Head of EI Academy

WHO WE ARE:

The Energy Institute (EI) is the chartered professional membership body for people who work across the world of energy. Our purpose is creating a better energy future by accelerating a just, secure, and low carbon energy transition. We do this by:

• Attracting, developing and equipping the diverse future energy workforce
• Informing energy decision-making through convening expertise and advice
• Enabling industry and consumers to make energy lower carbon, safer and more efficient

The EI staff team and its extensive network of volunteers pursue these goals in line with a set of values reflecting the culture of the organisation:

• We are inclusive by treating each other with care and respect
• We build trust through open and professional collaboration
• We are passionate about making a difference

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

We are looking for a driven, proactive, capable head of department and training team manager with demonstrable experience developing training portfolios, new business, and personnel to support the growth of the EI Academy, which exists to equip the diverse energy workforce with the skills required for the energy transition. The ideal candidate will combine strong commercial acumen, operational management and stakeholder engagement abilities.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

To drive the strategic growth of the Energy Institute Academy through developing new business and managing the operational activities of the EI Academy team, including department and line management and portfolio development.

Responsibilities include:

Driving strategic growth

1. Develop and implement credible plans to grow and expand EI’s training provision and income, identifying new opportunities and maintaining a realistic training pipeline aligned across workstreams.
2. Drive new business growth by attracting new clients globally and building effective strategic partnerships.
3. Manage and grow the energy leadership and soft skills training portfolio, including quality assurance, new course development and the administration of face-to-face, online and hybrid programmes.
4. Contribute to marketing, business development and quality strategies, informed by client intelligence and market research.
5. Serve as a member of EI’s Extended Leadership Team, collaborating across departments and contributing to decisions that support EI’s wider strategic goals.
6. Lead, manage and develop key members of the EI Academy team, including recruitment, induction, performance management and ongoing professional development.
7. Embed a structured performance management culture through regular one-to-ones, reviews and team meetings.
8. Oversee the operational activities of the EI Academy team, ensuring the professional delivery of training courses under the EI brand globally and maintaining high standards of quality, health and safety, and compliance.
9. Manage and continuously improve the Academy’s training infrastructure, including systems, processes and procedures, to support effective record keeping, monitoring, evaluation and accountability.
10. Set and monitor the EI Academy budget in collaboration with team members, with a focus on revenue and profit growth alongside cost efficiencies.
11. Monitor and report on KPIs, progress and secured income, identifying and agreeing appropriate actions to mitigate risks and potential shortfalls.
12. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation, best practice and policy, ensuring the team remains informed and that changes are appropriately reflected in training provision.

Team management

Operational management

KEY SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• 5+ years’ relevant leadership and management experience, ideally within training, education, professional development or a regulated environment, with a proven track record of leading teams and driving business growth.
• Strong business acumen, ideally within training environments.
• Proven ability to manage and motivate a commercially focused team.
• Experience developing and supporting people to perform at their best.