Digital Consultants Wanted - To support SMEs with their Digital Skills across key areas

The University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), are offering bespoke support for SMEs based in the West of England through their Digital Skills - Workforce for the Future project.

The role of the Digital Consultants

We are looking to create a bank of External Consultants with expertise in one or more of the below areas to design and deliver bespoke training content, provide digital audits and offer mentoring support to SMEs.

Topic areas being covered by the project include:

Working with the Digital Skills Team and academic colleagues, external consultants will identify possible skills gaps and training needs and develop fitting content to meet this. This will be in the form of workshops, supporting businesses to undertake relevant audits and/or mentoring to embed learning or other activities as identified.

Specific knowledge in at least one of the abovementioned areas is essential, and a broad, in-depth knowledge across the specified areas is beneficial.

Commitment

Consultants will work with UWE Bristol staff across the duration of the project to determine delivery timescales and schedules.

Payment

Payment will be made upon completion of each individual course/activity and agreed between you and UWE Bristol. Consultants will need to be set up as suppliers to UWE Bristol and will be required to provide invoices for their services.

Applications

Applicants must demonstrate the following:

Applications will be assessed against the following criteria:

To apply, please provide a CV and covering note explaining how you meet the above criteria, and listing your areas of expertise, to the Digital Skills - Workforce for the Future team (DigitalWorkforce@UWE.ac.uk) no later than 11.59pm on 14 November 2021.