Job Title: Digital Skills Programme Manager
Salary: £37,724 - £40,506
Full-Time: 35 hours
Location: Worcester
Temporary: 12 months

The Role

Worcestershire County Council's Skills team supports the Local Enterprise Partnership in Worcestershire to develop and deliver the skills strategy for the county by understanding the employment needs of our economy both now and in the future. This work includes the development of a digital skills strategy for the county over 2021-22, working with partners across the region to understand the current skills offer and its reach and effectiveness in meeting the needs of our businesses and economy.

The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering, over a one-year period, a strategy for Worcestershire around digital skills. Focusing from primary schools and up through education, to supporting retraining and employer upskilling, that will leave a long-lasting legacy across the county. The role will engage with a range of projects, teams and partners focused on improving levels of digital skills from user through to technical as well as embedding messaging to residents and employers around the need for digital upskilling and the breadth of digital careers and opportunity.

The successful applicant will need strong communication and a high level of attention to detail, ability to manage various workstreams at one time and an understanding of education around digital skills.

Reporting to and working closely with a range of partners, you’ll work with the Council teams, Local Enterprise Partnership and interact with employers whilst ensuring that your role contributes to deliver the desired outputs, outcomes and benefits, in line with the required strategy and programme. Reporting to the Skills and Investment Group Manager this role will work flexibly, working outside of the office and also within our Worcester office over 35 hours a week.

If you feel passionate about the digital skills agenda and have a background in project management, then this role could be for you.

Come and help us to create Worcestershire’s future workforce. 

Disability Confident

We are inclusive – this is really important to us and we are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer.

Disability Confident is helping us recruit and retain great people to meet our workforce needs. 

If you have a disability and require reasonable adjustments, please let us know. 

Applying:

Please find the Job Description and Person Specification attached.

Please write your submission with consideration for the essential and desirable criteria on the Person Specification. This should include examples why you should be considered; the experience, skills and knowledge that you would bring to the post.

Application Closing Date: Wednesday 24th November 2021
Anticipated Interview Date: Tuesday 2nd December 2021,