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Skills Strategy Manager

Job Summary
Contract Type:
Permanent
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
01/05/2026
Advert End Date:
20/05/2026 23:59
Salary:
N10 £51,356 - £54,495 p.a. (Please note it is North East CA policy to appoint at the starting point of the salary band).
Allowances:
n/a
Hours per week:
37
Job Category:
Education
Vacancy ID:
295673
Employment Location:
The Lumen, St James' Boulevard, Newcastle upon Tyne, various ‘spoke’ offices throughout the North East and remote working arrangements
Post Number:
NECA/26/29
Number of posts:
2
Closing date:
20 May
Further Information

Shape the future of skills and work across the North East as a Skills Strategy Manager.

We are recruiting to multiple Skills Strategy Manager roles, offering the opportunity to lead and influence skills development across a range of priority sectors.

You will be at the heart of delivering the New Deal for North East Workers—aligning adult skills provision with the real needs of employers across our priority sectors. You will lead vibrant sectoral partnerships and cluster networks, ensuring high quality careers provision and workforce development that makes a tangible difference to residents and businesses alike.

You will work with businesses, education and training providers, and local partners, providing strategic leadership to develop sector skills plans and drive joined-up delivery across skills and economic development. You’ll ensure careers and workforce needs sit firmly at the centre of our programmes, influencing priorities, improving quality, and shaping solutions that respond to both local demand and national policy.

In partnership with senior leaders and fellow Skills Strategy Managers, you’ll develop and deliver strategic plans for priority sectors—managing performance, budgets, risk and impact reporting. By building strong stakeholder networks and sharing best practice across the North East, you’ll help create a consistent, high-impact approach to sector skills delivery that supports inclusive growth and better outcomes for our communities.

We are proud to be an inclusive employer, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, communities and experiences. We support flexible working and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented including women, disabled people, LGBTQ+ people and those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.

If you are passionate about aligning skills, careers and workforce development with employer needs, building strong sector partnerships, and leading strategic delivery that improves outcomes for residents and businesses across the North East, we’d love to hear from you.

If you would like an informal discussion, or further information about this role please contact Reshma Begum; Head of Skills Policy and Insights reshma.begum@northeast-ca.gov.uk  
 
Closing date for applications: 20th May 2026 at 23:59

We anticipate interviews to take place during the week commencing Monday 15th June 2026.

For further information about the North East Combined Authority please visit our website www.northeast-ca.gov.uk.

This recruitment is being administered by Durham County Council on beahlf of the North East Combined Authority.
 
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