Learning Manager
Vacancy: Learning Manager
Location: Harewood House Trust, Leeds
Term: Permanent
Working Hours: 40
hours per week
Harewood
House
Harewood House is one of England’s
finest country houses. Lived in by the Lascelles family since its creation, it
is a house and series of collections of national importance and one of
Yorkshire’s leading visitor attractions. The House and Gardens have been open
to the public since the 1950s. In 1985, the educational charitable trust was established, to maintain and develop Harewood’s
collections and grounds for the public benefit. These include art,
architecture, plants and birds. Since the foundation, there have been many
successful exhibitions, and the creation of Harewood’s first contemporary gallery.
Harewood House Trust is a registered
charity, governed by a Board of Trustees. The House and grounds attract 200,000
visitors annually. Charitable income is
generated through admission fees, public events, membership and
fundraising. Commercial activity is
managed through a trading subsidiary and includes retail, venue hire, and
catering.
The Role
In response to Harewood’s new
Learning Vision & Strategy, the Learning Manager is a new post, designed to work closely with
the Visitor Engagement Manager to create and deliver the formal learning
programme at Harewood House. This will encompass a comprehensive
and inspiring offer for schools, Higher and Further Education, research projects
and outreach.
The
post holder will regularly review and update the programme, ensuring the
content is current and relevant to today’s education sector and will be
required to achieve a number of key strategic objectives for education at
Harewood through a bold and innovative learning programme.
They will
adopt a creative and innovative approach to programme development, exploring
new teaching and learning styles which can be adopted across all areas of the
site. They will work closely with
HHT’s Marketing Manager to maintain effective promotion of the formal learning
offer and with the Head of Development to seek new funding and sponsorship
opportunities for learning.
The
post-holder will improve the reach of the formal learning offer through a new
outreach programme, identifying key groups Harewood would like to work with.
This will encompass academic research projects and the creation of a formalised
programme for work placements, internships and apprenticeships. The Learning
Manager will also devise a thorough process of evaluation, to ensure the impact
of the learning programme is measured, and demonstrable to all stakeholders.
The
successful candidate will encourage learning and engagement with all the collections
across the site (art, birds and plants), whilst maximising opportunities to
fulfil the organisation’s key strategic objectives to Develop our Brand, Improve
the Visitor Offer and Increase Income.
The
Candidate
Applicants must have experience
of managing a high quality formal learning programme within a heritage,
science, arts or education setting along with a proven track record of working
with SEND learners and creating programmes to meet specific learning needs.
They will also require knowledge of the
National Curriculum and a clear understanding of current developments in
schools and the DfE, and the needs of pupils and teachers.
The
successful candidate must have excellent written and verbal communication
skills and the ability to build networks and relationships within the sector. They will also require an understanding of the
significance of heritage sites, zoos and gardens in the enhancement of learning
outside the classroom
The successful applicant will have an understanding of marketing
approaches to maximise promotion and awareness of the programme.
The post-holder must be educated to degree level in a relevant field.
Applications
This is an
excellent opportunity to play a vital role in a dynamic organisation, at an exciting
time in its development.
For
further details, please see the attached job description and person
specification or visit our website at http://harewood.org/about/join-us/jobs/
To apply
for this role, please send a CV and cover letter identifying how you meet the
job description/person specification and include references, current salary and
notice period. Please email this to Daniel.Boyd@capstickshra.com by 9.00am on Monday 19 March 2017.
Interviews
will take place week commencing Monday 26 March 2018.
Harewood
House Trust is committed to providing equal opportunities for all and to
encouraging diversity through recruitment. Applications are welcome from
all sections of the community and decisions to progress will be made with
reference to entirely objective criteria only.
For more information on Harewood House Trust, please
access the following link: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfrv2Z6obgA
Peter Dickinson
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