Skills Delivery Team Leader

36,212.12 GBP annually

Location Dumfries and Galloway College Bankend Road Dumfries DG1 4FD United Kingdom

This job ends on 6 March 2026

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Skills Delivery Team Leader – Work Based Learning

Dumfries | £36,212.12 per year | 35 hours per week | Permanent

Other Benefits

Ø Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme

Ø Up to 45 days annual leave Pro Rata (including bank holidays and college closure dates)

Ø Opportunities for career progression and personal development

Ø Access a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits inc. Cycle to Work, Bike Shop, Home & Electronics Lifestyle Saves and Employee Assistance Programme.

What’s the Job?

We’re looking for a talented Skills Delivery Team Leader for Work-based learning to join the Skills Delivery Team and on a full-time permanent contract.

The Skills Delivery Team is responsible for delivering certificated and bespoke professional courses, SVQs, MAs and Open Learning courses in a college that aims to be one step ahead. The Work-based Learning team are a growing and evolving team who deliver SVQ’s and Modern Apprenticeships in a variety of different subjects.

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for a Skills Delivery Team Leader with a background in delivering Work-based Learning qualifications and Modern Apprenticeships. Assessor and Verifier qualifications are essential and ideally experience of managing a busy, multi-disciplinary team. The role will be responsible for quality assurance within the team and will be required to actively pursue business development opportunities to grow the area.

You are required to be an experienced assessor and verifier, with experience of working with a quality assurance process, have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, the able to meet deadlines and ideally experience of managing a team.

To succeed in the role, you will have some or all of the following:

· Qualifications or skills and experience at SCQF Level 7

· Experience of working in an assessor and verifier role is essential

· Experience managing a team is desirable

· Excellent organisational and time-management skills, communication and interpersonal skills and ability to meet deadlines.

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

· Hybrid Working will be considered

· Proficiency in digital skills relevant to the role, including experience using MS Office and any job-specific software/systems

· Adaptability to evolving digital opportunities and willingness to continuously improve digital competencies.

Who we are

Explore our website for more information about the College and who we are.  About Us Dumfries & Galloway College

How to apply

If you are interested, please complete the online application form via the Dumfries and Galloway College website by the closing date indicated below.

For further information, please contact Alison Jardine, Skills Delivery Manager at jardinea@dumgal.ac.uk or 01387 734197.

Closing Date:     6 March 2026

What happens next

Interviews for successful applicants will be held week commencing 16th March 2026.

What else you need to know

If you’re successful in securing the role, your employment will be conditional on the college receiving two satisfactory references and background checks including the disclosure Scotland check on all criminal offences (spent & unspent) so ensure you are not barred from working with Children or Vulnerable Adults.

All staff are required to become a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) membership scheme, which is managed and delivered by Disclosure Scotland.

We believe that our staff are our greatest asset—and through our supportive culture, investment in training, and innovative approach to education, we’re building a workplace where everyone can thrive.

Please copy the below links and paste into your preferred browser to view the below documents:

https://www.dumgal.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/disclosure_of_criminal_offences.pdf

https://www.dumgal.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/right_to_work.pdf

https://www.dumgal.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/notes_to_read.pdf

DG094 Workplace Learning Team Leader JD.pdf

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