PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MANAGER (QUALIFICAITONS DEVELOPMENT)
£40,000 salary, plus car allowance + 10% pension, + Medical History Disregarded Health Scheme + Bonus (up to 20%)
This is a Remote Home-based role, some flexibility for occasional travel is required to attend meetings and events - although this will be minimal.
PURPOSE OF ROLE
To develop new qualifications / courses and to ensure that products and services are valid and meet the requirements of Regulators and appropriate sector bodies.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Product Maintenance
- To ensure the currency of products and services including:
- Qualifications
- Units
- End Point Assessments
- Approved Courses
- To consult with Technical Staff, Approved Centres, related external bodies, Trade Associations and other stakeholders on qualification monitoring and review.
- To consult and collaborate with colleagues to develop initial scoping and subsequent business cases for new qualifications, engaging with relevant stakeholders
- To ensure information related to qualification submissions is full and complete prior to submitting to the Regulatory Authorities
- To monitor and act on feedback on qualification content and structure.
- To liaise with Regulatory Authorities on qualification submission and amendment activities
- To ensure any documentation required by Regulatory Authorities is provided as appropriate.
- To liaise with relevant organisations on national occupational standards development and review
- To ensure the company are aware of any Governmental and / or Regulatory policy changes and disseminate for action as appropriate.
- To maintain an up-to-date understanding of the Awarding Environment, the roles of Regulatory Authorities, Sector and Funding bodies.
- Any other responsibilities determined by the CEO to support its business
Product Development
- Develop new products to meet industry needs
- Identify new opportunities for new products
- Collaborate with internal teams, including sales and marketing to align business development strategies with business objectives
- Support the organisations' overall strategic objectives through effective product management
- Support agreed strategic projects and initiatives
- Identify market areas for improvement and growth opportunities
Key Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Experience and knowledge of working within the qualifications, training and development environment and with a passion for people development
- Proven ability to communicate at all levels and an ability to foster and maintain successful working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Proven experience of working with sector representative organisations.
- Experience of working with Regulators and Government desirable but not essential
- Demonstrates high personal credibility – acts with integrity, delivers commitments consistently to a high standard, confident and positive
- Pro-active delivery focus with an ability to get things done
- Ability to present information effectively and contribute positively at both internal and external meetings
- Effective personal, written and oral communication skills - must be able to communicate confidently, effectively and professionally appropriate to the audience through all channels including phone, face to face, and technology eg e-mail, zoom, google meets and social media.
- Information Technology literate (Microsoft Office suite plus relevant CRM systems
Desirable
- Experience with qualification awarding bodies or education providers
- Knowledge of construction, health & safety, or related sectors
- CRM system experience and data analysis capabilities
- Project management skills
- Understanding of regulatory frameworks in vocational education