Senior Delivery Manager (Secondary English)

Reports to: Head of School Experience and Senior Delivery Manager

Location: Currently operating hybrid working in our West London Office with school visits across the UK. Additional travel to schools nationwide is part of this role

Contract: Permanent

Pattern: Full Time (standard hours 9am – 5.30pm)

Closing date: 14/08/2024 at 10am

Interviews: Interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, so early application is strongly advised

Start date: September 2024

Salary: £50,000 to £60,000 (depending on experience)

About the role:

The Senior Delivery Manager for Secondary English will be the key authority within Ark Curriculum Plus for the implementation of the English Mastery programme. They will bring together what we know about schools’ experience of the English Mastery programme to ensure that our training, CPD and school development support equips schools to implement successfully and get the full benefit of the programme, and to pass important feedback back to the organisation. This role involves close collaboration with the School Development team to inform and align delivery decisions across the programme, and with the Head of English to understand the programme's objectives and interpret delivery strategies appropriately for Secondary English. The Senior Delivery Manager will exhibit meticulous attention to detail, ensuring smooth logistical management and timely, high-quality availability of professional development resources.

Key Responsibilities: 

• As part of the cross-functional team leading the English programme, contribute to the development of a programme strategy that supports excellence in the context of English, and furthers the overall organisational mission, strategy and sustainability
• As part of the senior management of the School Development team, contribute to the shape of delivery and new ways of working across the programmes
• Be a champion of customer voice, ensuring customer insights from the English programme are heard and inform programme development, and working with available Ark forums to further develop our understanding of programme implementation at a school and classroom level
• Implement pan-programme delivery decisions in the context of the English programme, staying faithful to the programme while maintaining alignment with the school development team as a whole
• Provide one-to-one school development support across a portfolio of partner schools, ensuring they are supported to implement our programmes successfully to gain the intended immediate and longer-term impact
• Build and maintain positive relationships with partner schools to drive high levels of school retention, ensuring proactive, effective and timely communication and follow-up
• Contribute to the development of the overall programme strategy and structure through cross-functional working and collaboration, especially by feeding back relevant insights gathered from schools to the design and partnerships teams
• Support partnerships initiatives directly when required to support sales and marketing efforts, including leading webinars and information sessions

Key Requirements:

• Right to work in the UK
• Educated to degree level
• Qualified to teach in the UK and qualified to degree level
• Subject specific qualification/further study desirable
• A proven record in delivering outstanding achievement in English, particularly for pupils with low prior attainment in challenging urban schools
• Track record of providing professional development to teachers, including coaching, mentoring and training
• Ability to deliver outcomes working effectively with multiple and varied stakeholders
• Record of successfully leading change in a school context
• A strong and proactive communicator with a collaborative working style
• A strong and proactive communicator with a collaborative working style
• High attention to detail and diligence in achieving smooth logistical delivery

View the full job description and person specification here

About Ark

We’re an international charity, transforming lives through education. We exist to give every young person, regardless of their background, a great education and real choices in life. In the UK, we’re a network of 39 schools, educating around 30,000 pupils in areas where we can make the biggest difference and we’re recognised as one of the highest achieving academy groups in the country. We want to change the lives of children everywhere, not just in our own schools. So, we create and incubate Ventures designed not only to help pupils in Ark schools, but also to improve education systems.

You’ll be joining a group of like-minded, ambitious individuals who work collaboratively and are all committed to our core mission, that every child has the potential to succeed. Having just celebrated our 20^th anniversary, we are shaping our goals for the next 20 and there has never been a more exciting time to join us.

Benefits

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising with each year of service up to 30 days after 3-years’ service. This entitlement is pro rata for part time employees. This entitlement excludes bank holidays
• Full office closure between Christmas and New Year
• Hybrid working, with currently two days a week in our state-of-the-art office in West London working alongside colleagues
• Regular social events, monthly free breakfast, and daily fruit
• A flexible approach to working with understanding and consideration for work life balance and personal commitments
• As an Ark employee, you will have the opportunity to be part of the TPT (The Pension Trust) scheme, our workplace pension scheme where we make an 11% contribution; you are not required to contribute towards this scheme unless you choose to
• Access to high-quality professional learning throughout your career, offering both face-to-face sessions and a bespoke online learning platform
• Access to Ark Rewards scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers, interest-free loans available for season tickets or a bike, gym discounts offering up to 40% off your local gym and free eye tests

How to Apply:

Apply with a CV and cover letter on our online recruitment portal. Applications to be submitted by Wednesday 14^th August 2024 at 10am but please note: we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this advert may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response.

This ATS application form should take no longer 20 minutes to complete. At any time, you can pause, save, and log back in. If you have any difficulty with meeting the deadline for application, please contact recruitment@arkonline.org

Interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, so early application is strongly advised.

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.  

Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark’s safer recruitment process, please click this link. 

We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone – staff and students – can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective. To know more about Ark’s diversity and inclusion commitments, please click on this link.