Join a Team of Passionate People Transforming Lives Across the North East
No matter what your job is at shmu, everyone’s work is about the same thing – transforming the lives of individuals
and communities across North East Scotland. We are looking for an exceptional, passionate, detail-oriented
individual to join our team as our Training and Qualifications Manager.
This is a pivotal role with the responsibility for the development, delivery and quality assurance of all our
qualifications, which will help us to realise our ambitions for the future of accredited provision across our
organisation.
We passionately believe in supporting people to expand their horizons and achieve their full potential. Our approach,
methods, projects, and initiatives are nationally recognised, positioning us as a centre of excellence for the
work we do.
This approach also applies to our staff team. We believe in supporting the members of our team to achieve their full
potential and offer:
- support to undertake relevant training and qualifications
- regular support and
supervision
- flexible working hours and a TOIL system
- a hybrid/office occasional working model to
allow for working from home.
- a company sick pay scheme, effective from the first day of
employment
- a stakeholder pension, with an annually reviewed employer contribution (currently
4%)
- initial paid holiday entitlement of 34 days (inclusive of any public/bank holidays which you may
choose to request)
We appreciate the importance of good mental health and wellbeing amongst our team and strive to provide a working
environment which supports people to achieve this.
Through our community media outlets, we provide unparalleled access to community media opportunities, training and
support. We have over 20 years of experience in delivering youth-led initiatives, focussing on long-term
support, concentrating on the key points of transition (from primary to secondary school, and leaving school),
and with young people experiencing challenges and disadvantage.
To further support our communities and our young people, shmu have been an SQA accredited centre since 2012 and
deliver a suite of media and personal development focused qualifications for young people, including delivering
Foundation Apprenticeships in schools across Aberdeenshire. We also support our volunteers and adults engaged
with our services to undertake accredited qualifications from our suite of SVQ Awards, encouraging skills
development, positive learning experiences, increased confidence and self-belief.
As a result of significant developments in our accredited programmes in recent years, we are looking for a Training
and Qualifications Manager to lead on this area of work.
Our Training and Qualifications Manager will act as the SQA Coordinator, ensuring that all the organisation’s
accredited programmes are designed, managed and delivered to the highest standards through robust quality
assurance and performance management in accordance with our own policies and SQA guidelines.
The postholder will also support the operational staff team to deliver our suite of accredited programmes across the
organisation, ensuring the qualifications meet the needs of those who undertake them.
This short film offers further insight into the role and
what it's like to work at shmu