Early Careers & Skills Manager (Engineering, Digital and Software)

Job Title: Early Careers & Skills Manager (Engineering, Digital and Software)

Location: Samlesbury. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £58,000+ Depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Manage, and be accountable for, the EDAS / DTS apprenticeship programme provision. Ensuring outstanding learning and development opportunities for apprentices through highly effective work placements, off the job and specialist training, within an inclusive, supportive and safe work environment
• Role model and champion proud professional behaviours, ensuring high standards and expectations are set and delivered and through a culture of continuous quality improvement all provision is aligned to Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ and awarding body compliance
• Manage a team of Development Leaders ensuring successful planning, transition, workplace onboarding, delivery, support and progression of all apprentices with a core focus on delivering outstanding outcomes for learners
• Manage the apprentice curriculum including on-the-job placement activity, provider delivery and in-house delivery ensuring alignment to business needs through active functional engagement
• Work effectively with the Early Careers Manager (Quality & Funding) ensuring successful implementation of all apprenticeship quality assurance and development initiatives.
• Provide and interpret accurate management data to effectively monitor performance against set KPIs and through progress surgeries, with a focus on ensuring timely performance and quality improvement interventions

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Engineering or Digital/Software qualification Level 5 or above
• Comprehensive knowledge of Apprenticeships and awarding body compliance including Ofsted requirements
• Comprehensive knowledge and experience of quality of teaching, learning, assessment and assurance practices
• Knowledge of digital technologies, trends, and best practices, with the ability to translate complex concepts into engaging and accessible learning experiences
• Previous experience working in an engineering, manufacturing, digital/software or education environment
• Proven line management experience

Desirable:

• Teaching, Training & Development qualifications NVQ Level 4 or equivalent
• Level 4 Leadership & Management qualifications

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Early Careers Team:

You will be joining a highly motivated, diverse and experienced team responsible for developing people through the apprenticeship schemes, giving them strong foundations and high-quality delivery. Your positive impact will enable apprentices to achieve their aspirations, successfully complete and attain the required skills, knowledge and behaviours that enables them to have a successful and long-term career within a thriving Air business.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation.

All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 3rd March 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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