Director of Member Support
Hybrid working – a combination of working from home and being in-person at our Leicester HQ (frequency to be agreed at interview).
Full time, Permanent.
Salary starting from £79,086
ASCL is seeking to appoint a Director of Member Support. This role will report to the General Secretary of ASCL.
Now is an exciting time to join the Association following the recent appointment of Pepe Di’Iasio as our new General Secretary. Pepe is supported by the Presidential Team comprising serving school leaders elected to represent members, together with the Council and Executive they have a close partnership with ASCL Leadership Group who manage the running of the Association. Pepe’s leadership marks the start of a new phase of strategic development and evolution for the Association.
You will be a key member of ASCL UK’s Leadership Group, supporting our strategic outward-facing member offer but also overseeing the essential processes and working of the Association in leading our efforts in ensuring unparalleled service to our valued members.
The Director of Member Support is responsible for leading all aspects of the association’s work to support ASCL members, including the oversight of the legal, field work, industrial relations, and hotline teams. The vacancy arises through the retirement of the present postholder.
This is an exciting opportunity to occupy a national role at the forefront of a profession-led educational association.
As the Director of Member Support, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the member experience. You will lead a team of dedicated support professionals, developing strategies to enhance member satisfaction and retention.
The role requires an individual who can work strategically in addition to taking a hands on, operational approach in terms of supporting members.
Your ability to lead, influence and guide others drawing on your previous experience is an important requirement of the role regardless of your industry / sector background.
This role is paid on a five-point incremental range from £79,086 – £87,232 per annum. Reasonable travel and out-of-pocket expenses are also covered. The postholder will work from home, with IT and telephone equipment provided, with attendance at ASCL HQ in Leicester and other locations across the UK as required, with overnight stays expected.
ASCL is an equal opportunities employer and offers a very generous package of benefits, including 33 days holiday plus bank holidays and a pension scheme to which the association contributes 9%. We encourage applications regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
INTERESTED?
The closing date for applications is 4pm on Thursday 4 July 2024.
Interviews will be held in Leicester on Tuesday 16 July 2024.
Start date: To be negotiated.
Apply here
To download the job description and person specification, follow the link on the 'Apply here' button above and complete your email address in the top right-hand box.
If you have any queries, please contact Angela Stewart, Workplace and Facilities Manager in the first instance on 0116 299 1122.
Specialist – Conditions and Employment: Pensions
Home based with some travel across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Crown Dependencies.
Part time (0.8FTE equivalent to four days per week). Permanent.
Salary starting from £63,396 (£50,717 Pro rata, 0.8FTE)
ASCL is seeking to appoint a Conditions and Employment Specialist: Pensions to influence national education policy and to help secure the most appropriate pensions provision for ASCL members. The vacancy arises through the retirement of the present postholder.
This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to help ensure that pension provisions best reflect the needs of the profession, thereby helping to secure a sufficient quality and quantity of education workforce. The successful candidate will directly support ASCL members by giving advice on pensions related issues, as well as representing members’ views to government and other stakeholders.
The successful candidate will be representing the interests of members across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Crown Dominions, so a knowledge of the relevant legislation, policy and procedures for jurisdictions other than England would be helpful.
The ideal candidate will have proven successful experience of senior leadership in an education policy organisation, trade union, pensions/financial organisation, education setting or equivalent organisation. Their career to date will resonate with ASCL members, enabling the post holder to have credibility with members and stakeholders.
They will have a proven ability to negotiate with national bodies and other organisations, and the ability to develop and maintain strong and trusted relationships with a range of stakeholders. They will be able think strategically and tactically, with agility in order to influence decision makers and secure positive outcomes for the Association’s members.
The successful candidate will join an extremely well-regarded and supportive team of policy specialists and will be part of a small sub-team of three Conditions and Employment Specialists who focus on pay and pension policy. Members of the Policy Directorate focus on different aspects of education policy but work together to provide cohesive advice to government and support to members.
The post-holder will work from home, with IT and telephone equipment provided, though the role involves some travel across the relevant jurisdictions to attend meetings with key stakeholders and deliver training, with overnight stays expected.
This is a 0.8FTE post, equivalent to four days per week, and flexible working requests will be considered.
This role is paid on a five-point incremental range from £63,396 – £70,072 (£50,717 - £56,058 pro rata 0.8FTE) per annum.
ASCL is an equal opportunities employer and offers a very generous package of benefits, including 33 days holiday plus bank holidays and a pension scheme to which the association contributes 9%. Reasonable travel and out-of-pocket expenses are also covered, including a working from home allowance. We encourage applications regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
INTERESTED?
The closing date for applications is 4pm on Thursday 11 July 2024.
Interviews will be held in Leicester on Friday 19 July 2024.
Start date: To be negotiated.
Apply here
To download the job description and person specification, follow the link on the 'Apply here' button above and complete your email address in the top right-hand box.
If you have any queries, please contact Angela Stewart, Workplace and Facilities Manager in the first instance on 0116 299 1122.