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Cornwall Marine Network has a new exciting opportunity to join our Clusters ESF Project Manager and new team to become the Business Skills Adviser to small businesses on the new ESF Clusters project.
As a Business Skills Adviser, you will proactively engage with SME employers to undertake assessments of their current and emerging skills and training needs and identify and propose training solutions. This includes working with employers to identify Apprenticeship vacancies to be served by CMN and supported by our subsidiary company, the Cornwall Apprenticeship Agency. The successful applicant will be responsible for liaising with ESFA accredited Training Providers. You will be responsible for identifying skills needs in the Cornwall Marine, Manufacturing and Retail (Cornwall BID Members) sectors. Your contribution to the ESF Clusters capacity building project will ensure we better develop local skills support to employers across Cornwall.
Duties will include impartial advice to employers and creating Company Training Plans; supporting employers with Apprenticeship vacancies; responding to skills enquiries from employers; representing CMN at meetings and sharing progress to inform project reports. You will promote CMN’s extensive range of skills training funded programmes to local employers.
- Competitive Salary, subject to experience.
- Training and resources will be available to support you in this role.
- 37.5 hours per week
- permanent contract
- Company Pension Scheme
Please see the Full Job description below along with details to Apply
Closing date: February 10th 2021
Position: Business Skills Advisor
Responsible to: ESF Clusters Project Manager
Purpose:
To proactively engage with mainly SME employers to undertake a systematic assessment of current and emerging skills and training needs and to work with CMN team members to identify and propose training solutions which meet the priority needs of the business. This includes working with employers to identify Apprenticeship vacancies to be served by CMN and supported by our subsidiary company, the Cornwall Apprenticeship Agency. Responsible for liaising with ESFA accredited Training Providers to refer skills solutions in a brokerage capacity, where CMN is not able to support the business. To lead the identification of skills needs in the Cornwall Marine, Manufacturing and Retail (Cornwall BID Members) sectors. Support the ESF Clusters capacity building project to better develop the skills support to employers available in Cornwall.
Duties & Responsibilities
- To offer clear and impartial advice to Employers and create a Company Training Plan individually tailored for each business. Refer Employers to the best sources of training provision to meet the identified vacancy needs, to empower Employers to make informed decisions.
- To proactively engage with individual businesses and promote the benefits and return on investment of employing Apprentices
- Support employers with Apprenticeship vacancies to utilise the recruitment and employment support of the Cornwall Apprenticeship Agency, and / or the work trial support of the Cornwall Marine Academy
- In particular, highlight to employers the reduced risks and reduced costs associated with the CAA solution for recruitment and employment of apprentices
- Inform future training provision in Cornwall by identifying the current and emerging skills needs and barriers to engagement with skills faced by SME businesses. Work with CMN colleagues to innovate skills solutions that overcome the barriers faced by SME businesses.
- To explain to Employers, gain agreement and formal authority of a Commitment to Service Agreement to engage the Employer with the CAA
- To respond to skills business leads generated by CMN, CAA and CMA marketing and referral activities and to self-generate business leads and arrange company engagement discussions
- Contribute to the outputs and outcomes and agreed monthly targets as part of the ESF Clusters project, including number of businesses engaged, company training plans completed and new Apprenticeships created.
- To represent CMN at meetings, events and discussions with businesses and organisations across Cornwall (and if required the UK and Europe), acting as an Ambassador for CMN and the Clusters programme, whilst projecting the positive company ethos and business-first culture of the CMN services
- Preparation of information for management reporting and project monitoring purposes
- To promote a culture of learning and professional development with employers and businesses engaged on the project
- To promote CMN’s wide range of skills training funded programmes to support local employers
- Support the development of a ‘sense of marine community’ in Ports and marine clusters around Cornwall
- To identify and develop opportunities to engage with and support employer representative groups to develop new training and Apprenticeship engagement models
- Explore additional opportunities of grants and funding for training and skills for the marine sector
- Undertake other duties, commensurate with the grade, in relation to this post
Person Specification
Essential Criteria:
- A minimum of 5 year’s experience in a hands-on employer focused training environment
- Excellent track record in engaging employers and implementing business skills solutions including Apprenticeships
- Demonstrate an understanding of the Apprenticeship Reforms and the requirements on Levy and Non-levy employers
- Good knowledge and understanding of the Apprenticeship landscape and training in Cornwall
- Excellent customer orientated interpersonal skills with the ability to ignite passion for skills and Apprenticeships within business owners
- Sound understanding of Education Skills Funding Agency Funding Rules, European Social Fund and Apprenticeships
- Ability to work to tight deadlines as part of a close-knit team
- Own reliable transport with full clean driving licence. Willing to travel out of county as and when required
- Educated to a high level and hold relevant qualifications in business related subjects and Information, Advice & Guidance (IAG)
- A wealth of experience in working with training initiatives and setting up and maintaining effective skills delivery models
- Ability to provide input and support during quality inspections; i.e. Ofsted audits
- A high level of computer literacy including the ability to learn new IT systems and software quickly and efficiently
Committed to Equal Opportunities and sustainable environmental efficiency practice.
Desirable Criteria:
- Knowledge of the marine and local business sectors
- Passion for things maritime and Cornwall
- First-hand experience in ensuring a flexible and responsive company continues to deliver
excellent service to customers
Role as a Cornwall Marine Network Team Member:
- Regularly updating CMN Team members on any relevant operational issues and for informing the authorising of appropriate project expenditure
- Delivery of key projects and monthly reporting of outcomes and issues
- Undertaking any other reasonable tasks relevant to the post
- To undertake continuous professional development in accordance with need identified by
mutual agreement with your line manager - To act as a role model, deploying the CMN Code of Conduct throughout every aspect of your job role
This role is part funded through the ESF Clusters Project which is supported by an investment from the European Social Fund until 2020. This project seeks to actively engage employers in the co-design, development and piloting of training and apprenticeships to enhance the relevance of skills provision for local businesses across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. This project will support delivery of the Local Enterprise Partnerships strategic priorities through development of new approaches to employer-led skills and training needs, thereby increasing business engagement and uptake of skills provision.
Application Details
In order to apply for this position, please download the CMN Employment Application Form by Clicking Here and send back to networkoffice@cornwallmarine.net with your CV and a covering letter should you wish.
If you have any questions or need any further information, please contact mark.williams@cornwallmarine.net
Closing date: February 10th 2021
Cornwall Marine Network is an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer; we welcome applications from all parts of the community.