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Role Profile
South East England Skills Development Manager
The Tech Partnership – the growing network of employers creating the skills for the digital economy –
is creating a new post of South East England Skills Development Manager. This post is to directly
support the objectives of both the Tech Partnership and Enterprise M3 Local Enterprise Partnership
(LEP).
Job description
The purpose of this role is to make the skills system work more effectively in creating the skills
businesses need for growth in the digital economy. This will involve:
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Understanding local and national strategic priorities in relation to skills for the digital economy
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Establishing effective collaboration between employers and educators to address priority
digital skills issues
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Putting in place sustainable solutions, including leveraging existing investments and national
strategies to the benefit of the South East
Specific areas of focus include:
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Inspiring more young people, particularly girls, about technology education and careers.
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Accelerating the flow of talented people from all backgrounds into technology careers,
through apprenticeships and industry-backed higher education programmes
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Developing strategic digital skills for growth, for example cyber security, big data, mobile,
e-commerce and the Internet of Things.
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Promoting education and training that meets industry standards.
Activities will include:
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Identifying and bringing coherence to relevant existing initiatives to address digital skills.
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Bringing together employers with schools, colleges and universities for mutual benefit through
working parties, events and other means. This will include leveraging national investment in
digital careers activity for the benefit of employers and young people in the South East.
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Increasing the uptake of apprenticeships, including through new degree apprenticeships and
the new ‘Trailblazer’ apprenticeships, by encouraging employer demand and ensuring high
quality education and training provision is in place to meet it. This will include leveraging the
national Tech Industry Gold industry accreditation scheme for the benefit of employers in the
South East.
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Increase contact between employers and young people through mentoring, internships and
work placements. This will include leveraging national schemes in these areas for the digital
industries.
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Helping employers to take advantage of the Tech Partnership’s Training Fund to develop
higher level skills of strategic importance to the economy.
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Supporting the wider skills teams in the LEPs to ensure coherence in approach to employers
and partners in support of their wider skills strategies.
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Creating new proposals and business cases for investment where appropriate.
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Reporting on tangible benefits delivered through the role.
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Person Specification
Capability area
Requirements
Core skills /
attributes
Knowledge and
experience
Educational
attainment
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Initiative – self starter and highly self motivated
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Relationship management – able to quickly establish effective
relationships with employers and stakeholders at all levels
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Able to foster cooperation and collaboration between people with
different priorities
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Delivery focussed with a track record of personal delivery of
tangible results
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Excellent verbal and written communication skills – accurate and
compelling
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Understanding of the skills sector, including apprenticeships,
private training provision, FE and / or HE
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Experience of the tech sector (desirable)
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Graduate or equivalent
Terms and conditions
The primary base will be with Enterprise M3 in Farnborough, with regular travel expected to
employers and stakeholders, to the head office of the Tech Partnership in London, and to other LEPs
in the South East.
This will initially be a one year fixed term contract, with salary commensurate with experience up to
£33,000 p.a. plus attractive benefits package.
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About the Tech Partnership
The Tech Partnership is a growing network of employers creating the skills for the digital economy. It
acts for the good of all by inspiring young people about technology, enabling talented people from all
backgrounds to get into technology careers, and helping companies develop the technology skills they
need for the future.
Its vision is that the UK is the go to place for digital business, and its mission is to ensure the UK has
the skills for growth in the global digital economy
Its objectives, which this new post will support, are to:
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Inspire new talent: inspiring young people, particularly girls, about technology education and
careers.
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Create new jobs: accelerating the flow of talented people from all backgrounds into
technology careers, with a particular focus on apprentices and graduates.
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Develop new skills: developing strategic digital skills for growth, for example cyber security,
big data, mobile, e-commerce and the Internet of Things.
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Raise quality: setting industry standards and accrediting education and training that meets
them.
The Tech Partnership is:
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Recognised by government as the Industrial Partnership for the Information Economy – central
to cross-party economic growth strategies.
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Responsible for setting standards, including for apprenticeships and industry-backed degrees.
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Inclusive, embracing all who are aligned to its objectives.
About EnterpriseM3
The Enterprise M3 Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is a public/private partnership set up to support
and sustain economic growth at a local level.
Enterprise M3 is an inclusive and authoritative catalyst for enterprise. It works as a catalyst to
achieve its vision in four complementary ways:
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It co-ordinates - bringing partners together to create improved outcomes through its
Implementation group and network of Action Groups.
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It informs - communicating what is available from partners through its website and social
media, events and networks.
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It advocates - commissioning evidence and lobbying for action from partners or
government.
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It delivers - carrying out activities itself, where this is the best solution.
The skills and employment strategies of Enterprise M3, which this new post will support, includes:
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Increasing interest in STEM subjects
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Increasing apprenticeship uptake from SMEs
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Developing higher level vocational pathways
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Meeting specific skills gaps though collaboration between employers and learning providers
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