Employment and Skills Project Officer

Do you have experience in project management and employment and skills project work? As the South London Partnership (SLP) Employment and Skills Project Officer, your main project area will be supporting the effective delivery and integration of People, Skills Employment with health programmes across the six boroughs of Croydon, Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth and Sutton. You will also support the Head of Economy, Skills and Employment with the project management reporting of all SLP Employment and Skills projects.

The People and Skills programme at SLP is delivering a range of employment and skills projects to help residents across South London into meaningful work. You will assist the Programme Lead in the co-ordination, delivery and performance management of all SLP projects. This is an exciting time to join SLP as we are expanding our range of services, to link with our health partners to provide access to employment services. This is a fixed term contract until March 31st 2026. This is a hybrid role, you will be mostly working remotely from home but will be required to work from various sites across the boroughs to support events and attend meetings.

As the Employment and Skills Project Officer, you will be responsible for supporting the programme and performance management of the delivery partners of the skills and employment programme and coordinating the project reporting of all SLP Employment and Skills projects. You will work closely with the Programme Lead to oversee and ensure high quality delivery of the SLP programmes to meet Greater London Authority (GLA) requirements and funding expectations. You will be working with primary health and integrated neighbourhood teams to support the development of an innovative approach to deliver services such as setting up a digital triage referral system for use with health partners.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Providing project support and co-ordination of all SLP programs as required.
• Supporting a comprehensive program of performance reporting and providing project information and data analysis.
• Stakeholder management includes clear written and verbal communication.
• Coordinating multidisciplinary events with health partners.
• Project management of a social media campaign in partnership with an external social media company.
• Budget and finance responsibilities, including accounts payable management, auditing, setting up new suppliers and processing invoices.

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Level 3 qualification or equivalent work experience.
• Knowledge of the employment and skills opportunities and challenges across the South London Partnership areas.
• Experience of working with councils on employment and skills activity.
• Ability to collect, collate, summarise and analyse information and draft high quality reports for management.
• Ability to develop, maintain and review a range of different project management reporting, including information technology systems.

Closing Date: 27/05/25

Shortlisting Date: 28/05/25

Interview/Test Date: 02/06/25

We may close this vacancy early once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

For an informal conversation please contact Fiona Oakes SLP Programme Lead via fiona.oakes@southlondonpartnership.co.uk

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services. This campaign is anonymised. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to attract, develop, and reward our employees such as 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan.