Employment & Skills Manager in London

Employment & Skills Manager

34.86 per hour Umbrella 6-Month Contract Hybrid Working (3 Days On Site, South East London)

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Employment & Skills Manager to lead the delivery of multiple employment and skills programmes within a public sector organisation.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced manager with a background in employment support, welfare-to-work or skills programmes to lead multidisciplinary teams, manage funded contracts and drive positive employment outcomes for residents.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the operational delivery of multiple externally and corporately funded employment programmes.

• Manage and develop a multidisciplinary team, overseeing performance, targets and service delivery.

• Monitor programme KPIs, contractual obligations and funding requirements.

• Develop partnerships with external organisations, referral agencies and funding bodies.

• Oversee performance reporting, compliance, audits and quality assurance.

• Identify underperformance and implement improvement plans.

• Drive service improvements to maximise employment, training and apprenticeship outcomes.

• Manage programme risks, budgets and funding opportunities.

Essential Experience

• Proven experience managing employment, skills or welfare-to-work programmes.

• Experience managing multidisciplinary teams and delivering against performance targets.

• Strong understanding of externally funded programmes, contractual compliance and payment-by-results models.

• Experience managing stakeholder relationships and external delivery partners.

• Strong performance management, reporting and service improvement capabilities.

• Knowledge of employment, training and welfare-to-work services.

Contract Details

• Rate: 34.86 per hour Umbrella

• Duration: 6 months

• Working arrangements: Hybrid - 3 days on site

• Sector: Local Government / Employment & Skills