Head of Operational Learning & Development (Fixed Term Contract)
Oasis Community Learning, London, SE1 7HS12 days remaining to apply
Job start date
16 July 2026
Closing date
28 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
16 July 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full time equivalent salary
- National Leadership Payscale
Head of Operational Learning & Development (Fixed Term Contract) job summary
Head of Operational Learning & Development (Fixed Term Contract)
Is our Head of Operational Learning and Development fixed-term opportunity at Oasis Community Learning the role for you?
Firstly, you’ll be joining us as Oasis. We’re a large established Multi-Academy Trust of 55 Academies but we’re more than a MAT. As part of the Oasis family, we exist to make a difference and enhance young people’s lives. Want to work within a purpose led organisation? Then this might be the place for you. Oasis cannot become the best place for students to learn and grow unless we make it the best place for our staff to work and grow. We're building a culture worth staying in - one where contribution matters, wellbeing is taken seriously, and there are genuine opportunities to develop, and the successful candidate will be key in ensuring we deliver this.
If you share our vision, want to make a difference and this sounds exactly what you are looking for then please read on!
About our Head of Operational Learning & Development role (FTC)
With the exciting news that our current Head of Operational Learning and Development will be embarking on maternity leave, we are looking for someone to come and join our leadership team for the next 11 months.
The role is a key part of our People and Culture function, reporting to our Director of People & Culture, you'll be a key member of our experienced and supportive People leadership team. The role holder will provide strategic leadership and operational delivery across learning, talent and workforce development priorities defined by our Remarkable People strategy, ensuring continuity of key programmes and alignment with organisational priorities. The role will suit someone who is comfortable blending strategy, team management and day to day operations. You’ll lead a small but expert team of four colleagues to deliver against these objectives.
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You’ll be responsible for:
Leading various large-scale L&D programmes examples including the development of the Oasis Management Competencies and associated Management Development Programme and our new Operational Development Programme further supporting the important work of our Operational teams.
Responding to apprenticeship reforms, shaping the future model including internal provision and supplier strategy and upholding our reputation as a top Apprenticeship Employer!
Partnering senior leaders on learning and talent development, scoping learning needs for key programmes such as The Connect Project as we move to utilising Microsoft Dynamics 365 across Oasis.
Hopefully this gives you a flavour of some of the work you’ll be involved in. The Job Description is also attached for your reference.
About you
You'll be an experienced learning and development leader with a proven track record of working with senior leaders to build capability, drive change and foster a culture of continuous improvement. You'll ideally bring expertise in apprenticeships, learning design and innovation, with experience of creating career pathways and impactful development programmes.
You'll be confident leading high-performing teams, developing digital learning strategies at scale, and using learning technologies to deliver engaging solutions. You'll also have experience of strategic planning, budget management and delivering long-term organisational objectives.
Above all, you'll be an inclusive leader who applies equality, diversity and inclusion principles to all aspects of your work.
Key details and what will you get in return?
Duration: This is an FTC until July ‘27
Salary: National Leadership pay scale - Please reach out to learn more
Base: Remote with nearest Oasis Academy or office as base location
Travel: Some requirement to visit academies as needed and head office - London
Hours: 37 hours a week
Benefits: Continued professional development both on an informal and formal basis - Wider Oasis Community Learning benefits portal including health & dental cover & discounts at leading companies
Pension: Excellent opportunity to have up to 20% of your salary pa go into a pension pot.
Great holiday entitlement
• Under 2 years’ continuous service: 34 days holiday, comprising of 26 days + 8 Bank holidays.
• Under 4 years’ continuous service: 39 days Holiday, comprising of 31 days + 8 Bank holidays.
• Over 4 years’ continuous service: 40 days holiday, comprising of 32 days + 8 Bank holidays.
About Oasis Community Learning
The overall vision for every part of Oasis is for community. A place where everyone is included, making a contribution and reaching their God-given potential. Delivering first-class, innovative education is part of the work we do as we seek to grow an Oasis Hub in every area where we work; creating safe and inspiring local neighbourhoods that provide integrated and diverse services to benefit the whole person and whole community.
Next steps
If sounds good, get your applications in. Role is open until Tuesday 28th July with interviews commencing the week beginning 3rd August.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Oasis Community Learning
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
The overall vision for every part of the Oasis trust is for community. A place where everyone is included, making a contribution and reaching their God-given potential. As well as delivering first-class, innovative education, we seek to build a ‘Hub’ in each of the areas where we work; creating safe and inspiring local neighbourhoods that provide integrated and diverse services to benefit the whole person and whole community.
Exceptional Education at the Heart of the Community
We understand the complex responsibilities of education, through a lens of character, competence and community. These principles, along with the Oasis 9 Habits and ethos, are intentionally developed and embedded throughout all of our academies day-to-day.
We have a commitment to inclusion, social integration and closing the disadvantage gap; we want to give advantage to the disadvantaged. Through a fostering of character and relationships, our students and teachers can form meaningful relationships built on a shared determination to learn and develop together as one community; one family.
Together, Oasis staff aspire to:
Create safe, stimulating learning environments
Increase progress and attainment above national averages
Provide high quality teaching which secures good and accelerated progress for all students
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