Hayfield House
This exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Workforce Development & Engagement team to lead our workforce employability initiatives. We expect you to share our vision and the ground level implementation experience to deliver on our aspirations. You will have a responsibility for supporting the development of an appropriately skilled young workforce, which will meet the current and future service demands. This will include, developing and implementing a range of approaches for employing young people and other underrepresented groups, and continuing the development of a Modern Apprenticeship programme.
You will have the credibility and ability to establish and maintain impactful relationships to reflect your leadership role in developing new initiatives, working with internal and external partners to maximise pre-employment opportunities for disadvantaged and diverse groups. You will also be responsible for delivering initiatives in partnership with the third sector such as Princes Trust.
You should be future focussed and innovative, able to effectively draw on professional practice, awareness of the sector and established networks, to proactively lead the team, as well as have specialist knowledge and understanding of employability issues and its links to Human Resources and Learning and Development practice. You should be educated to degree level and have appropriate experience in a Human Resources / Employability role, preferably within the public sector.
The ideal candidate will need to be inclusive and embrace our culture and values, putting those we serve at the heart of everything we do.
Applications on a secondment basis will be considered providing you have prior agreement from your current line manager.
For informal enquiries please contact Kirsty Berchtenbreiter, Head of Workforce Development & Engagement at .
NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
– Urban Practice
