Learning Workforce Development Officer

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.,

• 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.

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., 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.


• 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., 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.