1.  Provide expert advice and recommendations on leadership and governance policy and related development matters, ensuring they are evidence-based and aligned to sector need.
2. Play a lead role in CPD design and delivery, ensuring content across the piece and leadership and governance reflects prevailing climate and actively promote our leadership standards, engaging with the sector as required.
3. Cultivate strong relationships with key stakeholders, including further education and skills sector institutions and leaders, expert groups, industry representatives and other charity and policy organisations. Represent the charity at external events, conferences and policy fora to promote its interest and gather insights on leadership and governance challenges. Regularly report on impact and feedback from engagement. 
4. Manage and mentor team members. Monitor individual and team performance, setting objectives that link with the overall ETF strategy and the Vision and Aims for Education and Standards and agreeing required professional development.
5. Lead content development and delivery for CPD programmes, ensuring alignment with leadership challenges and governance best practices.

• Current/recent further education and skills leadership experience  
• Proven policy related experience, preferably within the further education sector or related field. 
• Strong understanding of skills development, vocational training and workforce requirements and designing and developing programmes to meet the workforce needs across further education settings 
• Excellent research, analytical and critical thinking skills with the ability to synthesise complex information, design solutions to policy challenges and make data-informed improvements 
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills to engage and present to diverse stakeholders across subject matter areas and settings. 
• Good understanding of working in a membership organisation, engaging with members and volunteers, understanding their perspective and incorporating their input into policy proposals.

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 If you are an exceptional candidate who would like to make an impact and enjoy working in a vibrant and cooperative environment, we will welcome your application.
 
 Applicants should apply by submitting a CV and cover letter (2 pages maximum), outlining how you fulfil the requirements of the person specification.

• Starting Salary: £60,300 per annum to start, with service and performance related progression
• Contract type: Full-time 
• Location: Victoria, London 
• Fixed Term Contract until July 2026
• We are open to secondment/job share  
• Deadline for applications: Midday 30^th November 2024 (ETF reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than advertised date).

•    Generous holiday entitlement (30 days, excluding Bank Holidays)
 •    Pension Scheme (Employer = 6% / Employee = 2%)
 •    Life Assurance (4 x basic salary upon death)
 •    Employee Assistance Programme
 •    Staff Training & Development
 •    Work-life balance policies / Flexible Working / TOIL
 •    Volunteering leave - 5 days in total – 3 days paid, 2 days unpaid
 •    Generous sick pay
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