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Location Ark Schools Central Vacancy Description The Head of Delivery will work closely and constructively with in-programme operations colleagues to design a delivery model that fosters improved coherence across the delivery functions of Ark Institute.

Head of Delivery (Ark Institute)

Reports to : Director of Ark Institute

Location : West London – currently operating an agile working policy with two core days (Mon and Weds) in the office

Contract : Permanent

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

Closing date : 11 / 03 / 2024 at 10am

1st round interviews : 18 / 03 / 2024

2nd round interviews : 20 / 03 / 2024

Salary : £55,000 to £60,000 (depending on experience)

About Ark Institute :

Ark Institute is the centre for professional development for Ark’s network of 39 schools. We design and deliver pioneering development programmes to develop all ~4000 colleagues across the entire organisation. We also work with over 300+ schools nationally via the work of our SCITT programmes and our Teaching School Hub.

This is an exciting time to join the Ark Institute team as we expand and grow our work further. We know we can only achieve our mission through the great people who come and work with us. We appreciate the benefits of diversity and recognise the value this brings to our work and encourage and welcome applications from all. We also practice what we preach and so you can be certain that you will receive world-class development to help you progress in your career.

About the role :

This is an exciting new role for an individual passionate about driving excellence across teams. The Head of Delivery role is pivotal in bringing cohesion to Ark Institute’s professional development portfolio by bringing consistency across all aspects of programme, training and event engagement and delivery.

The Head of Delivery will work closely and constructively with in-programme operations colleagues to design a delivery model that fosters improved coherence across the delivery functions of Ark Institute.

You will oversee operational capacity requirements and coordinate the redeployment of operations staff where necessary with Heads of Teams and programme leads.

Key Responsibilities :

• Redesign Ark Institute’s engagement strategy to encourage take-up and tracking of the professional development offer
• Collaborate with Directors and Heads of teams beyond the Ark Institute core team to commission and design learning and development opportunities outside of our specialisms
• Develop the Ark Institute rhythm of the year detailing key training, events, tasks and deadlines to support workflow planning across the wider team
• Oversee the cost of delivery to ensure value for money commensurate to beneficiary impact
• Liaise and work alongside key stakeholders from across the organisation to ensure the content for the day is strategically and purposefully planned and designed
• Line management of up to 5 team members
• Facilitate a professional internal operations network, identifying professional development needs and progression opportunities to support Ark Institute operations team staff (~15)
• Oversee the rollout of our Ark Institute house style across our programme portfolio
• Evaluate current systems and processes in use across Ark Institute teams. Work with programme and operations staff to draw out best practice processes and systems that will support efficient working practices and minimise duplication
• Use aggregated feedback to generate suggestions for improvements across the offer and present and share that information with key stakeholders across the organisation

Key Requirements :

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 20th anniversary, we are shaping our goals for the next 20 and there has never been a more exciting time to join us.

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