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3 months contract with a local authority

Job Purpose

• Develop and offer a consultancy approach, forming strategic partnerships with departments to understand their services, scope and define their skills needs and develop targeted learning opportunities. Act as a trusted advisor on apprenticeship and skills development across the council, supporting managers and key stakeholders to develop talent pipelines to deliver the best services possible. Lead the development and implementation of work experience, t-levels, internships and apprenticeship development interventions for the council’s internal offer, gaining the trust and support of managers and key stakeholders. Work closely with various education providers, managing contracted relationships.
  

Key Duties/Accountabilities

• Lead the Council’s apprenticeships programmes, new work experience programmes, internship programmes and other pathways into employment.

• Manage the commissioning of provision from apprenticeship training providers, including the negotiation of appropriate agreements.

• Work with Strategic HR Business Partners and the Strategic Recruitment Lead to create talent pipelines to meet current and future organisational requirements through the apprenticeship levy.

• Develop apprenticeship programmes that meet wider organisational needs such at AI.

• Gain deeper insight into customers’ needs and challenges by questioning and exploring concerns and analysing existing apprenticeship and work experience data and systems.

Essential Experience Required

• Experience of leading apprenticeships programmes and designing, implementing and managing early careers programmes.

• Experience of providing advice on apprenticeship and skills development within a local government sector, supporting managers and key stakeholders to develop talent to deliver the best services possible.

• Knowledge of the how apprenticeships work, apprenticeship training provision, basic employment law in relation to apprenticeships and experience of applying this knowledge to meet individual and business needs.

Essential Qualification Required

• Relevant CIPD qualification or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience.
  

Additional information to note

• Working hours: 35 hours per week
  

Requirements

Requirements

• Experience of leading apprenticeships programmes and designing, implementing and managing early careers programmes

• Experience of providing advice on apprenticeship and skills development within a local government sector

• Knowledge of how apprenticeships work, apprenticeship training provision, basic employment law in relation to apprenticeships

• Relevant CIPD qualification or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience

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