Deputy Director of Faculty

Vision for Education are working in partnership with Milton Keynes College who are a leading Further Education College providing a comprehensive range of vocational, academic, professional and higher education courses. The College also delivers the Offender Learning and Skills Service (OLASS) Phase 4 contracts for East Midlands, West Midlands and South Central, providing education to 30 prisons across these 3 regions.

Have you been instrumental in making a positive difference to the way an organisation operates? Do you relish the challenge of fast-tracking improvement? 

Milton Keynes College is seeking an exceptionally able and ambitious new Deputy Director of Faculty to join a leadership team that is committed to creating a truly outstanding education institution. The College believes its purpose is to transform lives through the quality of the learning experience it offers. It is modelling new ways of working and operating designed to co-produce better skills outcomes for employers and learning outcomes for students. The College is part of the UK's fastest growing economy and serves a community of more than 300,000 people with over 12,000 students each year.

You will ensure the delivery of a vibrant and effective student experience including excellent teaching, learning and assessment leading to outstanding student success within the Faculty of Academic, Foundation & Care Studies (including: A levels, GCSE, Access to H.E., Business, Foundation Learning, LDD and the Care Professions );

Milton Keynes College has a clear strategy and understands what we want and need to achieve. We need someone who wants to make that transformation a reality. Do you have these skills?

As a successful candidate you will have:

• Experience of leading top level change within the Further Education sector
• Successful results improving performance within large organisations
• Strong knowledge of curriculum innovation to support the local employment landscape, alternatively the ability to skills match at a commercial level appreciating our students skills to the demands of the local employment community
• Proven ability to coordinate a diverse range of large scale projects simultaneously
• Strong track record of working as part of a team
• A relentless focus on quality improvement and actions that deliver success

For further information please contact Jenna Pykett at Vision for Education on 0115 981 7355

Closing Date: 19th November 2014