Apprenticeship Consultant

We are looking for a pro-active candidate to join our learning and development team, read more below…

Salary: £43,516 to £46,549 per annum, pro rata £30,126 to £32,226.

Working pattern: Part-time, 30 hours per week. 39 weeks, term-time only. Monday – Friday. Flexible working hours, to be discussed with hiring manager.

Contract: Permanent.

Location: Chichester, with hybrid working options, requirement to come in once a week. Much of your time will be out and about visiting schools/attending school meetings in West Sussex.

As one of our Apprenticeship Consultants you will actively promote and encourage apprenticeship take up by staff working in West Sussex schools. You will offer advice, guidance and support to identify appropriate apprenticeships for West Sussex County Council Schools. You will engage with Headteachers and School Managers to understand, define and forecast their requirements for apprenticeships

Your role will be extremely rewarding as you will be responsible for the life cycle of apprenticeships, from commissioning to end point assessment. Therefore, you will be able to watch your support benefit both the candidate and the Council.

The Apprenticeship Levy has given West Sussex County Council, including schools, the opportunity to invest in high quality qualification-based training through our Apprenticeship programme. You will ensure our schools maximise the Apprenticeship Levy Fund available to develop their staff.

As part of the Council, you’ll support a friendly local authority making decisions with real impact. Join us and #BeTheDifference.

Please be aware we also have another vacancy for an Apprenticeship Consultant which is 37 hours, permanent. View job here – http://emea3.mrted.ly/3bunr

Experience

• Ability to listen and question to define a client's requirement, summarise the information, diagnose the problem, offer a viable solution and gain approval for the recommended proposal efficiently.
• Ability to build strong, long-term relationships with both internal and external partners.
• Ability to research, analyse and interpret information to produce high quality reports/briefs which plan long term policy and business implications and set timescales and make recommendations.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to influence others to invest in their staff’s learning and development
• Ability to develop and deliver plans over the short (1 year) to medium term (3 year) timeframes.
• Ability to mentor learners and monitor their progress.

Desirable Qualifications and equivalent

• OD/L&D related qualification or experience.
• Assessing and quality assuring qualification programmes.
• Evidence of continuous professional development.
• Demonstrate experience of working with leaders at a strategic level, negotiating and providing service solutions.
• Working with apprenticeship contracts, standards and frameworks.

Our values and support for one another is intrinsic to everything we do and will be a key priority within the assessment for this post. We care hugely about wellbeing, allowing time for a good laugh, and developing our team to be the best they can be. Alongside this, we also offer the below benefits.

• 29 days annual leave + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually. Increasing to 30 days as of 01.04.2023.
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme, 21.37% employer contribution*.
• A range of flexible working options.
• Maternity, paternity, dependency and adoption leave.
• Training and development opportunities, including coaching and mentoring. ‘We are committed to developing all members of the team’.
• A range of discounts including: ASOS, Cineworld, Samsung and Apple.
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres.
• A range of commuting and business travel discount and initiatives.

• Practising certificate funded.

For a full list of the benefits offered to you as a West Sussex County Council employee you can find them on our Rewards and Benefits page.

• This alters annually every 01.04.

The reference number for this role is CRS00684.

For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Jo Bentley, jo.bentley@westsussex.gov.uk.

For issues or queries regarding your application please contact hrrecruitment@westsussex.gov.uk.

To apply, upload your CV and cover letter, please evidence clearly in your application how you meet the Key skills of the role.

Note for Recruitment Agencies: We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you!