Senior Learning and Development Officer
***Internal Applicants Only***
Organisation: London Borough of Waltham Forest
Salary: PO5/6 £49,083 - £54,129
Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent
Working hours per week: 36
Application Deadline: 9th August 2024
Proposed Interview Date(s): Week commencing 19th August
Reference: 1339
About Us:
Bursting with culture, energy, and opportunity, the London Borough of Waltham Forest is a fantastic and exciting place to work.
We are a highly ambitious borough. Driven by culture and the innate creativity of our residents, we have developed new and innovative ways to build our communities. Our Council is relentlessly resident-focused, insight-led, digitally driven and commercially minded; a Council focused on meeting the needs of our existing and future residents.
London Borough of Waltham Forest is one of the Mayor of London's Good Work Standard employers. This accreditation is a proof of our commitment to creating a healthy, fair and inclusive workplace. This includes fair pay and conditions, workplace well-being, skills and progression and diversity and recruitment.
The Council's preference is for online application. However, if you have a disability and are unable to complete an online application, please email recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk so we can arrange an alternative application method.
About the role:
We are looking for energetic, enthusiastic people to work with all parts of our workforce. Theis role will be required to develop and deliver specialist support/advice for the Organisational Development Team, helping to establish a new programme of work to support the development of Waltham Forest Council.
We are building on the great work of the People Strategy 2021 - 2025 to set out how we are going to undertake Workforce and Culture Transformation and to achieve Mission Waltham Forest.
This work is rooted in three clear pillars
- Build a highly engaged, productive and diverse workforce that represents our community at all levels.
- Be an employer of choice by creating meaningful jobs and career paths for ALL staff, including underrepresented groups.
- We must build, retain and recruit inspirational leaders who empower staff at all levels to take the lead to improve services for residents.
We have a number of new roles available and we are looking for people with energy, enthusiasm and passion to help deliver on significant projects across the organisation to enable an inclusive culture in Waltham Forest.
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Key Responsibilities:
- To support the modernisation of the Council's Learning and Development function ensuring that an effective learning and development offer aligned to relevant programmes is in place for Council staff.
- To embed the Council's approach to Leadership and Talent Development and career progression pathways to include under-represented groups, graduates, inclusive internships and all workforce career development pathways.
- To create workforce planning and staff development for the Council to future proof the organisation by supporting a robust appraisal process identifying and building plans to address areas of resource and skills shortage.
- To support the delivery of Leadership development programmes that enable successful career progression for all staff , including under-represented groups.
- Ensuring that the online platforms for e-learning, mentoring and other development opportunities are well maintained with the customer journey at the centre of delivery
Qualifications and Requirements:
Full details of the knowledge, experience and skills are within the JD. It is expected that applicants will have:
- Degree or equivalent or vocational qualification in relevant subject or area
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Terms and conditions:
The below terms and conditions apply to this role:
Satisfactory employment references and CIFAS identity checks;
Satisfactory declaration of interest;
As a public authority, we must ensure that members of staff in public-facing roles are able to speak fluent English. This means that they must have a command of spoken English, with confidence and accuracy, sufficient for the effective performance of their role. This requirement does not refer to any particular English language qualifications, regional or international accents, dialects, speech impediments or the tone of conversations. It does not require staff to speak only in English.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications online by pressing the 'Apply' button below. This includes a supporting statement that outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value.
To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy.
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below or feel free to discuss this during your interview.
For more information on the benefits of working for the Council, please visit https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/find-jobs-and-other-opportunities/working-us.
Contact Information:
If you are interested in these roles and would like some further information please contact Edith Galliers edith.galliers@walthamforest.gov.uk Please note that there is some annual leave during the application process, however Edith will endeavour to respond as quickly as possible.
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post, please contact our Recruitment Team via email at recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk.
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