Do you have experience in employment and skills project work?

As the South London Partnership (SLP) SLP Employment and Skills Project Officer your main project area will be supporting the effective delivery and integration of UKSPF People and Skills Employment programmes across the five boroughs of Croydon, Kingston, Merton, Richmond and Sutton. You will also support the Head of Economy, Skills and Employment with the project management reporting of all SLP Employment and Skills projects.

The UKSPF People and Skills programme at SLP is delivering a range of employment and skills projects to help residents across South London into meaningful work. You will assist the UKSPF Programme Lead in the co-ordination, delivery and performance management of all SLP UKSPF projects.

This is an exciting time to join the SLP as we expand our employment and skills offer to South London.

About the role

As the Employment and Skills Project Officer, you will be responsible for supporting the programme and performance management of the delivery partners of the UKSPF programme and co-ordinate the project reporting of all SLP Employment and Skills projects. You will work closely with the UKSPF Programme Lead to oversee and ensure the high quality of delivery in the SLP UKSPF programmes to meet Greater London Authority (GLA) requirements and funding expectations.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Providing project support and co-ordination of the UKSPF programme
• Supporting a comprehensive program of performance reporting
• Stakeholder management
• Providing project information and data analysis
• Providing project support to other SLP employment and skills project activity as required.

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Level 3 qualification or equivalent work experience
• Knowledge of the employment and skills opportunities and challenges across the South London Partnership areas
• Experience of working with councils on employment and skills activity
• Ability to collect, collate, summarise and analyse information and draft high quality reports for management
• Ability to develop, maintain and review a range of different project management reporting, including information technology systems

Closing Date: 01/05/24

Shortlisting Date: 02/05/24

Interview Date: 13/05/24

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services.

Useful Information: The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. We strongly advise you to complete your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know.

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). This campaign is anonymised.

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to attract, develop, and reward our employees such as 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan.