Employability Training Manager

Job Title: Employability Training Manager (Permanent, Education Department)

Location: London, East London

Salary: Up to £38,000 per annum

Work Arrangement: On-site, 5 days per week

About the Role / Job Summary:

Join a well-established charity delivering front-line services in East London. The Employability Training Manager will lead the design, delivery, and evaluation of progression pathways and training programs that support service users to move towards independence. This role combines program management, training delivery, stakeholder engagement, and casework oversight. The successful candidate will work closely with frontline staff, external partners, and funders to ensure outcomes are achieved and recorded to regulatory standards. Please note the organization operates within the housing and further education compliance frameworks, and the role is regulated.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and manage progression pathways that enable clients to access training, education, employment, and sustained housing.
• Develop and deliver group and one-to-one training sessions on employability, digital skills, confidence building, and life skills.
• Work with frontline teams to identify client needs, create tailored action plans, and monitor progress.
• Establish and maintain partnerships with local colleges, employers, training providers, and statutory services.
• Manage contract and grant reporting related to training and progression activities and ensure compliance with funder requirements.
• Lead on assessment, tracking, and evaluation of outcomes using agreed monitoring systems and performance indicators.
• Provide line management, supervision, and development for progression staff and volunteers.
• Ensure safeguarding, health and safety, equality, and data protection standards are upheld in all training and progression activity.
• Coordinate referral pathways and promote access to welfare, housing, mental health, and substance misuse services as required.
• Contribute to service development, strategy, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Experience Requirements:

• Proven experience designing and delivering training and progression programs for adults, preferably within housing or supported services.
• Experience of building partnerships with local education providers, employers, and external agencies.
• Track record of managing staff or volunteers and delivering supervisory support.
• Experience of monitoring, reporting, and demonstrating impact against performance targets and funder requirements.
• Comfortable working with clients who have multiple and complex needs, including mental health and substance misuse.
• Strong IT skills for case recording, producing reports, and managing data systems.

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual's skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.