Job Introduction
Post Title Projects Lead x 2
Salary & Grade £44,111 8
Location Leeds / Hybrid
Hours Full time 37
Tenure
Secondment (WYCA or Local Authority employees)
12 months
If this post is advertised on a full-time basis, please note that the Combined Authority will consider requests for part-time working and/or job share. Please discuss your preferred working requirements with the manager at interview.
• Do you want to work for an organisation that values you as an individual?
• An organisation that will support your professional development?
• What about an organisation that is embedding Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at the heart of everything that it does?
• How about an organisation that does all these things and more?
• Yes? Then look no further than the West Yorkshire Combined Authority!
• Don’t just take our word for it, visit our 'Life atWest Yorkshire Combined Authority' webpage to find out what our staff have to say about working here.
We currently have a vacancy for 2 x Projects Lead to join our Employment and Skills Team.
As part of the Employment and Skills team this exciting role will contribute to ensuring West Yorkshire is the best place to learn, work, and live by growing the local economy, supporting businesses to thrive, and enabling everyone to access quality support and training to prepare for and make progress in their careers.
West Yorkshire will be part of a national drive to help improve the health of the population and increase economic growth. The focus is on providing support to reduce the number of people who cannot work because of ill health, this role will contribute to the regional response.
It is an exciting time to be joining the Mayoral Combined Authority. We have a wide variety of exciting projects that we are working on which will help shape the West Yorkshire region. To find out more about the work the Combined Authority is involved with take a look at our latest news stories.
It is really important that you demonstrate how your breadth of experience, knowledge and skills align with the role when applying. We have therefore created comprehensive guidance for candidates and you are strongly urged to read this before completing your application form. Please visit our Advice for Candidates webpage to find this guidance and further support in completing your application form.
The Role:
Reporting into the Inclusive Economy Manager (Employment Support) your key responsibilities will include:
• Influencing the development, implementation and continuous improvement of health and employment programmes aimed at empowering individuals with health conditions and disabilities to explore or sustain employment opportunities across West Yorkshire.
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• Leading themanagement of high-profile programmes relating to work, health and skills.
• Building mutual respect and trust with internal and external partners whilst continuing to build a network of contacts to work collaboratively on the employment, health and skills agenda.
• Managing the support and communications with key stakeholders and delivery partners to assist with the successful delivery of programmes.
Please review the Role Profile for more information about the responsibilities.
About You:
You will have the following key skills, attributes, education and experience
• A positive and proactive team member with demonstrable experience of developing and delivering employment, health and skills programmes.
• A collaborator with proven leadership and project management skills and techniques.
• Knowledge of Supported Employmentmodels, including Individual Placement and Support (IPS) and the Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF), along with a strong adherence to these models.
• Experience of successfully working in partnership with delivery partners and key stakeholders.
• Highly organised and able to maintain, improve and develop processes, services and systems to manage complex programmes.
• Motivated to support projects to achieve and exceed performance and financial targets.
• Ability to evaluate and develop new processes to deliver new projects that align to organisational and economic needs.
• Experience of directing team priorities and managing external influences to achieve targets.
Our offer
Alongside a competitive salary, we offer an excellent benefits package including:
• 28 days Annual Leave (increasing upon years of service) plus Bank Holidays
• Generous Employer-Contribution Pension Scheme
• Free Travel on rail and buses across West Yorkshire with the M-Card (Zones 1-5)
• Flexible Working Practices with Health & Wellbeing initiatives, including agile working options, as well as a generous flexi-time scheme to ensure you achieve the best work/life balance and career goals.
• Bright, airy, modern office space, with all latest technology, just a 2-minute walk from Leeds Train Station.
Have a look at our Employee Benefits webpage to find out more.
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To apply
If this sounds like your next role, please complete the application form and tell us within the supporting statement why you would be a great fit for our role and how your skills, knowledge and experience align with the requirements within the Role Profile. Please visit our Advice for Candidates webpage and review the guidance on this page for support in completing your application form.
Please note that these opportunities are initially 12month secondments open to WYCA or Local Authority employees.
If you would like to discuss this role in more detail please contact Anna Myers (Inclusive Economy Manager – Employment Support) via anna.myers@westyorks-ca.gov.uk.
Secondment opportunities will be considered from internal candidates for this post, however in line with the Combined Authority’s Secondments Policy, you must have 12 months’ service in your current role and seek permission from your current line manager before applying.
Internal candidates can apply for the role on a fixed term basis and will not require a minimum of 12 months’ service, nor their current line manager’s permission if applying for the role as fixed term as opposed to a secondment.
External candidates, please be aware that if you are applying for this role as a secondment opportunity from a partner organisation, Combined Authority Employee Benefits (such as the M-Card) will not apply to you as you will retain your existing employer’s Employee Benefits.
Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we are unfortunately unable to respond to every applicant. If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful. We do however thank you for your application and encourage you to continue looking for roles on our Careers with Us website page.
Further Information
The Combined Authority is passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better outcomes. We welcome applications irrespective of people's age, disability, neuro-divergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity. or other personal circumstances. We have policies and procedures 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 and/or who are neuro-divergent. To find out more about inclusivity at the West Yorkshire Combined Authority please visit our dedicated webpage.
Under the Disability Confident Scheme, applicants with a disability are guaranteed an interview, subject to the minimum criteria being met.
Whilst agile working is an option for most staff, there is an expectation that employees who work in an agile way spend a proportion of their working week at their office base, which for the majority of staff will be Wellington House in Leeds City Centre. The days and hours the postholder will be expected to be on site, will be discussed during interview.
Candidates will be notified of invitation to interview by e-mail and interviews will be carried out either by phone, video or face to face. If you have any difficulty with the type of interview you are invited to, please inform the recruiting manager at your earliest convenience to enable them to consider an alternative solution.
Please note that whilst it is our policy to recruit at SP1 for all appointments, which is the salary stated above, each role includes career salary progression, with incremental increases applicable in most cases on an annual basis.
Candidate information will be retained by the Combined Authority for six months unless you make a request for this to be deleted.