Local Authority Business and Workforce Development Manager, South London

Pertemps; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Business and Workforce Development Manager for a Local Authority role in South London. This contract position requires extensive experience in business development within the Local Authority, focusing on stakeholder collaboration and implementing key childcare initiatives. The ideal candidate will lead the planning and delivery of training programs, manage funding entitlements for early education, and ensure compliance with government directives for improved childcare outcomes.

Benefits

Dedicated consultant support

Easy online registration

Referral schemes and incentives

Ongoing compliance management

Reliable payroll services

Qualifications

• Proven experience in business and workforce development roles in a Local Authority.
• Experience in commissioning and implementing major childcare initiatives.
• Strong understanding of Early Years and Foundation Stage (EYFS) qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of a Workforce Development Plan.
• Generate annual income through training services for the childcare sector.
• Provide strategic lead for implementing early education childcare funding.

Skills

Experience in Local Authority setting

Stakeholder management

Knowledge of childcare initiatives

Job description

Local Authority Business and Workforce Development Manager, South London

Pay rate £38.97 per hour

Contract role within the Early Years and Foundation Stage, EYFS

We are recruiting for an experienced Business and Workforce Development Manager for a Local Authority in South London. You will need experience of performing this role in a Local Authority setting and in particular to have experience of working with stakeholders in the commissioning and implementation of major childcare initiatives.

Main Purpose

• To lead, provide expert advice and guidance on the delivery of a Workforce Development Plan, through an annual training programme of continuous professional development across the early years and childcare sector, ensuring the EYFS qualifications for staff are achieved enabling better outcomes for children.
• To generate an agreed annual income target through the delivery of a traded service for training the early years sector,to includeall private,voluntaryand independent nurseries,childmindersand schools with nursery provision.
• To provide the strategic lead for the implementation and the delivery of the2, 3 and 4 year oldfunded entitlement for early education childcare in the borough.
• To implement and manage IT management systemsrequiredfor the effective delivery of early years childcare in the borough.
• To lead on the operational development and delivery across Lambeth of key governmental early years new initiatives.
• To lead on collaborative working with key strategic stakeholders to ensure that the government directivesregardingthe Early Years Pupil Premium, Disability Access Fund and SEN Inclusion funding and other government initiatives including the 30 hours childcare delivery achieve the core purpose of improving the children’s EYFSP targets.
• To lead and co-ordinate the implementation of the Early Years Capital funding for the early years and childcare sector.

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Agency Post Benefits

• A Dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to
• An easy registration process (all done online)
• Referral schemes and incentives
• Ongoing compliance managed for you
• Prompt and reliable payroll and lots more.

Not looking right now? We also offer generous referral bonuses so please pass on to a colleague or friend who may be!