Industry Manager

Working closely with the Senior Product Lead and Product Manager. You will lead on establishing strong and reliable industry/employer reference groups in the main sub-sectors that will be the cornerstone of our developments within education. You will establish deep and sustainable relationships with employers, trade and professional associations and key industry stakeholders ensuring that we have the right knowledge and that skills and behaviours are embedded within our qualifications so that our offerings are superior to existing products in the market.

You will work closely with colleagues in the Product Management team, providing timely information to support the development of commercial business cases for the products. You will also work with customers and employers to identify future skills development and employers' needs, the skills needed by learners to get a job, progress and get a new job.

We are seeking an experienced, highly motivated and dynamic person to take on the role of Industry Manager for Hospitality, Catering and Travel.

You will be part of the Product Management team, working closely with the industry employers and professional bodies to engage them in the development and maintenance of our new and existing products. Your priority will be to engage with external industry stakeholders to ensure City & Guild's products and services for the Hospitality, Catering and Travel sector align to current and future skills needs. You'll work with customers and employers to identify future skills needs.

Applicants will need to have a background in education and or qualifications, a clear understanding of this industry and the challenges that it faces as well as the understanding of policy and regulatory requirements for the industry and qualifications.

We are flexible in location, you can be based anywhere across the UK but you must be prepared to attend our London or Wakefield office for team meetings when required., You must have knowledge and understanding of the Hospitality, Catering and Travel sector, as well as a good understanding of the educational landscape. You application must demonstrate a clear understanding of the industry, the requirements, the challenges that it faces and the direction of travel over the next 5 years.

A background in education and/or qualifications as well as knowledge of education reforms and apprenticeship standards are essential. You will also understand policy and regulatory requirements for the industry and qualifications.

You will naturally be an excellent communicator, working closely with internal and external stakeholders to develop expertise and a full understanding and insight of our customers needs ultimately shaping the future of City & Guilds.

Our vision is for a world in which everyone has the skills and opportunities to succeed. We support almost five million people each year to develop skills that help them into a job, develop on that job and to prepare for their next job. As a charity, we're proud that everything we do is focused on achieving this purpose.

Through our assessment and credentialing, corporate learning and technical training offers, we partner with our customers to deliver work-based learning programmes that build competency to support better prospects for people, organisations and wider society. We create flexible learning pathways that support lifelong employability, because we believe that people deserve the opportunity to (re)train and (re)learn again and again - gaining new skills at every stage of life, regardless of where they start.

At the heart of our business sits the City & Guilds Foundation which amplifies our purpose by helping to remove barriers to getting into a job, celebrating best practice on the job, and advocating for jobs of the future.

We were founded in 1878 by the City of London and the trade guilds of the time, to help people, organisations and economies to develop their skills for growth.

Our rich experience means we're uniquely positioned to understand the future of work and learning. And, we continually evolve to develop and deliver skills for the workplace of the future. Today, as well as qualifications and assessment, we offer digital credentialing, elearning technologies, executive leadership development, technical training and consultancy.