Apprenticeships & Intermediate Labour Market Coordinator

Create real opportunities for local people and help shape a fairer future.
As an Apprenticeships and Intermediate Labour Market Coordinator, you\’ll work at the intersection of business, opportunity and community impact. This role is about opening doors – helping local people move into meaningful apprenticeships, training, and employment, and supporting employers to grow their workforce in ways that benefit everyone.

Create real opportunities for local people and help shape a fairer future.As an Apprenticeships and Intermediate Labour Market Coordinator, you\’ll work at the intersection of business, opportunity and community impact. This role is about opening doors – helping local people move into meaningful apprenticeships, training, and employment, and supporting employers to grow their workforce in ways that benefit everyone.Working Style:You\’ll be based in the Borough at least 3 days a week, playing a key role in serving the local community. Whether you\’re working on the frontline or behind the scenes, you\’ll be part of a dedicated team making a real difference to residents\’ lives.What you\’ll be doing:You\’ll lead the development of a borough-wide apprenticeships programme – building partnerships with businesses, contractors, community organisations and other employers across the public, private and voluntary sectors.Your work will focus on creating roles that are inclusive, accessible and truly beneficial. That means working with employers to understand their needs, supporting them to think creatively, and linking them with residents who are ready to learn and contribute. You\’ll also develop opportunities within the Council itself, from work experience and placements to structured apprenticeship roles, collaborating closely with our HR team.Alongside this, you\’ll create and coordinate intermediate labour market programmes – helping residents build their confidence and skills through volunteering, work experience and other structured pathways that lead to sustained employment.You\’ll stay connected with the wider landscape too – working with colleagues in Housing and Employment and Children\’s Services to make sure opportunities reach the right people, and contributing to a borough-wide apprenticeships programmes shaped with our employers. You\’ll also link into major developments like Earl\’s Court and Kensal Canalside, helping to turn planning commitments into real benefits for our community.For further details, please review the Job Description and Person Specification.What you\’ll bringYou\’ve delivered successful apprenticeship or labour market programmes before – and understand what it takes to turn potential into progress. You\’re comfortable working with employers and education providers alike, and know how to bring people on board.You understand the barriers some residents face in finding and sustaining work, and you\’re committed to building inclusive, supportive routes into employment. You\’re confident engaging with businesses of all kinds, from construction firms to charities to NHS trusts, and you can speak their language while staying focused on community outcomes.You\’re proactive, collaborative and organised – someone who can hold the big picture while keeping track of the details. And above all, you\’re passionate about making things happen and creating opportunities that change lives.Why join usAt RBKC, we\’re all in – investing in our people, our communities and our future.This is a new and important role, part of a refreshed and ambitious Economy and Learning team. You\’ll have the freedom to shape something that spans sectors and makes a real difference, with strong backing from senior leaders and local partners alike.You\’ll be working at the heart of a renewed Council commitment to apprenticeships and employment pathways – helping us create a joined-up offer across the borough, and making sure our residents can access the opportunities that come from growth, development and investment.We\’ll support your growth too – with development opportunities, a collaborative team and the chance to lead on high-profile partnerships.About usKensington and Chelsea is home to diverse communities, thriving businesses and unique local places. Everything we do is focused on supporting our residents, strengthening our approach and creating a fairer borough.As a competent and caring Council, we take pride in our work every day, ensuring our services are delivered with care and competence. We listen to our residents, act with integrity and work together to build a borough that is greener, safer and fairer for all.In this role, you\’ll play a hands-on part in how our borough works – keeping traffic moving, minimising disruption and helping to make Kensington and Chelsea a better place to live and work. It\’s about taking real pride in getting things done well, knowing that every detail matters and every decision counts.Interview Details Face to Face interviews to commence 14th & 15th August 2025.Ready to join us?We\’re all in – are you? If you share our values and have the skills to contribute, we\’d love to hear from you.Please apply online explaining how you meet the requirements set out in the person specification and job description. We reserve the right to extend or close this vacancy early without warning subject to the volume of suitable applicants.We are committed to promoting equality and respecting diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.We are a Disability Confident Employer – committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible. #J-18808-Ljbffr