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As part of the Social Partnership, Employability and Fair Work Directorate, you will play a key role in shaping and delivering the Welsh Government\’s Apprenticeship policy. This is an opportunity to influence strategic direction and make a real impact on skills development across Wales.

Successful candidates will be appointed to one of two Apprenticeship Manager posts for the duration of the secondment or loan. If you are unsure on eligibility please check the advert\’s Other Vacancy related information and our candidate guidance. As an Apprenticeship Manager, you will lead and support a broad range of work including policy development and implementation, stakeholder engagement, budget support, monitoring & reporting, and Government Business.

What You\’ll Do

• Policy Development & Implementation Drive the development, delivery, and evaluation of Apprenticeship policy and legislation.
• Monitoring & Reporting Manage progress against the Apprenticeship Policy Statement and Assembly Committee actions, prepare briefings, impact papers, and evaluations for senior managers and colleagues.
• Stakeholder Engagement Build and maintain strong relationships with key partners such as Medr, Qualifications Wales, learning providers, sector bodies, employers and devolved administrations.
• Risk & Issue Management Work with internal and external colleagues to identify, manage, and mitigate risks in delivering policy commitments and Committee(s) report actions.
• Budget & Resource Support Assist senior managers in managing the Apprenticeship budget and ensuring effective use of resources.
• Representation & Collaboration Represent Welsh Government on panels such as the three-country Standards & Framework Panel and, as directed by senior managers, provide input into the framework activities of the Regional Skills Partnerships and other employer groups.
• Government Business Draft, check, and respond to Government Business related to Apprenticeships.
• Evaluation & Impact Provide periodic evaluations of Welsh Apprenticeships policy & legislation work and measure success against Well-being of Future Generations goals.
• Undertake ad-hoc tasks as directed by the Senior Managers of the Apprenticeship Team.

Behaviours

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Making Effective Decisions
• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience. Welsh Government, like all other Government Departments use Success Profiles when we recruit. For each role we consider what you will need to demonstrate to be successful. This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job. It raises performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.

Selection Process

• Number of Stages: 2 stage process
• Stage 1 Application Form
• Stage 2 Interview

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in a new window) checks.

Nationality Requirements

• UK nationals
• Nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• Nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• Nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• Nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• Individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window). We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition. Please see the Civil Service Commission\’s recruitment principles on the Commission\’s website.

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with these principles and wish to make a complaint please email complaints@gov.wales. Please ensure that you refer to the vacancy reference number.

If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Welsh Government, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: info@csc.gov.uk.

Benefits

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%