Education and Employability Manager

Supported by the National Lottery Community Fund the MDA is recruiting an Education and Employability Manager who will lead on the creation of a dynamic place-based education and employability programme within the Market Community. This will include the development of a local education strategy, codesigned alongside residents and stakeholders, and the design and implementation of programmes and projects linked to this. This will include sourcing funding and the management of capital projects. The post holder will also have a management position within the organisation and will be responsible for the day-to-day management of staff and their operational work. The post holder will report to the Director and Management Committee of the Market Development Association and will be located full time in MDA offices based in the Market Community Centre. 

Summary of work responsibilities and personal duties • Manage a co-designed, place-based education and employability programmes that respond to the needs and vision of residents and stakeholders within the Market community. • Operational management of MDA staff team and all relating areas of programmatic work. • Develop an education strategy for the Market community. • Manage the MDA’s employability programme. • Develop and manage the MDA’s Knowledge Economy programmes and capital project. • Engage with residents and stakeholders to codesign education programmes linked to identified areas of need and interest, i.e. SEN or digital literacy. • Establish and manage a series of Community Learning Academies based on the MDA’s programmatic themes including health, housing, community wealth building and education. • Co-ordinate and manage all networks and partnerships relating to this work, i.e. Education Action Group, Market School Network, Queen’s Communities & Place. • Recruit and co-ordinate a resident volunteer base to assist in driving the MDA’s education and employability work forward. • Assist in the design and delivery of the MDA’s local community festivals and events. • Organise and coordinate relevant research within the community and publish/disseminate results • Increase MDA’s education work visibility and impact through effective communication. • Support development and delivery of Community Wealth Building projects and programmes • Undertake any other relevant duties the MDA feels at any time are required to fulfil the needs of the post.