London Borough of Havering Hiring for Talent Officer Job at Romford, England Full Time

Job Description
£31,557 – £34,884 pa (pro rata) | Permanent | Part Time, job share (0.6 FTE) | Havering | Closing date – 6.9.2021

Talent Officer – Job Profile

The Talent Officer role sits within the Talent Hub Centre of Excellence, and is influential in driving forward our approach to delivering apprenticeship and graduate programmes. Engaging with a variety of hiring teams, the post holder builds strong working relationship across both boroughs, utilising the apprenticeship levy to increase the number of apprenticeships whilst upskilling employees.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to work as part of a job share and the successful applicant will be required to work Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays , in partnership with our current Talent Officer.

About you

This role offers you the opportunity to influence and contribute to the apprenticeship and graduate programme for the future, so we’re looking for someone who is forward-thinking, ambitious and customer centric. Y ou’ll need to have:

• interpersonal skills that enable you to work with people at all levels, motivate others and change people’s attitudes when necessary
• written and spoken communication skills that allow you to inform and advise others clearly
• a strong customer-focused background
• problem-solving and negotiation skills
• initiative and the ability to offer new ideas
• strong teamworking skills and a collaborative approach to working, both face-to-face and remotely
• organisational and planning skills to manage your time and to meet deadlines and objectives
• good time-keeping skills and the ability to multitask to enable you to effectively manage the needs of our apprentices and management trainees
• proactive, enthusiastic and innovative approach to work
• personal commitment to improving your own knowledge and skills and a passion for continuing learning and development.

You’ll have experience of working within a similar role, supporting the delivery of successful apprenticeship programmes, whilst working with key stakeholders to promote initiatives and interventions designed to develop employees.

You’ll be a real people person with a passion for continuing learning and development.

However, these aren’t the only skills that we’re looking for. To be shortlisted to interview you must include a Supporting Statement detailing how you meet the requirements of the job description and focusing on these five key areas:

For more information on the role of the Talent Officer, please speak to Katharine.Owen@onesource.co.uk

Additional Information

The London Borough of Havering is a Disability Confident employer. Candidates who declare that they have a disability in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 and meet the essential criteria as specified in the Job Profile will be guaranteed an interview.

Priority consideration on all advertised roles will be given to London Borough of Havering Redeployees.

The London Borough of Havering is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Please be aware that a Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS) check will be required for any position with access to these groups under the provision of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

In addition, the Authority reserves the right to request employees undertake a basic disclosure check (Disclosure Scotland) where required for the role this includes anyone who has access to (or information obtained directly from) a government database, or has a GCSX account. These posts will be required to have a Basic Disclosure Scotland check as per the requirements of BPSS (Baseline Personnel Security Standards).

Please attach your supporting statement, explaining in no more than x2 A4 sides why and how you meet the criteria for this role.