Careers Hub Development Manager
| Company: | The Careers and Enterprise Company |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £45,000 to £54,000 a year |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | London, EC1A 4JQ |
| Working pattern: | Hybrid - 2 days remote |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 6 Nov 2026 |
| Closing date: | 22 Nov 2026 |
Summary
Job Title: Careers Hub Development Manager
Working For: The Careers & Enterprise Company
Reporting to: Senior Manager Network Development
Location: Home based with nationwide travel
Salary Range: £45,000-£54,000
Contract Type: Permanent
We are the national body for careers education in England, delivering support to schools and colleges to deliver modern, 21st century careers education.
The Careers & Enterprise Company (CEC) is a great place to work. We operate within a fast-paced and collaborative environment. We are brought together by one thing: our passion to ensure young people get the best possible start in life and are supported to find their best next step.
Do you want to be part of a mission-driven team focused on transforming young people’s lives? If so, we’d love to hear from you!
Role summary (please see the full job description for further information on the role):
We are looking for someone who can bring structure, innovation, and passion to deliver high-quality, value-for-money learning and development across the network of Careers Hubs.
A strong project manager, able to scope, manage and deliver key projects and resources to drive effective and efficient delivery. They should be able to ensure that CEC builds on the reputation of being a leading authority on careers, offering high-quality development opportunities that add value and enhance practice and performance across the network.
Reporting to the Senior Manager, Network Development, you will lead initiatives that strengthen professional practice, system improvement and continuous development across the careers hub network.
You will be responsible for delivering and facilitating high-quality professional development, supporting the evolution of our offer to Careers Hubs, which underpins our Outcome Framework.
Contributing to the development and support of Peer Learning and Communities of Improvement with a focus on the Network strategic priorities, (eg at risk of NEET, TVET, Transitions, Sector Growth, Primary, continuous improvement) the ideal candidate will have experience leading improvement, capability-building or network development functions within education, skills, employment, local government or a similarly complex system.
Key responsibilities include:
Develop and implement an engagement plan to promote the learning and development designed to support maturity and share good practice.
Develop and facilitate professional development offers that improves the quality and impact of the support delivered by the career hub network.
Lead the implementation and engagement for Communities of Improvement, focusing on network local strategic priorities.
Facilitate peer learning, collaboration and shared problem-solving across communities to support sustained improvement.
Essential requirements
Excellent communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to engage, influence and support a wide range of stakeholders. Proven track record in supporting change practices, ideally in education/work/skills . Experience of designing leading and delivering learning and development programmes. Facilitating professional development and supporting practice improvement. Ability to explain complex information in a clear and accessible way Experience and understanding of the education, business and enterprise landscape, including policy relating to devolution, skills and economic growth Confident and capable use of virtual delivery platforms Strong event planning, project management and organisational skills
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