On Programme Lead Apprenticeships

School/Department: Student Experience
Based at: Cranfield Campus, Cranfield, Bedfordshire
Hours of work: 37 hours per week, normally worked Monday to Friday. Flexible working will be considered.
Contract type: Fixed term contract
Fixed Term Period: 12 months
Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range of £37,337 per annum
Apply by: 01/10/2023

Role Description

About the Role

You will be responsible for the management and coordination of apprentice progression monitoring, employer engagement activities and Tripartite Review arrangements. You will line manager the Compliance and On-Programme Senior Administrators and collaborate closely with colleagues in the Apprenticeships Office. Liaison with wider teams across the University including School-based Apprenticeship Tutor/Coach and Student and Academic Support teams will require a level of influence to promote improved ways of working and a positive experience for Cranfield staff, apprentices, and employers.

About You

You will use your exceptional organisational skills to manage a busy and varied workload. Your ability to build and maintain strong relationships with a wide range of stakeholders will be imperative in this role. You will thrive on being organised with exceptional attention to detail and will be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment together with developments in a fast-paced sector.  It is essential that you can apply ESFA and University rules fairly and consistently, taking prompt action to resolve learner and employer engagement matters.

About Us

As a specialist postgraduate university, Cranfield’s world-class expertise, large-scale facilities and unrivalled industry partnerships are creating leaders in technology and management globally. Learn more about Cranfield and our unique impact here.

The Apprenticeships Office is a high profile team within the University that virtually draws together a wide number of our academic, learner support, administrative and marketing colleagues to provide a single, highly professional, consistent and reliable contact point between employers, learners, end point assessment organisations (EPAO) and regulators.

Our Values and Commitments

Our shared, stated values help to define who we are and underpin everything we do: Ambition; Impact; Respect; and Community. Find out more here.

We aim to create and maintain a culture in which everyone can work and study together and realise their full potential. We are a Disability Confident Employer and proud members of the Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme. We are committed to actively exploring flexible working options for each role and have been ranked in the Top 30 family friendly employers in the UK by the charity Working Families. Find out more about our key commitments to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Flexible Working here.

Working Arrangements

Collaborating and connecting are integral to so much of what we do. Our Working Arrangements Framework provides many staff with the opportunity to flexibly combine on-site and remote working, where job roles allow, balancing the needs of our community of staff, students, clients and partners.

How to apply

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Sian Moxom, Deputy Head of Apprenticeships (s.m.moxom@cranfield.ac.uk)

Apply online now. Please do not hesitate to contact us for further details on E: hrrecruitment@cranfield.ac.uk. Please quote reference number 4635.

Closing date for receipt of applications:  1 October 2023