Transition Manager

About The Role

Support Students, Unlock Potential, Empower Success

• Join us as a Transition Manager As a Transition Manager you will lead the design, implementation, delivery, and evaluation of the Bridging Futures Transition and Attendance Programme. You will provide operational leadership for a structured, evidence-informed transition model supporting vulnerable and disadvantaged 16–19 learners at risk of disengagement or becoming NEET. As a Transition Manager you will oversee cross-college delivery, coordinate internal and external stakeholders, lead a team of Transition Mentors, ensure programme fidelity, and work closely with evaluators to support robust pre‑pilot development and scalability across EKC Group and beyond. Alongside our priority of excellent student experience, we also focus on our employees. Here are just some of our benefits when working for the East Kent Colleges Group: Generous holiday allowance Flexible Personal Leave Exclusive Discounts & Perks Wellbeing and Health Support Competitive Pension Scheme About You This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced leader who is passionate about improving outcomes for young people and making a real difference to their transition into further education. You will be confident leading change, bringing people together and turning ideas into effective, sustainable programmes that benefit learners across the College. You will bring: Strong leadership and vision, with experience leading complex projects, programmes or partnership initiatives across multiple teams or sites A collaborative approach, building positive relationships with colleagues, external partners and other stakeholders A commitment to learner success, with a strong understanding of the barriers faced by disadvantaged, SEMH and care-experienced learners A focus on impact and improvement, using data, evaluation and insight to shape decision-making and demonstrate outcomes Excellent communication skills, with the confidence to engage and influence people at all levels Knowledge of transition, attendance and retention, particularly for 16–19 learners A strong commitment to inclusion and safeguarding, with an understanding of trauma-informed, learner-centred practice Sound organisational and financial skills, including experience of budget management, reporting or quality assurance Most importantly, you will be a motivated and inclusive leader who wants to help shape a positive experience for learners and ensure every young person has the opportunity to thrive at College. No need to spend time updating your CV, just click apply and complete our short application form. You can save your progress as you go, and we’ll review all applications and get back to all candidates after the closing date. If you are interested in an informal chat about the role, or have any queries, please email us on [email protected] About Us Outstanding Ofsted Provider East Kent Colleges Group is an Ofsted Outstanding rated provider. It is proud to be the first General Further Education college organisation in the country to have received the Outstanding grade against each of the strands under the new Ofsted inspection framework. An inclusive provider, our colleagues place our students and the communities we serve at the heart of everything they do across EKC Group and this is illustrated in our ‘Strong’ skills grading by Ofsted. Commitment to Safeguarding We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we ensure that all staff are aware of their responsibilities for upholding these principles. As a designated establishment, we are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore have an obligation to carry out checks to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults. These checks include conviction/caution self-declaration, Enhanced DBS check and obtaining sufficient referencing. It is a criminal offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so. If you are successful in being shortlisted to interview, your suitability to work with children and vulnerable adults will be explored as part of the interview process. Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion East Kent Colleges Group is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of our communities. We are particularly keen to increase the diversity of our staff body and encourage applications from candidates where there is underrepresentation in our workforce. We are proud to hold the Positive About Disability Award and are a Disability Confident Employer . This confirms our commitment to interviewing all applicants who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria outlined in the person specification. With any successful candidate, we will explore any reasonable adjustments to a role due to a health needs or disability. Similarly, we have a commitment to Care Leavers (Care Covenant Pledge) and to current or previous Armed Forces personnel (Armed Forces Covenant Pledge) with a commitment to interview applicants who meet the positions essential criteria and who have declared this on their application. We welcome applications from anyone wishing to work flexibly and those considering a return to work from a career break. We do not engage with agencies for permanent staff and have an in-house recruitment team.