Product Development Manager – Awarding Organisation

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MANAGER  (QUALIFICAITONS DEVELOPMENT)

£40,000 salary, plus car allowance + 10% pension, + Medical History Disregarded Health Scheme + Bonus (up to 20%)

This is a Remote Home-based role, some flexibility for occasional travel is required to attend meetings and events – although this will be minimal.

PURPOSE OF ROLE

To develop new qualifications / courses and to ensure that products and services are valid and meet the requirements of Regulators and appropriate sector bodies.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Product Maintenance

• To ensure the currency of products and services including:

1. Qualifications
2. Units
3. End Point Assessments
4. Approved Courses

• To consult with Technical Staff, Approved Centres, related external bodies, Trade Associations and other stakeholders on qualification monitoring and review.
• To consult and collaborate with colleagues to develop initial scoping and subsequent business cases for new qualifications, engaging with relevant stakeholders
• To ensure information related to qualification submissions is full and complete prior to submitting to the Regulatory Authorities
• To monitor and act on feedback on qualification content and structure.
• To liaise with Regulatory Authorities on qualification submission and amendment activities
• To ensure any documentation required by Regulatory Authorities is provided as appropriate.
• To liaise with relevant organisations on national occupational standards development and review
• To ensure the company are aware of any Governmental and / or Regulatory policy changes and disseminate for action as appropriate.
• To maintain an up-to-date understanding of the Awarding Environment, the roles of Regulatory Authorities, Sector and Funding bodies.
• Any other responsibilities determined by the CEO to support its business

Product Development

• Develop new products to meet industry needs
• Identify new opportunities for new products
• Collaborate with internal teams, including sales and marketing to align business development strategies with business objectives
• Support the organisations’ overall strategic objectives through effective product management
• Support agreed strategic projects and initiatives
• Identify market areas for improvement and growth opportunities

Key Skills and Competencies

Essential

• Experience and knowledge of working within the qualifications, training and development environment and with a passion for people development
• Proven ability to communicate at all levels and an ability to foster and maintain successful working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Proven experience of working with sector representative organisations.
• Experience of working with Regulators and Government desirable but not essential
• Demonstrates high personal credibility – acts with integrity, delivers commitments consistently to a high standard, confident and positive
• Pro-active delivery focus with an ability to get things done
• Ability to present information effectively and contribute positively at both internal and external meetings
• Effective personal, written and oral communication skills – must be able to communicate confidently, effectively and professionally appropriate to the audience through all channels including phone, face to face, and technology eg e-mail, zoom, google meets and social media.
• Information Technology literate (Microsoft Office suite plus relevant CRM systems

Desirable

• Experience with qualification awarding bodies or education providers
• Knowledge of construction, health & safety, or related sectors
• CRM system experience and data analysis capabilities
• Project management skills
• Understanding of regulatory frameworks in vocational education