Mayor's Construction Academy Hub Manager
START DATE - ASAP
2 months - Hub Manager required to start ASAP until 31st March 2023 (when project funding ends) possible extension.
£22.07 per hour PAYE
£28.39 per hour UMB
Working from home arrangements Can work remotely but would ideally prefer local to attend events and the office when requested.
Job Purpose
The construction sector is of vital importance to the South London economy, currently represents 5% of the local workforce. The sector has an average annual employment growth rate of 11% (2015-2018) which is by far the largest growth rate of all industry groups in South London.
The Mayor's Construction Academy (MCA) will support delivery of housing and other developments through brokering training and support to meet the workforce needs of developers and their supply chain(s).
The MCA Hub will also strengthen the pathways for residents into sustainable jobs in construction through training and access to jobs on developments in local areas, with a particular focus on increasing opportunities for priority groups and improving diversity of the workforce in construction
Operating across the six boroughs of Croydon, Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth, the South London Partnership aims to deliver a Mayor's Construction Academy (MCA) Hub which will support South London residents to gain the skills they needed to access construction sector vacancies. This role is responsible for managing the successful delivery of the Mayor's Construction Academy Hub, working with boroughs, further education training providers, employers and candidate referral partners to coordinate construction skills training, employment support and employer engagement delivery across the sub-region.
The post holder will be responsible for:
- delivering MCA programme targets on time and on budget, and for ensuring that the required monitoring and performance data is collected from across the relevant borough partners
- working strategically with training providers and the construction industry to create a coordinated construction training offer more responsive to the labour market and to improve the pathways to employment for residents
- working with Council departments, neighbouring boroughs, local companies, agencies, further and higher education providers and contractors over the six boroughs, to strengthen better collaboration and cohesion between skills providers and employers in construction.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities
The Hub Manager will be responsible for:
- overseeing the MCA programme delivery plan, in accordance with the Greater London Authority (GLA) funding agreement, to ensure that outcome targets are met, and relevant data is captured and reported
- running and overseeing MCA Hub Governance structures, including operational boards with partners and stakeholders
- reviewing the systems required to meet the required programme outputs and comply with the grant monitoring and reporting requirements set out in the GLA Funding Agreement and to oversee the completion of monitoring returns according to established deadlines
- leading, developing and maintaining a range of strategic relationships with boroughs, developers, training providers and other delivery partners, to support programme delivery and, leading in the integration of the MCA Hub with new and existing employment and skills provisions
- identifying pipeline construction projects and ensuring that the skills provision meets employer demand
- playing a strategic role, working with construction employers and educational providers to identify gaps in the construction skills provision and help design the construction curriculum in the hub area, creating a more responsive labour market and high-quality construction skills training offer
- the financial and risk management of the Hub, providing regular financial and management reporting to support governance and oversight of the programme and fulfil the requirements of the GLA Funding Agreement
- identifying and securing, or supporting partners to secure, additional funding to expand and improve construction skills training in the Hub area
- driving the Hub team to work with employers and providers to increase the diversity of participants accessing employment and training opportunities through the hub, improving industry's access to a larger and more diverse skills pool
- quality monitoring and evaluating the Hubs working models, and refining where necessary, to ensure the Hub is effective and has maximum impact
- producing and presenting regular update reports to senior borough and GLA officers
- project manage programmes that assist people into employment in construction, promoting programmes that ensure an integrated and co-ordinated approach to meeting current and future skills needs of businesses and, improve access for local residents in existing and future employment opportunities
- increase the provision of training of green construction skills in the MCA Hub area, specifically around retrofitting of sustainable heating systems, green insulation, green roofing and drainage and construction waste management
- Represent the MCA Hub at relevant pan London and local events, both virtually and in person, as appropriate.
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