Learning and Workforce Development Officer

Permanent

Grade 4 - £32,076 - £39,186

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

Working 36.5 hours per week

Learning and Workforce Development Officer- City Housing Directorate, Strategy and Enabling 

Overview:

Birmingham City Council is actively seeking a dedicated Learning and Workforce Development Officer to join our City Housing Directorate. This role is pivotal in supporting the development and implementation of our City Housing’s Workforce Delivery Plan. You will be integral in driving the strategic outcomes of the council, focusing on talent and learning solutions that enhance service delivery and workforce capability.

Key Responsibilities will include:

• Providing expert talent and learning advice, ensuring alignment with housing related statutory and regulatory obligations, service standards, and council policies.
• Developing and supporting the execution of talent development programs including mentoring, succession planning, leadership development, and apprenticeship programs.
• Operating the Learning Management System and managing information resources, supporting the workforce to access learning solutions and relevant, well organised resources. 
• Engaging with the workforce, training providers and external partners to understand skills gaps and opportunities for staff development.
• Supporting the collation of information and data  to enable accurate reporting, contributing to strategic decision-making and continuous service improvement.

Successful candidates will demonstrate a proactive approach to championing and developing the professional development and continuous learning of the City Housing Directorate’s workforce. They should possess and understanding of learning and development methodologies and the ability to interpret capability gaps and implement appropriate solutions.

Candidates will have experience in a learning and development role with strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to effectively communicate information to diverse audiences.

We Offer:

• A role at the heart of local government, providing opportunities to directly influence public services.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Dynamic work environment with opportunities for professional growth and development.

You must upload a Supporting Statement via the attachments part of your application. This is required for shortlisting; you need to describe how your experience and skills fit the essential criteria for the role as specified in the Person Specification. If you do not attach your Supporting Statement, your application will not be considered. 

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the communities we serve. Our data tells us that for this level of role, ethnic minorities are underrepresented and therefore we will use positive action to support us to achieve diverse shortlists. This may mean that recruitment times are a little longer, but we think this is worth it to achieve our aim.

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

For any informal enquires please contact: Gemma Brodrick gemma.brodrick@birmingham.gov.uk

We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check may be undertaken

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

Job Description and Person Specification: Learning Workforce Development Officer - GR4 JDPS.docx