Locality Manager

Full Time, Permanent Location: Home based, London & South East to cover Kent and Medway Salary: £42,560.70 per annum Closing Date: 9am on Friday 27th January 2017 Interview Date: 24th February in London. Skills for Care is the employer-led workforce development body for adult social care in England. We work with employers across England to make sure their people have the right skills and values to deliver high quality care. Home of the National Skills Academy for Social Care, we offer workforce learning and development support and practical resources from entry level right through to those in senior leadership and management roles. By working with employers and sharing best practice, we help raise quality and standards across the whole sector and ensure dignity and respect are at the heart of service delivery. This purpose of this role is to develop and manage Skills for Care activity at a regional level and represent and reflect upon employer and locality requirements, to ensure effective engagement. The post holder will be involved in extensive business development and commercial activity and will work on behalf of Skills for Care for external clients. We are looking for confident, capable individuals with experience of social care, health services or education. You will have experience of leading and being a member of a project team and contributing to planning activity as a local expert. Naturally, you should be well versed in workforce development, skilled in presenting and negotiating, and ready to make a significant impact on our engagement with social care employers and related services in the London and South East area. The post holder will also be required to attend meetings across the London and South East area and occasionally other parts of the country. Candidates must live within the Kent and Medway area. Please note, this is a home based role which will involve travel therefore candidates must have access to a car and broadband. If you are interested in this role, please visit our website for the full job description.