Head of Destinations

About The Role

The purpose of this role is to lead our network team and our schools in the next phase of our work on careers and destinations. You will build on our network strategy, oversee further codification and implementation of principles and approaches that ensure all [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] leavers, whether post-16 or post-18, are ready to progress to high-quality destinations that facilitate their career of choice.

Reporting to the Director of Sixth Form and with direct access to Regional Directors and school Principals, the Head of Destinations will work with schools, the central team and external partners to develop a programme of support that ensures continued progress towards the achievement of ambitious network destinations goals.

• Increasing achievement against the Gatsby Benchmarks and [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]'s excellence framework for careers education.
• Challenging network goals for progress in Unifrog.
• Increased achievement against the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Primary Careers Framework.
• Further increasing the number of sixth-form students progressing to top third universities, apprenticeships and super-selective HE pathways.
• Long-term improvement in sustained post-16 and post-18 destinations.

Key Responsibilities

• Curate and develop the messaging, goals and objectives for all destinations work within the Sixth Form and Destinations Team.
• Work with colleagues across schools and the central team to articulate plans for developing destinations support and CEIAG and to coordinate the delivery of work under the SFD strategic objectives.
• Further develop our destinations strategy across all phases in primary and secondary, within our Sixth Form & Destinations Strategy, with particular focus on work in KS3 to KS5.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with RDs, Principals and SLT responsible for destinations and CEIAG.
• Maintain project plans for new initiatives: managing the research, pilot, launch and implementation phases of each.

Knowledge & Skills

• Knowledge of Gatsby Benchmarks and DfE expectations around careers advice and guidance for young people.
• Experience & knowledge of post-18 destinations advice and guidance, gained from leadership of staff in a school or college context (or equivalent experience in the education sector).
• Line management and/or coaching experience, and experience of developing staff.
• Experience of basic finance processes including budgeting and financial planning and successfully developing strategy and vision.
• Experience of working with and influencing a range of senior stakeholders (e.g. Principals, Regional Directors or equivalent).

Qualification Criteria

• Educated to degree level.
• QTS (Desirable).

Benefits

• Hybrid working model – minimum two days per week in West London office.
• Up to 10 fully remote working days per year (UK or abroad).
• Flexitime policy with core hours 10.00-16.00.
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 30 days after 3 years' service.
• Full office closure between Christmas and New Year.
• Pension scheme – 11% employer contribution (TPT) or LGPS/TPS.
• Access to high-quality professional learning.
• [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Rewards scheme with savings from 3,000 retailers, interest-free loans, gym discounts, and free eye tests.

About Us

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is an education charity that exists to make sure that all children, regardless of their background, have access to a great education and real choices in life. Our network of 39 schools reaches traditionally underserved communities in Birmingham, Hastings, London and Portsmouth. We educate 30,000 pupils and have nearly 3,000 teaching staff across our network. We also incubate and scale innovative ventures, which we roll out beyond our network of schools for the benefit of teachers, pupils and the education system as a whole. Current Ventures include [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Curriculum Plus and [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Start. Recently, [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] moved to new offices at EdCity in West London.

We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All employees require an enhanced DBS check.

For any questions, please contact [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal].