Students expectations, partner universities, Adult Skills Fund requirements, OIA best practice and QAA guidance.

You’ll also oversee our Access and Participation Plan, champion student voice, lead our HE Outreach provision and build strong partnerships to widen participation and create new opportunities for growth. Working closely with senior leaders, curriculum teams and support services, you’ll provide the insight, guidance and leadership needed to strengthen provision, support colleagues and improve outcomes. If you’re ready to make a real difference to the future of HE and Adult learning, bring your expertise to Yeovil College.

• Experience in post-16 education, ideally within a college-based HE environment, with up-to-date knowledge of HE, FE and Adult learning.
• Strong understanding of regulatory frameworks, widening participation, safeguarding and student support.
• Proven ability to use data and student feedback to improve attendance, retention, achievement, progression and learner outcomes.
• Experience of leading and developing people, driving continuous improvement and managing multiple priorities.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with experience working effectively with internal teams, universities and external partners.
• A relevant degree, diploma or equivalent qualification, Level 2 English and Maths, and strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office.

• Annual Salary: £41,445
• Full-time position, 37 hours per week, all year round
• 30 days holiday (plus Christmas closure & bank holidays)
• Generous pension scheme of 16.1% employer contributions
• Staff discount scheme with high street and online retailers
• Opportunities for professional development and career growth
• Employee assistance programme
• Free onsite gym
• Subsidised catering facilities
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to free staff parking

Yeovil College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

Potential applicants should be aware that all successful applicants will need to agree to an enhanced DBS check including child and if required adult barred list checks.

Yeovil College uses a third party registered body called uCheck to complete DBS checks on our behalf. Your data is handled according to the DBS Code of Practice which is available from the DBS website.

DBS checks are only one of several methods used to assess candidates’ suitability to work with children and young adults.