Assistant Director - Employment, Skills & Inclusion

As Assistant Director of Employment, Skills and Inclusion, you’ll be responsible for providing strategic leadership and managing our broad range of programmes that incorporate both direct delivery and commissioning. This role will be responsible for using the CA’s devolved powers to provide and commission services across Adult Skills, Employment Support, Careers and Inclusion. Leading strategic development and delivery, working in partnership with our Local Authorities and maintaining relationships with a broad range of stakeholders.

This is a perfect opportunity for someone who has experience of leading and managing large teams, driving the commissioning and delivery of complex programmes with funding and delivery targets, and building and maintaining relationships with a wide range of stakeholders. You will have strategic commissioning experience, a thorough understanding of the employment and skills landscape, a track record of delivering complex programmes and overseeing the effective planning and delivery of a diverse range of services and initiatives. You’ll also have a good understanding of local government, the wider public sector and experience of working closely with senior leaders. Finally, like us, you’ll have a passionate commitment for the Liverpool City Region and its 1.6 million residents and as the successful candidate you’ll demonstrate our three key behaviours of LCR First, Action Focus and Respect.

To support your application, within your personal statement, can you please provide examples of your experience with the following:

• Proven track record of delivering functions relating to skills, employment and inclusion at a similar scale.
• Evidence of navigating complex and high-profile political environments.
• Being able to set up and run programmes of work across complex stakeholder environments.
• Evidence of building effective, collaborative, cross sector partnerships.

If you think you match the role description and our values then click on the link to apply, indicating how you meet the person specification.

The Liverpool City Region is world-famous for its history, culture and creativity. A place of firsts, it is the birthplace of modern railways, public health and international trade. Now, our economy is being transformed once again, changing the world through world-leading innovation in health and life sciences, digital and creative, and advanced manufacturing - growing an economy already worth £35 billion a year. The Combined Authority plays a central role in catalysing this innovation-led economy. We are seizing the unique opportunity to use our devolved powers and funding to create wealth and prosperity for all our 1.6 million residents and the whole UK - investing in our economy, people, place, transport and digital infrastructure. Our vision is for the Liverpool City Region to be: The best place to grow up, grow a family, and grow a business - where no-one is left behind.

Staff benefits:

• Local Government Pension Scheme contributions between 5.5% and 12.5%
• Generous holiday entitlement of 29 days rising to 34 days after 5 years service, as well as bank holidays and the option to buy 10 additional days
• Free travel around Liverpool City Region with an All-Zone Metro card worth £1,450 per year plus All Zones Off Peak Trio ticket for your spouse or partner
• Flexible and hybrid working
• 24/7 access to Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family and Free counselling service
• Corporate discounts at council-owned gyms
• Bike to Work Scheme
• Coaching, mentoring, apprenticeships, and professional qualifications including paid membership fees and even a £1k interest free learning loan for any non-job-related learning

We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for all candidates who met the essential criteria in the job description and who have declared that they: have a disability, are from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic background, are a member of a reservist or have close family links to a member of the Armed Forces as we are under-represented by people from these communities. The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.