11 months contract with a local authority

Job Purpose

• To support the delivery of employability programmes, including the successful Walsall Works initiative, by providing leadership and coordination across employer engagement, partner organisations, and training providers. The role focuses on securing positive employment outcomes for unemployed local residents through effective partnership working, labour market insight, and the design of bespoke recruitment and skills solutions.
  

Key Duties/Accountabilities

• Lead and coordinate engagement with local employers, training providers, and partner organisations to identify employment and training opportunities.
  
• Build and maintain strong relationships with local businesses to match workforce needs with client capability.
  
• Support the delivery of complex employability programmes, contributing to successful job outcomes for unemployed residents.
  
• Gather, analyse, and interpret labour market information and economic data to identify trends, skills gaps, and barriers to employment.
  
• Use intelligence and insight to design tailored recruitment solutions and workforce development initiatives.
  

Essential Experience Required

• Demonstrable experience in employment, skills, or employability programmes.
  
• Proven track record of relationship management with employers and partner organisations.
  
• Experience coordinating projects or programmes involving multiple stakeholders.
  
• Experience using labour market intelligence or economic data to inform service design or delivery.
  

Essential Qualifications Required

• Educated to degree level or relevant equivalent work experience
  
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  
• Strong stakeholder engagement and partnership‑building capability.
  
• Ability to influence, negotiate, and broker agreements effectively.
  

Additional information to note

• Working Hours: 37 hours per week.
  
• Enhanced DBS with barred list required.
  
• We work on bi-weekly schedule.
  

The role closes soon, apply ASAP.