Careers Coordinator

This role has a starting salary of £40,296 per annum, based on a 36-hour working week. This is a 12-month fixed term contract/secondment opportunity.

We are excited to be hiring a new Careers Coordinator to join our fantastic Learning and Development team, based at Woodhatch Place, Reigate.

Rewards and Benefits

• 26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependants leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
• 2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources

About Us
Our People and Change service has an ambitious People Strategy to deliver which sets out our plan to develop the workforce needed for the future by focusing on 4 cultural outcomes which describe how it should feel to work at the council:

• Inclusive and compassionate?
• Collaborative and trusting?
• Ambitious and outcomes-focused?
• Inventive and dynamic?

If the idea of being part of a Learning and Development team which is committed to making a real impact to public service?and to the lives of the residents of Surrey, then this opportunity is for you.

About the Role
This role will oversee the coordination and administration of careers programmes, including early careers and apprenticeships. You'll need to have excellent communication skills to be able to manage effective relationships internally and externally. Experience of managing supplier relationships is essential.

You'll need good knowledge and understanding of apprenticeships to lead the administration of our early careers provision, including the digital apprenticeship account and internal systems, ensuring that payment tracking, cohort administration and levy transfers are completed in a timely manner and financial transactions are conducted accurately and efficiently.

This role will support all aspects of career development at the council, from hire to retire. This includes supporting a range of initiatives including apprenticeships and a graduate management trainee programme. Your focus will be on:

• Coordinating the apprenticeship programme, including supporting and advising managers, keeping accurate records and evaluating the offer
• Managing the corporate work experience programme to offer local students an insight into working for Surrey
• Managing the digital apprenticeship account, cohort administration, levy transfer administration
• Liaising with internal and external stakeholders and producing regular reports and data sets
• Monitoring apprenticeship provider dashboard and reports and being proactive in identifying and resolving potential issues
• Administering our supplier procurement processes including identifying success criteria, evaluating bids and gathering and reviewing quotes
• Be willing to develop into a Subject Matter Expert in all areas of careers development

Shortlisting Criteria

• Experience of supporting career development programmes though excellent administrative skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• The ability to identify problems and present solutions to improve processes
• Experience in gathering data from multiple systems and presenting data to meet reporting requirements.
• Understanding and experience of working within the parameters of apprenticeship funding in a large organisation and with multiple providers?
• Understanding and experience of procurement of apprenticeships

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 07/08/2024 with interviews planned for 19/08/2024.

Our Commitment
Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:

• The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
• The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form

Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role.
We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.