Job Description

CODE FIRST GIRLS: EDUCATION & LEARNING MANAGER



Code First Girls offers family-friendly, flexible working arrangements. With an office near to Old Street and the Barbican, we offer hybrid working with one day in the office a week for those based in the South East, or office Team Days once a month.

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Code First Girls is on a mission to close the gender gap in the tech industry by providing employment through free education. We've already helped more than 200,000 women learn to code and by working with companies globally, we're boosting employability, diversity and social mobility, transforming local economies and communities. But we want to go further - our aim is to provide one million opportunities for women to learn to code and participate in the industry in the next five years, becoming the world's first EdTech unicorn dedicated to women.

ABOUT YOU

We're looking for a teammate to join us full-time as an Education & Learning Manager. Do you have a strong passion to make CFG's teaching, learning and education offering more effective? If yes, this is a great opportunity for an Education & Learning professional to get involved with improving and developing our educational processes, training frameworks, selection processes, and improving overall performance across CFG programmes.




You have a keen interest in teaching, learning and education, and a desire to change CFG's current processes for the better! You are bold and able to work autonomously, and with agility, whilst being open to feedback and continuous improvement. You thrive in a fast-paced, high-performing team, and love to learn.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Product creation, development and review

Reviewing educational content for any of our programmes to ensure it is effective To ensure the quality assurance of any educational product To have a critical eye on current schema, curriculum and assessment resources to ensure their effectiveness and industry relevance To liaise with client-facing team members and learner-facing team members to best understand current need(s), demands and industry trends To be actively involved in a continuous process of review, improvement, and deployment for all of our educational products To engage in professional dialogue with content creators (internal or external) to ensure all products in development meet the required standard

Freelancer performance management and development

Creating, delivering, and reviewing instructor training material, in accordance with key departmental and business goals Identify positive and negative patterns and themes in instructor performance Actively observe instructor-led sessions, both live and recorded Record keeping of observations Identify and implement early intervention Lead instructor training sessions, briefings and 1:1 interventions where appropriate Provide feedback to instructors based on CFG standards and with appropriate guidance Managing communication with instructors, where appropriate Fulfil administrative tasks in relation to different processes

Interview coaching

Confidence coach recruitment and interview management Training and development of interview coaches Assisting in creation of new coaching session resources Liaising and working with Client Success Managers to meet client need(s) and ensuring success for candidates at interview stages Assisting and leading in both live and remote training sessions Ensuring coaching sessions are within budget and are effective and in line with business OKRs Mentoring interview coaches, where appropriate and necessary Observing sessions and providing feedback to coaches Monitoring candidate feedback to ensure coaching sessions are successful and developed Fulfilling administrative tasks in relation to different interview coaching processes

Instructor selection support across CFG programmes

Where necessary, supporting the Programmes and Education team through:


Application administrative tasks Reviewing video (Hireflix) interviews Sourcing references Attending and supporting interviews in a supportive capacity Communicating and liaising with relevant staff members Take initiative to grow our current instructor talent pool Monitor talent pool availability, competency and skill Identify areas of strength and development amongst new talent

General

Undertake work directed by Senior Managers/ Leads/ Heads of Department, Senior Leadership, and the CEO which is applicable to the role. Attend in-person meetings, team days, department cross-functional days, where necessary. Utilise skillset to support the wider team and departments, where necessary. To attend, contribute and actively participate in company Squad meetings and any related action(s).


Please note, this role may evolve over time. Additional responsibilities may be added, and the job description may be updated as needed by your manager to reflect the needs of CFG.

Essential

Educated to degree level or above Solution-focused with a track record of success Ability to work with agility and independently Commitment to learning and development Experience and understanding of effective teaching techniques, methods and strategies in relation to assessment, feedback and effective schema. Experience in facilitating and delivering engaging training workshops/classes Experience in project management, meeting deadlines and tracking budgets Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills

Desirable

A teaching qualification Qualified Teacher Status Experience in designing, delivering and evaluating teaching, learning and educational processes Experience with working with Google Workspace An interest and passion for technology and its purpose Experience and understanding of up-to-date educational research The ability to apply education and learning research and theory to everyday practice

BENEFITS:

Salary

: 34,000 - 38,000 DOE + opportunity for up to 10% bonus, dependent on company performance

Annual leave

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20 days + 7 days over Christmas + 1 Special Occasion Day (+ 8 bank holiday days). Optional: Buy or sell 3 days of holiday, 1 giving back day, option to work 2 days over the festive period and get additional days back.

Parental leave

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16 weeks full pay for the primary caregiver, 6 weeks full pay for the secondary caregiver. Phased return to the office for the primary caregiver (work for 4 days at full pay for 2 months).

Flexible working

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We have the opportunity to work from abroad for up to 90 days a year.

Free CFGdegree education

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After working at CFG for 6 months, you can take our 16-week CFGdegree, worth 10,000 of education!

6% matched pension

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CFG will match your pension contribution up to 6%

Length of service

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After 3 years, you get an extra day of annual leave, 2 extra days at 4 years and 3 extra days at 5 years (and 5+ years). After 5 years, a 2-month sabbatical is available with the first month paid and the 2nd month unpaid.

Mental health support

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Free access to Spill, which offers employees free workplace support therapy sessions.

STEPS IN THE PROCESS

Applications to be made through Bamboo HR: + Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a video interview via Hireflix.
+ Successful shortlisted candidates will be invited to a live interview with the Head of Education and another member of the Education team. Interview details to follow.
+ Final candidate/s wider team meet and greet / interview
+ References will be requested.
+ Target start period: September/October

Inclusivity & Equal Opportunities

We are committed to attracting and recruiting diverse candidates as the CFG team continues to grow.