Workforce Planning and Development Officer

We are looking for an enthusiastic Workforce Planning and Development Officer to work in the Organisational Learning and Development team. The role will focus on planning the delivery of learning and development activities across the council, schools, and children's and adult's social care settings.

You will identify development needs, plan learning activities and evaluate the outcomes, ensuring legal, ethical and regulatory responsibilities are met.

You will engage with a range of stakeholders to identify their workforce training needs and provide advice and guidance on activities to meet those needs. You will be responsible for commissioning training providers and suppliers and promoting training online and through social media.

This is your chance to make a real difference to people who work in Bolton in helping to improve our skills and the services we deliver.

As an enthusiastic and highly motivated person, you will use your verbal communication skills to engage and influence others at all levels.

You may not have worked in a learning and development environment previously but you will have a passion for making a difference to individuals, services and organisations.

You should be resilient and flexible and enjoy working in complex and changing environments. You'll also need to be highly organised and self-disciplined, with experience of project management and following commissioning processes. You will also possess a recognised qualification in a HR, training and development, or teaching discipline.

This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough.

Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents.

As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.