Delivery Director – Tempdent
Location: Remote | Senior Leadership Role | Up to £80,000
Are you a proven leader in apprenticeship delivery ready to make a lasting impact at scale? We’re looking for a Delivery Director to join our Senior Leadership Team and take ownership of the entire learner journey from enrolment through to successful, timely achievement and progression. This is a pivotal role where you’ll shape operational excellence, drive performance, and maintain Tempdents position as the leader in dental apprenticeship provision .
Our Delivery Director is more than a leadership role, you’ll play a critical role in ensuring Tempdent consistently delivers outstanding learner outcomes while maintaining full compliance with regulatory and funding requirements.
This exciting role is your chance to:
. Drive performance, quality, and growth across a national apprenticeship provider
. Build on the strong foundations already in place and take delivery to the next level
. Lead, inspire, and develop a high-performing team, creating a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement
We’re looking for our next superstar someone who can lead from the front, inspire teams, and deliver exceptional results. If you’re ready to take ownership, drive change, and elevate delivery performance to new heights, we want to hear from you.
Key responsibilities of this role:
. Lead and inspire Operations Managers and wider delivery teams, upskilling them to drive accountability and success
. Create a high-performance culture through coaching, mentoring, and robust performance management
. Conduct regular 1:1s, appraisals, and continuous development planning
Manage Operational Excellence & KPIs
. Own and deliver key performance metrics including:
- Monthly achievers, leavers, and clawback performance
- 80%+ Qualification Achievement Rate (QAR)
- Maintaining a green status on the DfE Apprenticeship Accountability Framework
. Monitor learner occupancy, pipeline, and forecasting to ensure delivery targets are achieved
. Align headcount and resources with budgets and growth plans
Quality, Compliance & Audit
. Champion a quality-first approach across all delivery activity
. Lead on Ofsted readiness, inspections, and external audits
. Ensure compliance with ESFA funding rules, awarding bodies, and regulatory requirements
. Contribute to quality reviews and continuous improvement initiatives
Strategy & Growth
. Actively contribute to SLT strategy, planning, and governance
. Drive innovation in delivery models, leveraging technology and sector trends
. Support commercial growth by ensuring delivery excellence and scalability
. Represent Tempdent externally with key stakeholders including Ofsted and funding bodies
Data, Insight & Continuous Improvement
. Use data (e.g., PowerBI) to analyse performance, identify trends, and drive decision-making
. Continuously review and improve processes, systems, and delivery models
. Share best practice and implement innovative solutions to enhance outcomes
Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement
. Work closely with Knovia Group Shared Services teams to support recruitment, retention, and development of our colleagues
. Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
. Act as a key link between delivery, compliance, and senior leadership
We’re searching for a standout leader someone who can truly make a difference, who has...
. Proven experience in leading high-performing teams in apprenticeships or education
. Strong track record of delivering against KPIs, quality measures, and compliance frameworks
. Deep understanding of Ofsted, ESFA, and apprenticeship funding rules
. Ability to drive accountability, challenge performance, and influence at all levels
. A strategic mindset with a hands-on, solutions-focused approach
. Confidence using data and insight to inform decisions and improve outcomes
Why Join Tempdent?
. Be part of a forward-thinking, growing organisation within the Knovia Group
. Shape and influence delivery strategy at a senior level
. Lead a passionate team making a real difference to learners’ careers
. Work in a role where your impact is visible, measurable, and valued
. 20 days annual leave (increasing with length of service plus bank holidays)
. 3 days off for Christmas closure
. Birthday day off, as a gift from us to you following 1 year service
. CPD and internal development opportunities
. Remote working
. Supportive and collaborative work environment.
. Contribution to the development of the future dental workforce.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and have a guaranteed interview scheme in place to ensure that nobody is overlooked or discriminated against because of their disability. If you meet the minimum criteria when you apply and you have informed us in your application that you have a disability, you will be guaranteed an interview for that role.
To promote and maintain an inclusive working environment, as part of your application process we will ask you to share data on certain characteristics. These answers will not form part of the selection and recruitment process and will not be shared with anyone outside of the People Team.
Tempdent is committed to the safeguarding and wellbeing of our learners and colleagues and we implement robust safer recruitment practices to support this. Dependant on the role you are applying for, we may undertake a number of necessary checks to confirm you are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults, which may include a Disclosure and Barring Service check. We are also committed to promoting equality and inclusion throughout our colleague and learner populations.
