Skills and Employment Broker

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Please apply online via the link provided.

Please note, CV applications will only be accepted alongside a completed personal and monitoring information online application form.

Please note that we may close this role early if a sufficient number of applications are received.

This is a 12-month fixed-term maternity cover role. Secondments will be considered.

About the Role

As a Skills and Employment Broker, you’ll work with training providers, employers and other stakeholders to deliver our Skills Bootcamps programme.

Skills Bootcamps provide flexible hands-on training courses of up to 16 weeks, giving people the opportunity to build up sector-specific skills and fast-track to an interview with a local employer or progress in their current workplace. For employers, they give them the opportunity to upskill existing employees or recruit from a talent-pool of recently trained individuals to fill vacancies.

The programme is funded by Department for Education.

You will be expected to work with a range of internal and external stakeholders, maintaining a caseload of Independent Training Providers and FE colleges who deliver on the programme, as well as building good relationships with employers across the city region.

About the person

This is a multi-faceted role and requires somebody with experience of working within training, careers or adult skills programmes with an understanding of local and national skills provision.

The ideal candidate will have a track record of building meaningful relationships with employers and understand the needs and issues facing employers, particularly in relation to recruitment and upskilling.

We are looking for somebody who is an outstanding communicator with experience of presenting to audiences, as a key part of the role is to promote the programme to stakeholders.

They will also have experience of maintaining a caseload of partners and be able to demonstrate their ability to work accurately to deadlines, with a keen eye for detail.

If you think you match the job description, and our values, then click on the link to apply.

Please ensure that you provide clear examples and evidence in your personal statement of how you meet the below key essential criteria. The information you provide in your personal statement will be used for shortlisting.

• •‍ Excellent knowledge and understanding of adult education and skills programmes, both locally and nationally
• •‍ Experience of delivering employment and skills related advice, guidance and support programmes for employers

Interviews will be held in person at Mann Island across Monday 8th and Tuesday 9th September.

About the organisation

The Liverpool City Region is world-famous for its history, culture and creativity. A place of firsts, it is the birthplace of modern railways, public health and international trade. Now, our economy is being transformed once again, changing the world through world-leading innovation in health and life sciences, digital and creative, and advanced manufacturing - growing an economy already worth £35 billion a year.

The Combined Authority plays a central role in catalysing this innovation-led economy. We are seizing the unique opportunity to use our devolved powers and funding to create wealth and prosperity for all our 1.6 million residents and the whole UK - investing in our economy, people, place, transport and digital infrastructure. Our vision is for the Liverpool City Region to be: The best place to grow up, grow a family, and grow a business - where no-one is left behind.

Staff benefits

• •‍ Local Government Pension Scheme contributions between 5.5% and 12.5%
• •‍ Generous holiday entitlement of 29 days rising to 34 days after 5 years service, as well as bank holidays and the option to buy 10 additional days
• •‍ Free travel around Liverpool City Region with an All-Zone Metro card worth £1,450 per year plus All Zones Off Peak Trio ticket for your spouse or partner
• •‍ Flexible and hybrid working
• •‍ 24/7 access to Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family and Free counselling service
• •‍ Automatic enrolment to our Westfield Health Programme
• •‍ Corporate discounts at council-owned gyms
• •‍ Bike to Work Scheme
• •‍ Coaching, mentoring, apprenticeships, and professional qualifications including paid membership fees and even a £1k interest free learning loan for any non-job-related learning

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates who have declared that they: have a disability, are from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic background, are a member of a reservist or have close family links to a member of the Armed Forces as we are under-represented by people from these communities.

To be considered under one of these schemes, you must indicate your eligibility in the relevant section of the application form. In addition, you must clearly demonstrate in your personal statement how you meet all the key essential criteria listed above, and highlight how you meet the remaining essential criteria outlined in the person specification within your CV.

Applications that do not include this evidence will not be considered under the guaranteed interview schemes.

The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

Currently we are unable to provide sponsorship for this role, we recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Please visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa