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Principal Employment Officer

Employer
Birmingham City Council
Location
Various bases, Birmingham and working from home
Salary
£35,745 - £43,857
Closing date
1 Nov 2021
Reference
BCC002342

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Sector
Local Councils
Job Type
Project management
Contract Type
Fixed Term Contract
Working Pattern
Standard
Hours
Full-Time
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Fixed Term Contract /Secondment

Fixed Term Until 31 December 2023 **For existing employees a secondment may be considered, subject to eligibility criteria**

Currently home working moving to blended working from a central Birmingham base.

BE BOLD BE BIRMINGHAM! Jobs and skills are vital to the economic recovery of Birmingham, and are central to the Council's Covid 19 Economic Recovery Plan. 

Birmingham City Council is seeking to appoint a Principal Employment Officer to lead the operational delivery of its Employment Access Team which has a strong reputation for delivering results, especially in the built environment sector. 

This is an exciting opportunity for the right individual to drive forward the team's through a period of change to maximise the employment and skills opportunities from the Council's built environment development activity and expand its reach via the Council's wider supplier partnerships and social value commitments.

Your knowledge, skills and insight will enable a step change in the volume and delivery of local opportunities, and grow our partnerships that provide excellent support pathways for our residents to succeed.

This post has is a broad job description including:

  • Operational relationship management with employers
  • -Supervise, develop work programmes and direct the work of staff, students and work experience beneficiaries on an agreed basis.
  • Engagement of wider partner network including Adult Education providers, FE colleges and private sector training providers
  • Working with the Head of Service, identify suitable work activities and performance targets, in line with objectives of the team.
  • Account manage a wide range of employers, strategic partners, and internal and external stakeholders to capture jobs, design programmes and deliver commissioned activity to accelerate targeted individuals and groups into training, work experience and sustainable employment opportunities.
  • Represent the council in partnerships, on external bodies, committees and meetings as required.
  • Direct or convene project or initiative-based groups as required to agree and deliver appropriate actions
  • Prepare reports, briefings, presentations and publicity material on all aspects of projects and work programmes as required.
  • Provide briefings / reports / publicity material for a wide range of stakeholders, including senior officers and elected members

 

We are inviting applications from self-motivated, outcome driven individuals who can work with minimal supervision and manage a varied work load, with the experience to represent the Council in a responsible and professional way.

The role would be ideally suited to a candidate with a relevant background in employer account management and full understanding of the welfare to work sector. 

Applicants should demonstrate successful negotiation experience and management of productive delivery partnerships with a variety of stakeholders.

The post holder will need to have good team working skills, being able to work collaboratively and autonomously to meet deadline. 

 

Requests for flexible working / compressed hours will be considered where business needs can be met.

Fixed term. Full time (36.5 hrs per week), Flexible hours, Agile working, currently working from home (this will be reviewed periodically and working from offices part time will be the normal situation)

Interviews for this post will take place virtually via video conferencing. Shortlisted candidates will be provided with further information.

For any informal enquires please contact Tara Verrell, YEI Project Manager on 07703 373 418 or email at tara.verrell@birmingham.gov.uk

Ref: BCC002432

Right to work in the UK documentation will be fully checked for all applicants.  All non-UK applicants (excluding Ireland) may require a Certificate of Sponsorship from Birmingham City Council and must have an approved visa from the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) before any employment offer can be confirmed. Unless they are an EEA or Swiss citizen or their family members, already living in the UK by 31 December 2020, then they will need to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) instead.

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Working for Birmingham City Council is more than just a job; it's about making life better for the 1 million plus people who live and work in the city.

We welcome people from diverse and underrepresented communities and encourage applications from, those with caring responsibilities, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, neurodivergent, disabled and LGBT+ people. As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, we are committed to promoting and supporting the physical and mental health of all our staff and removing barriers to improve inclusion.   We are making significant strides to understand and continuously improve our employees’ experience and we are committed to implementing progressive diversity talent management.

Information for applicants with a disability

We are a proud Disability Confident Employer.  We encourage applicants to disclose disabilities, so we can support them fully during our recruitment process and make any necessary reasonable adjustments. Please contact: 0121 675 7070 option 3 (lines open between 8.45am to 5.15pm Monday to Friday).

If you require an application in an alternative format, such as Braille or you are unable to complete an application form via WMJOBS, please contact bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk. When you have completed your application form this can be returned to bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk or for Braille applications these can be posted to, Recruitment Team, 2nd Floor, 10 Woodcock Street, B7 4BG.

The Council is a fantastic place to work. You will find an organisation that is both challenging and supportive; with a leadership impatiently adventurous in its pursuit of excellence. 

There is a clear vision which is ensuring that the Council is working for communities today and building for tomorrow, we focus our resources on five key priorities:

  • A Prosperous Birmingham: through a focus on inclusive economic growth, tackling unemployment, attracting inward investment, and maximising the benefits of the Commonwealth Games.
  • An Inclusive Birmingham: through a focus on tackling poverty and inequality, empowering citizens, promoting diversity and civic pride, and supporting and enabling all children and young people to thrive.
  • A Safe Birmingham: through a focus on making the city safer, safeguarding vulnerable citizens, increasing affordable housing, and tackling homelessness.
  • A Healthy Birmingham: through a focus on tackling health inequalities, encouraging physical activity and healthy living, supporting mental health, and improving outcomes for adults with disabilities and older people.
  • A Green Birmingham: through a focus on street cleanliness, improving air quality, continuing the route to net zero, and becoming a city of nature.

We see the Council’s role as providing strategic leadership – that’s being able to visualise a new future for the city and equipping others to share our vision. We want to ensure the provision of services for all, so we can support those least able to support themselves by working with partners and putting citizens and neighbourhoods at the heart of our decision-making.

We are always looking for people who put the customer at the centre of their approach, with a commitment to excellence to help us achieve our vision.  We will support you to develop and thrive in your role, building a pathway for long-term success, with lots of development opportunities, such as apprenticeships.

In return, we offer you excellent terms and conditions, generous annual leave, a great pension scheme, well-being support, annual travel passes and discounts at a number of city centre establishments.

Birmingham City Council is a Foundation Living wage employer - known as the Birmingham Living Wage. The Birmingham Living Wage, is determined by the Living Wage Foundation on an annual basis by the Centre of Research in Society Polity at Loughborough University. The current rate can be found at: www.livingwage.org.uk.   

For the awards and support for our employees, please follow https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/homepage/169/job_vacancies  

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0121 675 7070
Location
Birmingham City Council
 Birmingham
West Midlands
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