Careers Education - Quality Lead

About The Careers Hub

The Cheshire and Warrington Careers Hub plays a vital role in leading a sub-regional careers strategy that supports young people in making successful transitions into employment, further education, or training. Working in partnership with the national Careers and Enterprise Company (CEC), the Hub ensures that national policy and local priorities are aligned to deliver meaningful, high-impact careers education.

Cheshire and Warrington Careers Hub is part of a wider and inclusive partnership which includes local authorities, schools, colleges, employers, and community partners, the Hub helps to ensure all young people—especially those facing barriers—gain the skills, insights, and confidence needed to succeed in the world of work.

The Role

If you are passionate about careers education/skills development, have expertise either from an education or business background around stakeholder management and can demonstrate a desire to drive continuous improvement and foster meaningful employer engagement, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

This is an exciting time to join the Careers Hub to support the delivery of high-quality, impactful careers education and skills development across schools, colleges, and training providers.

This role will drive continuous improvement, foster employer engagement, manage strategic partnerships, and leverage labour market intelligence to ensure alignment with national policy and local economic priorities.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide expert guidance on interpreting and implementing national and local careers education policies and frameworks.
• Support education providers in embedding statutory guidance and best practices.
• Expand and manage a network of employer partners to deliver meaningful work experience opportunities.
• Build and sustain cross-sector partnerships with education, business, local authorities, DWP, and service providers.
• Provide stakeholders with up-to-date labour market data and economic forecasts.

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

• In-depth understanding of the Gatsby Benchmarks, DfE statutory guidance, and Provider Access Legislation.
• Proven ability in strategic planning, change management, and performance monitoring.
• Expertise in embedding careers learning across the curriculum and supporting cross-curricular planning.
• Deep knowledge of local and national labour market trends, growth sectors, and employer needs.
• Understanding of barriers to participation for disadvantaged and underrepresented groups.
• Strong project management skills and ability to build and sustain partnerships

How to Apply

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the heart of who we are and what we do. Our commitment to these values is unwavering and they are central to our mission. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and communities, and we are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that you require to apply for the role

For further information and downloads please visitcheshireandwarrington.com/about/careers.

Please send the following documents no later than Mid-day, 14th July 2025 to [email protected]

• An Application Form
• Your CV (no more than 3 pages)

ECW collects diversity information to produce management information about the appointments process, and the diversity of the field of applicants. In supporting us to meet our commitments in this area, we also request that a Diversity Monitoring Form is completed here Diversity Monitoring Form (Recruitment) Should you require further information or wish to have a confidential discussion regarding the role please contact Grace Sheldon on 07896 805672

Closing Date: 12 noon 14th July 2025

In Person Interviews: 18th July 2025

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £37,137.20 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free parking
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Paid volunteer time
• Sick pay
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Cheshire CW7 1AH

Reference ID: Careers Hub Quality Lead
Expected start date: 01/09/2025