Curriculum Manager (19484)

To provide clear and effective operational management of curriculum and associated resources in order to meet Barnardo's ETS priorities and strategic objectives. To lead and manage quality assurance and enhancement of the curriculum, learning and teaching to ensure an excellent student experience. To be responsible for the implementation of academic policies and procedures. To lead operational curriculum planning and performance monitoring and generate regular reports on performance. To represent the Barnardo's externally and work as an effective member of the wider Barnardo's Management Team.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities
1. To provide effective leadership and management of the Learning and Teaching Team and be responsible for Personal Development and appraisal of staff.
2. To ensure the development and delivery of innovative and effective learning, teaching and assessment approaches that support an excellent student experience and consistently high student outcomes.
3. To oversee, monitor and implement Barnardo's quality arrangements with regard to the curriculum, learning and teaching.
4. To monitor recruitment, retention, attainment and progression for students across all programmes and take actions for continuous improvement.
5. To lead operational curriculum planning, including planning student recruitment numbers, staff timetables and the deployment of staff.
6. To oversee student enrolment and induction and work closely with Support for Learning staff to ensure appropriate guidance and student support is provided.
7. To liaise with validating bodies, examining bodies, assessors, employers and other external agencies, as required.
8. To participate in open days, recruitment and promotional activities as required.
9.To contribute to the production of annual quality reports and plans for external agencies.
10.To oversee and ensure health and safety requirements with regard to the curriculum are maintained and monitored effectively.
11.To collaborate with other Barnardo's staff to fulfil corporate aims.
12.To liaise with other Barnardo's staff in relation to student enrolment procedures and oversee enrolments for all courses.
13.To liaise with other Barnardo's staff in relation to student absence and welfare and take actions as approriate.
14. To proactively predict, prevent and/or resolve problems arising within a strong, student-focused culture.
15.To prepare written reports as required by the senior management team.
16.To undertake staff development as agreed with the Service Manager.
17.To implement Barnardo's Safeguarding policy and procedures.

Key Accountabilities
1. Be accountable for the key performance indicators of student retention, satisfaction and successful completion.
2. Be responsible for the improvement of key performance indicators through systematic monitoring and analysis of relevant data.
3. With the wider Barnardo's Management Team, meet agreed targets for student recruitment.

Barnardo's Employment, Training and Skills Yorkshire is a Work Based Learning Provider based in Bradford. From this service we provide learning and skills programmes for young people aged 16-24 including: 16-19 Study Programmes, Traineeships, Apprenticeships, including those delivered to our staff team across England and corporately funded employer recruitment programmes., We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.

For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay., At Barnardo's we believe in children - no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is reflected in our values and our practice, and we have invested in this area of our work to ensure that we can deliver on our commitments to be an inclusive employer. EDI is a key enabler of our purpose as a charity and we want to ensure that the diversity of our teams is reflective of the communities we serve and that we continue to learn and develop our work with a focus on inclusion. We particularly encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian and Minoritised Ethnic Communities, candidates who are LGBT+ and Disabled candidates.

Workplace Offer: What it means for you

The world of work has changed. We are understanding of what works best for our colleagues both current and future as we look to embrace this new way of working. Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or any combination of these.

• Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.


• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing after 5 years service


• The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our HolidayPlus scheme


• A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options


• Service related sick pay from day 1


• Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution


• Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension


• Cycle2work scheme


• Interest free season ticket loans


• Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal


• 20% discount at Barnardo's stores


• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc


• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support


• Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer