Learning & Development Coordinator

About the Business

The Fashion Retail Academy (FRA), founded in 2005, is the UK’s leading specialist provider of fashion and retail education. We have charity status and make it our mission to inspire and develop talent for a career in fashion retail. The FRA is the only post-16 institution in London, and third nationwide, to be awarded an Ofsted Outstanding rating across all areas of the inspection framework.

Fashion Retail Academy Business Department is the commercial arm of the FRA. Our primary objective is to generate an annual revenue surplus to invest back into the FRA charity. Commercial activities include Short Courses, the Postgrad Converter Programme, Industry L&D Programmes and Apprenticeships.

The Job

The successful candidate will join the FRA Business Department, and coordinate the development and delivery of key commercial activities, aligned with the overall department strategy. They will work across a number of areas although primary focus will be Apprenticeships. They will also play an active role in delivering the marketing strategy through the collaborative development of activities and day-to-day implementation.

The successful candidate must thrive in a small and busy team. This is an ideal role for someone with an entrepreneurial/ start-up mentality, who is not afraid to try new things and learn from experience. This is a great opportunity to join a growing department and play a key part in its development and success. 

The roles and responsibilities, and focus of the role, will evolve and shift as the department grows. Client management is likely to become more central to the role as we widen the reach of our programmes and our retail partners.