Head of EI Academy

Energy Institute

Hours
35 hours per week

About the Organisation

Energy Institute (EI) is the chartered professional membership body for people working across the energy sector worldwide. Our purpose is to create 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

A registered charity, incorporated by Royal Charter in 2003, the EI is licensed by the Engineering Council (UK) to offer Chartered, Incorporated and Engineering Technician status to engineers, and by the Society for the Environment to award Chartered Environmentalist status. We are also unique in granting Chartered Energy Manager status. The EI was established in 2003 through a merger of the Institute of Petroleum (IP) and the Institute of Energy (InstE).  

Both Institutes had a proud and distinguished heritage developed over many years supporting their particular energy sectors. Increasingly, these sectors have converged, creating an integrated global energy market which has been mirrored by the development of the Energy Institute - established to address both the depth and breadth of the subject.

Today, the EI is home to a range of collaborative initiatives, including the G+ Global Offshore Wind Health and Safety Organisation, SafetyOn and POWERful Women. We host the annual International Energy Week, EI Awards, publish New Energy World Magazine and the Energy Barometer, and provide the Toolbox web app helping the energy workforce learn lessons from incidents and get home safe.

About the role

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. 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

Driving Strategic Growth:

• 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.
• Drive new business growth by attracting new clients globally and building effective strategic partnerships.
• 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.
• Contribute to marketing, business development and quality strategies, informed by client intelligence and market research.
• Serve as a member of EI’s Extended Leadership Team, collaborating across departments and contributing to decisions that support EI’s wider strategic goals.

Team Management:

• Lead, manage and develop key members of the EI Academy team, including recruitment, induction, performance management and ongoing professional development.
• Embed a structured performance management culture through regular one-to-ones, reviews and team meetings.

Operational Management:

• 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.
• Manage and continuously improve the Academy’s training infrastructure, including systems, processes and procedures, to support effective record-keeping, monitoring, evaluation and accountability.
• Set and monitor the EI Academy budget in collaboration with team members, with a focus on revenue and profit growth alongside cost efficiencies.
• Monitor and report on KPIs, progress and secured income, identifying and agreeing appropriate actions to mitigate risks and potential shortfalls.
• 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.

Skills, Competencies, Experience & Attributes

Requirements: 

• 5+ years of work experience with Business Strategy
• 3+ years of work experience with Academic Program Management

Key Skills & 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.
• Disciplined project management and organisation skills and an ability to juggle multiple projects simultaneously, at pace. 
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively and the gravitas to deliver ideas clearly and concisely to internal and external stakeholders at all levels of seniority.
• Confidence working independently, managing priorities and solving problems, with excellent attention to detail.
• An interest in energy and climate change would be a distinct advantage.

Compensation & Benefits

• Compressed working scheme: extended daily hours in return for every other Friday off
• Training and professional development opportunities
• All-company/team socials
• Generous holiday plus bank holidays
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Season Ticket Loan
• Great office culture

Conditions of employment

• You must have authorization to work in the UK

Working locations

• Hybrid model, working in the London office and remotely

How to apply

• To apply, please send your CV and covering letter to [email protected] by Friday 20th November 2026.

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