Employment and Skills Project Officer(Kickstart and Employment HUB) (INTERNAL)

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Kirklees
Growth & Regeneration
Skills & Regeneration
37
1
Huddersfield and surrounding areas
Temporary
Until 31/12/2021
Grade 12

£42,403 - £44,428

This job is internally restricted. To apply for this job you must be an employee of the Council for the duration of the recruitment process – up to and including the start date. You must also be a substantive employee (or an employee with 12 months continuous service or more) of the Council or an Apprentice. Please note that if you work for an Academy you are not an employee of the Council. 


Fixed term until 31st December 2021

 

This role will lead the delivery of projects aimed at supporting Young People in Kirklees through supporting Business Engagement. This including our Kickstart Gateway and our Employment HUB ESIF project.

 

Kickstart

 

Kirklees Council is backing the Government’s Kickstart scheme to create job placements for 16-24 year olds at risk of long-term unemployment.

Kickstart, which is managed by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), will support 6 month of work placements for 25 hours per week, up until December 2021.

The council has registered as a ‘gateway’ organisation to support employers who wish to participate but cannot meet the Government’s requirement to create 30 placements. Employers have a choice of provider in Kirklees.

The successful candidate will manage the DWP Kickstart programme in Kirklees working with partners and businesses across the area to recruit young people into their organisations, support them within their placements and work to secure them employment beyond that placement.

 

Employment Hub

 

The Employment Hub provides support to:

  • young people aged 15 – 24 to support them in identifying and accessing learning, employment and career opportunities;
  • local businesses, prioritising those businesses who have never offered apprenticeships before.

It will identify and address the barriers faced by all young people seeking education and employment, irrespective of background and personal circumstance and will provide a personalised, holistic service focussed on matching individuals to apprenticeship and employment vacancies and providing an intensive programme of support in helping them to identify and apply for suitable opportunities.

Led by West Yorkshire Combined Authority, the Employment Hub is a partnership project between Local authorities and a range of delivery partners. In Kirklees this is Kirklees Council and C&K Careers.

Over the lifetime of the programme it is expected that a minimum of 6000 residents will be supported. Outcomes include removing barriers to work, improving residents’ skills, and ultimately sustained employment. Just over 17% of the delivery will take place across Kirklees.

The Employment Hub will receive up to £4,500,000 of funding from the European Social Fund (ESF) as part of the 2014-2020 European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme in England. ESF funds help local areas stimulate their economic development by investing in projects which will

 

You will lead on the Business engagement element of the programme - leading our team of job connectors to create Kickstart, Apprenticeship and Employment opportunities for participants benefiting from Employment hub support.

As the lead for these projects in Kirklees, you will be part of an ambitious and highly collaborative team. Your focus will be to:

  • Lead on contract management, ensuring contract compliance at all times and leading on all communications with funding bodies.
  • Ensure that efficient and effective management and information systems are put in place and maintained to enable satisfactory monitoring of outputs, results and expenditure.
  • Ensure that claims are prepared and submitted within deadlines and to a high standard.
  • Ensure that funding and outputs are maximised to the district.
  • Ensure a robust programme audit trail is in place, leading on audits.
  • Analyse detailed financial, performance monitoring, reporting to Senior Managers, steering group and funders as required.
  • Work in partnership and maintain wider strategic leads on behalf of the programme.
  • Budget management in line with Council Regulations and funding Guidelines, authorising payments to partners.
  • Ensure risks are identified and mitigated.
  • Carry out effective line management and development of project staff.

You will be an individual who has knowledge, understanding and experience of leading externally funded employment and/or skills projects with excellent communication and leadership skills and the ability to work autonomously.

Gillian Wallace is the manager for this role, please contact them on 01484 221000 for an informal discussion, or if you need any more information. 
We know there’s a wealth of talent among people who have a disability and we encourage applications from people with all differing abilities. So, if you need any support completing an application form, or any other format for the application or Job Description please contact the Recruitment Team for help by email: jobs@kirklees.gov.uk or phone: 01484 221000 and ask for ‘Recruitment’.

If you are internal and want to apply for this job as a secondment you must be a substantive employee of the Council with over 6 months continuous service and have successfully completed your probation period.

Applications for secondments will only be accepted if approved by your manager, you will be asked to confirm on your application form that you have the relevant permission. If you are refused permission to apply for a secondment, please contact HR Recruitment to register the refusal.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

13 December 2020, 11:55 PM

Important Information

This vacancy is closed to applications.