Apprenticeships and Skills Contracts Manager

Building on the University’s leading reputation for professional and work-integrated learning, higher and degree apprenticeships, Middlesex aims to provide high quality higher education that meets the skills needs of employers while enhancing social mobility and access to the professions. We are looking for a high performing Apprenticeships and Skills Contracts Manager to be responsible for ensuring the effective development, management and monitoring of apprenticeship and skills related contracts with employers and other providers working with University Service Areas and Faculties.

The role will require external and internal liaison and communication to ensure that all apprenticeships and skills related contracts are compliant with required regulation and funding rules. This will include working with University Registry, internal and (where required) external legal advisers, Finance, Quality, Academic Partnership, Marketing and Communications teams as well as Faculties. It will also include working with employers and other main providers and/or sub-contracted providers and/or apprentice assessment organisations.

You will have the capability to develop, manage and monitor apprenticeships and skills contracts that are compliant with required regulation and funding rules as well as all due diligence requirements. You will be able to liaise effectively with Faculty teams to ensure that all contracts are developed in accordance with the agreed business case for delivering apprenticeships and skills provision. You will also be able to develop and deliver effective training for University Service and Faculty staff regarding contracting requirements for apprenticeships and skills provision. You will need to be able to report on and oversee the quality of contract management services, to respond to identified issues to ensure that the University’s, employer and partner needs are being met effectively.

If you have any specific questions on this job please contact Darryll Bravenboer on (020) 8411 5479.