Commercial Co-ordinator

About us:

Gower College Swansea is one of the largest colleges in Wales with a strong reputation for high quality teaching and learning. We have six campuses across the city with over 4,500 full time learners and 10,000 part time learners. We currently have a turnover of over £50 million making us a major employer in the region with approximately 1,000 staff.

At Gower College Swansea we are passionate about investing in our staff and looking after their wellbeing to ensure they feel supported in work and also at home.

The role:

Provide leadership, direction and support to a team of staff in Advice & Guidance, Customer Service, Retail and Contact Centre, coordinating activity to ensure high quality provision for learners and employers.

• Full time, 37 hours per week
• Permanent
• Salary £39,508 - £44,274 per annum
• Jubilee Court, Swansea (SA5 4HB)

Key Responsibilities:

• Co-ordinating curriculum that is employer focused and in demand ensuring high levels of quality, excellent customer service and innovation to support growth within the sectors.
• Lead, motivate and inspire a team of Trainers, Tutor Assessors and IV’s holding regular curriculum/subject area meetings.
• Achieve Work Based Learning (Wales & England), Skills for Industry 2 and commercial targets as agreed with the Line manager.
• Deliver on and hold a caseload of learners in line with curriculum clusters.
• Assist in the recruitment, induction and supervision of new staff.

About you:

• Teaching and learning qualification e.g. PGCE or willing to work towards
• Commercial knowledge, experience and understanding of industry, including training needs
• Knowledge of working with labour market intelligence to identify and drive new business opportunities

Benefits for you:

• 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, and the college is closed for two weeks over the Christmas period
• Free Parking
• A Local Government Pension Scheme with an average employer contribution of 21% (2023)
• Access to staff fitness trainer/nutritionist/exercise classes
• Discounted study opportunities on College programmes
• View more benefits here: https://www.gcs.ac.uk/recruitment/benefits-and-wellbeing

We welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our organisation.

If you wish to continue your application journey using Welsh Language, please visit our Cymraeg site. We encourage Welsh Language applications as we recognise the importance of delivering services in Welsh, and the need to grow our bilingual workforce.

Gower College Swansea is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and require registration with the Education Workforce Council for Wales.

Appointments will normally be made to the bottom of the salary scale with annual increments on 1st August each year (subject to a start date before 1st February).