Assistant Director Support - EKC Training

East Kent Colleges Group are seeking to recruit an outstanding and inspirational leader to become the Assistant Director of Support for our Adult Education and Apprenticeships business unit, EKC Training.

As Assistant Director, you will be passionate about supporting the provision, with the goal of achieving Outstanding in all that we do. 

You will collaborate with the Managing Director in leading and managing a team of staff ensuring the achievement of income targets, implementation of systems alongside a comprehensive student support service.

EKC Group is a large, entrepreneurial organisation that sees our students and our staff always at the heart of what we do.

Alongside our priority of excellent student experience, we also focus on our employees. Here are just some of our benefits when working for the East Kent Colleges Group:

You will be a suitably qualified and experienced leader who is process driven and commercially astute. We are looking for someone who will provide inspirational leadership to ensure that we maintain our values and have our strategic objectives consistently in view.

You will lead the support teams to operate productively, providing a comprehensive and efficient service to learners and colleagues.

What are we looking for?

• Experience of working in a demanding and fast paced environment, planning and meeting deadlines and income targets
• Experience of managing and implementing safeguarding processes
• Experience of leading others to achieve high standards in their work with high levels of staff satisfaction
• Excellent working knowledge of Further Education enrolment and reporting systems
• Excellent understanding of Adult Skills Funding and Apprenticeship funding rules and audit requirements
• A highly effective communicator who can engage with staff and students at all levels