The Role
Post: Apprenticeships Manager
Salary: £43,736.00 per annum
Grade: FRS E
Salary range: £43,736.00 - £52,242.00 per annum
Contract type: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Application closing date: Thursday 2nd November 2023 at 16:00 GMT
London Fire Brigade is London's fire and rescue service – one of the largest firefighting and rescue organisations in the world. We are here to make London a safer city.
We are looking for an apprenticeships professional to join our Talent Management team. You will report to the Talent Manager and work with them and the wider team and Learning & Professional Development department.
This is a new role and an exciting time to join. You will be responsible for establishing best practice management of the Brigade’s existing apprenticeship programme/s with continuous improvement; and seeking opportunities to increase Brigade wide apprenticeships in line with approaches and strategy/ies to be developed. This role will relates to all apprenticeships that the Brigade offers currently and / or will offer in future, and will work closely with teams who manage the day-to-day delivery of specific apprenticeships.
You will have:
· Experience of apprenticeship programmes from an employer perspective; including management and funding, and working with third party providers, for example training providers.
· In-depth understanding of apprenticeship legislation and government strategy and best practice, how apprenticeship standards are developed, and apprenticeship funding rules.
· Excellent planning, project management and organisational skills to coordinate the programme activities and numerous work streams, ensuring workloads are managed effectively and deadlines are met.
· High level interpersonal skills to develop and maintain effective working relationships, with credibility at senior levels internally and externally, and a high level of spoken and written communication skills to communicate complex information clearly.
· Ability to gather data from a variety of sources and provide effective insight and analysis to inform credible conclusions and influence thinking and department and organisation decision making, including verifying information from different sources and where the information is ambiguous.
Further information about the main duties and responsibilities of the role are detailed in the job description. If you are unable to see the job description please visit our jobs pages at https://jobs.london-fire.gov.uk/alljobs/ to access the full advert.
We value the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities across London. The London Fire Commissioner is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we positively welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, irrespective of people's age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.
Assessment Overview
Stage 1
Online application, CV and cover letter (sift). Shortlisted candidates will be invited to stage 2.
To apply, please complete the online application, provide a cover letter clearly outlining the relevant experience, skills and knowledge you have to successfully perform this role (see the highlighted areas on job description below) and upload a copy of your up-to-date CV. Please note that we will review and score the cover letter based against the competencies highlighted in the selection criteria section of the job description.
Please ensure you give yourself enough time to complete and submit your application. Late or un-submitted applications cannot be accepted.
Please note any correspondence received from us will be via e-mail and sent to the address you provide on your application form.
Stage 2
Assessment for this role is due to take place on the 20th or 21st November. Please be advised that if you are unable to make the scheduled assessment date, we may not be able to make alternative arrangements.
Additional Information
Benefits of working for LFB
• 26 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• Option Absence Scheme (which can result in an additional 12 days annual leave for staff at this grade)
• Flexible working including job share
• Welfare Scheme
• Use of Brigade Medical Adviser/physios
• Season ticket loans
• Equality Support Groups
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Opportunity to access affordable accommodation
In line with the Basic Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) employment checks will be completed by successful candidates, which will include a basic criminal records check. Successful candidate will be required to declare any convictions for offences which are not spent under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and any offer of employment is subject to the LFC receiving a criminal records disclosure which it considers satisfactory. Successful candidates should apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to get a copy of their criminal record and share the original disclosure certificate with the LFC. The check will only show convictions that are not ‘spent’. It will cost the successful candidates £18 (current charge) and usually takes up to 14 days.
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