Innovation and Assessment Officer

Two year fixed term contract

Applications close 5pm 13th November 2024

Are you ready for your next challenge? Ufi VocTech Trust has a vibrant working environment, and we welcome diversity of thought and perspective to help create exciting and innovative projects, venture investments and partnerships.

Everything we do is focused on our goal of developing digital tools and solutions which help more adults develop the skills they need for work.

It’s an exciting time to join Ufi as we continue to increase the development and take up of great quality, engaging and inclusive digital tech for adult learners.

We're looking for someone who’s interested in the possibilities of technology to ensure we fulfil our mission to catalyse change in adult learning for work. Working closely with the Head of Innovation and Assessment you will help ensure that Ufi is informed about and applying new technologies to deliver Ufi’s grant funding and partnership activities.

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About the role

This is an exciting home-based role where your work can really have an impact and help transform lives. The role is crucial to Ufi’s ambition to help more people get the skills they need for work by making sure Ufi’s grant giving and partnership functions run smoothly.

Working closely with the Head of Innovation and Assessment you will become part of the team delivering high impact grant funded activities in the vocational education sector. You will be an integral part of a fast-paced team with a growing national profile and reputation for expertise and excellence in delivery.

We are looking for candidates with a real passion for working in an organisation that has a positive impact on people’s lives. We want someone with a good knowledge of new technologies, excellent organisational skills, and a good eye for detail and problem-solving.

You'll also be able to work flexibly and effectively as part of a small team and develop productive working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.

Most importantly - you will be eager to learn and able to work in an agile team.

Ufi VocTech Trust has a vibrant working environment, and we welcome diversity of thought and perspective to help support exciting and innovative projects, venture investments and partnerships.

What will I be doing?

Working closely with the Head of Innovation and Assessment and our grant and venture teams, you will help ensure that Ufi is informed about and is applying new technologies to deliver Ufi’s grant funding and partnership activities.

With colleagues and external partners, you will help co-ordinate grant calls, administer the VocTech Ignite programme and become a source of internal expertise on the potential of new technologies. You will be working with colleagues across Ufi to support the early stages of the grant and support pipeline, including assessment and the VocTech Ignite programme. This will require engagement with the Ufi pool of expert support and the Ufi assessors, ensuring that the right match of skills can support each grant cohort. In addition, you will be bringing your enthusiasm for technology, particularly the technology that supports learning and skills, to the wider team and helping to strengthen the in-team expertise.

This is a responsible, fast-paced role. Creativity and enthusiasm supported by practical delivery skills are essential.

Don’t worry if you don’t have all the knowledge and skills listed here. We'd love to hear from you if you have some of the following:

  • Experience working in a senior administration role
  • Confident working in an agile environment and adapting to change
  • Excellent organisational and planning skills
  • Knowledge of the potential and application of new technologies including AI
  • Project management skills
  • Strong communication skills
  • Enthusiasm for Ufi’s mission

Download the full recruitment pack for the full Job Description.

What’s in it for me?

  • Salary: £30,000-£35,000 FTE per annum dependent on experience
  • Flexible, home-based working. We're open to discussing a range of working patterns
  • Holiday: FTE 28 days per year plus bank holidays, holiday buy and sell scheme
  • Contributory pension
  • 6 months probationary period
  • Life insurance on successful completion of probation
  • Occasional travel
  • Laptop/phone and the IT kit you need to be able to work effectively in a virtual team. We expect you to have access to a suitable working environment and adequate Wi-Fi
  • A brilliant learning and development environment

And ultimately, you’ll know that you’ll be changing lives through your work.

Please apply!

At Ufi VocTech Trust we value diversity and we're committed to creating an inclusive culture, with flexible working practices, where everyone is able to be themselves and to reach their full potential.

We encourage applications from anyone with suitable skills, no matter their background, culture or ability and believe that a diverse workforce will help us to achieve our mission sooner.

If you are thinking of applying and require any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview please get in touch with us, we’d love to chat!

Closing date: Applications close at 5pm on Wednesday 13th November.

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About us

Ufi is an independent charity. Through grant funding, venture investment and advocacy we champion the power of vocational technology to improve skills for work.

We are a small, multi-disciplinary charity with a mission built around our belief in the power of vocational skills to change lives. We believe that digital tech is the ultimate enabler for delivering relevant, engaging and inclusive learning. We believe digital technology has the potential to open skills up to greater numbers of people, improve learner outcomes and support and enhance traditional teaching methods.

We fund a range of projects and partnerships, using different types of grant funding call and commercial investment, but all our work has a common theme – we demonstrate through doing. We believe in supporting practical solutions to clearly identified skills challenges or problems, where there are solid benefits for learners and employers.

We are dynamic and flexible, committed to giving every organisation we fund the best chance of success. This means we work closely with all our projects, and we have built expertise to support this.

Social impact is hardwired into how we work. We are committed to reducing inequality of opportunity in the workplace and breaking down barriers to adult learning. All of our resources are 100% aligned to our mission.

Our work culture is open and collaborative. We are comfortable with an appropriate level of risk; we embrace innovation and see the value in a seed of an idea.

We work virtually and leanly, and we welcome new team members!

To find out more about Ufi