Please note, this is a 1 year FTC
“Shaw Trust promotes team spirit, inclusiveness and it is an organisation where everybody is somebody. I am proud to be part of this great organisation.”
At Shaw Trust we believe everyone has the right to live a decent and dignified life and an opportunity for rewarding work. We are a social purpose organisation challenging inequality and breaking down barriers to enable social mobility.
For us being part of the solution is about creating the conditions for this to happen, advocating and delivering services that make a real difference. Working in partnership not competition, we are part of an eco-system of purpose-led organisations, striving for a fairer, more equal society centred on opportunity for all.
Purpose
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Contracts Compliance and Quality Manager who will work across all Shaw Trust/Ixion learning and skills contracts ensuring the highest standards of contract quality and regulatory compliance. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading a pivotal team shaping and developing Shaw Trusts Quality Assurance Framework, contract compliance assurance standards and work closely with operational managers to ensure that continuous improvement is embedded and effectively actioned and managed across all contracts.
The successful candidate will implement and deliver auditing processes with clear and effective feedback that drives continuous improvement of quality and compliance standards. The role requires an effective leader with strong interpersonal and influencing skills, reporting skills including attention to detail, organisation and planning skills and strong communication adaptable across all levels and stakeholders.
At Shaw Trust we value leadership that drives quality assurance and compliance standards leading to a learner centred approach. This role offers the opportunity to have a significant impact to our learner experience, progress and achievements.
Essential:
You will have:
- Education to degree level and/or significant experience within a relevant field
- Proven experience in a quality assurance or compliance role within education or the Learning and Skills Sector
- Demonstrable evidence of Continuing Professional Development
- Appropriate understanding of regulatory frameworks, Assurance Frameworks, OFSTED and DfE funding
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Location:
You will be homebased with nationwide travel required
Employee Benefits
As an employee of Shaw Trust as well as positively impacting people’s lives, you will have access to the following benefits:
- 25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays), with incremental increases post 3 years’ service up to 28 days, and the option to purchase additional holiday
- 2 days paid volunteering leave each year
- An enhanced pension scheme after 6 months
- Life Assurance at 3 times your annual salary rate
- Access to a suite of learning and development opportunities including paid for apprenticeship and masters’ levels qualifications, and management development programmes
- Opportunities to connect with our employee diversity networks (LGBTQ+ Support Network, Racial Equality Network, Disability Equality Network, Women’s Network), MANaging Network, Menopause Network Group
- Health and Wellbeing initiatives including internal support, employee assistance programme and health cash plan
- Opportunity to request flexible working from day one
Our Strategy
To find out more about Shaw Trusts aims in our 2030 Strategic Directive available here: https://www.shawtrust.org.uk/content/uploads/2020/09/Vision-2030-Strategic-Directive-5-9.pdf
Join a diverse and inclusive organisation
Shaw Trust is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment, where every employee, regardless of their background or lived experience, feels that they belong and can progress in their career.
In addition;
- We are proud to be certified as an employer who meets the National Equality Standard, the accepted standard for inclusiveness in business across the UK.
- We are Disability Confident Leaders, support the guaranteed interview scheme and use of the government’s Access to Work scheme.
- Living our values, we are keen to reflect the diversity of UK society at every level within our organisation.
We welcome applications from all sections of the community including from people with lived experience and/or knowledge of disability or social exclusion.
If you have accessibility requirements and/or would like further information about the role, please contact: Resourcing@shaw-trust.org.uk
Shaw Trust reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.