Apprenticeship Manager

Salary: £35,000 – £50,000 per year depending on experience
Bonus: Performance / profit-related bonus
Job type: Full-time, permanent
Reporting to: Director of Apprenticeships
DBS: Enhanced
Location: Multi-site (travel required) Must be located within an hour of Wolverhampton

The role

We’re looking for an experienced Apprenticeship Manager to lead and develop our apprenticeship provision, ensuring strong performance, high-quality delivery, and excellent outcomes for apprentices and employers.

You’ll manage and motivate an established delivery team, oversee quality and compliance, and ensure apprenticeship programmes meet both funding and assessment requirements. This is a key role with real influence on performance, growth, and learner experience.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead and manage apprenticeship delivery to meet or exceed performance, quality, and financial targets

• Ensure Apprenticeship Accountability Framework measures are achieved

• Performance-manage the apprenticeship delivery team, driving continuous improvement

• Oversee assessment and programme delivery, ensuring accurate use of MI and learner data

• Develop flexible delivery models that meet employer needs and apprenticeship standards

• Liaise with End Point Assessment Organisations to ensure readiness and compliance

• Build strong relationships with levy and non-levy employers to maximise apprenticeship uptake

• Support business development by raising Juniper’s profile and building external partnerships

• Ensure a minimum Ofsted Grade 2 learning experience for all apprentices

• Maintain compliance with DfE funding rules, awarding body requirements, and internal policies

What we’re looking for

Essential

• Proven experience managing apprenticeship provision at operational and strategic level

• Strong knowledge of apprenticeship funding, reforms, accountability framework, and compliance

• Experience of performance-managing teams to targets

• Strong stakeholder and employer engagement experience

Desirable

• Experience using PICS, Smart Assessor, and BKSB

• Relevant Health & Safety qualification

Skills & attributes

• Confident leader with strong people management skills

• Target-driven and quality-focused

• Excellent communication and relationship management skills

• Highly organised, motivated, and solution-focused

• Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
  

🎁 Perks & Benefits – Because You Deserve It! 🎁

🎉 25 days holiday, increasing to 30 with service
💰 Buy & sell annual leave
🏋️ Earn an extra week of leave just by exercising!
🚗 Paid mileage (35p per mile, above normal work mileage)
📞 Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
🏆 Long service & special recognition awards
🎟️ Juniper Lottery & Dragons’ Den competitions
⭐ PRIDE monthly celebrations
🕑 Early Finish Fridays (2:30pm!)
🎄 Christmas Savings Club
👀 Eyecare reimbursement
🚲 Cycle to Work Scheme
⚡ Electric Car Scheme (after 5 years’ service)
🛡️ Critical Illness Cover (after 5 years’ service)
🎉 Corporate events throughout the year!

🌍 Diversity & Inclusion Matters 🌍

At Juniper, we believe that language should never be a barrier to opportunity. We are committed to creating an inclusive learning environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported.

As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from all backgrounds and provide a work environment free from discrimination. We actively encourage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply.

At Juniper, we are committed to safer recruitment practices to ensure the safety and well-being of our students and staff. We carefully scrutinize all applications, thoroughly checking employment history and references to identify any gaps or inconsistencies. Where appropriate, we conduct enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks to ensure candidates meet our high standards of integrity and suitability for the role. Our approach reflects our dedication to creating a safe, supportive, and secure environment for everyone within our organisation. Candidates who are potentially selected for interview will be required to complete an application form to ensure we obtain consistent information in line with safer recruitment requirements.

If you require any accommodations during the application process, please let us know, and we will do our best to provide assistance. Join us in building a workplace that champions diversity, equity, and inclusion for all.