VH8042- Apprenticeship Partner- External

West Yorkshire Police; Wakefield; Hybride; GBP 42 000 - 62 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Generous annual leave

Cycle to work scheme

Flexi time and agile working

Health and Wellbeing programme

Résumé du poste

West Yorkshire Police is seeking an experienced lead to provide operational and compliance leadership for apprenticeship programmes. The role ensures programmes are effectively managed, compliant, financially sustainable and aligned with workforce development priorities.

The successful candidate will design and deliver apprenticeship initiatives, manage relationships with partners and oversee data, funding, and safeguarding processes to support strategic objectives.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering apprenticeship programmes and driving continuous improvement.
• Strong knowledge of apprenticeship regulations and funding rules.
• Ability to present complex information to senior stakeholders.

Responsabilités

• Support design and delivery of apprenticeship programmes to attract, retain and develop staff.
• Build and maintain relationships with internal and external partners to enhance apprenticeship outcomes.
• Support apprenticeship recruitment processes and ensure guidance for managers and candidates.
• Monitor compliance with Ofsted, Skills England regulations, funding requirements and employer-provider standards.
• Ensure apprenticeship provision remains inspection-ready and aligned with regulatory requirements.
• Manage relationships with training providers and end-point assessment organisations for quality and value.
• Coordinate apprenticeship data, monitor performance measures and provide MI for decision-making.
• Support management of apprenticeship levy funding and co-investment arrangements.
• Maintain apprenticeship policies and safeguarding arrangements.
• Engage with senior leaders on significant work streams and present complex information.

Formation

MCIPD or equivalent qualification

Description du poste

Providing operational and compliance leadership for apprenticeship programmes, ensuring they are effectively managed, fully compliant, financially sustainable and aligned to organisational workforce development priorities.

Job Role:

• Supporting the design and delivery of apprenticeship programmes that contribute to workforce attraction, retention and development.
• Building and maintaining effective relationships with internal and external partners to enhance apprenticeship outcomes.
• Supporting apprenticeship recruitment processes and ensuring managers and candidates receive appropriate guidance and support.
• Monitoring and maintaining compliance with apprenticeship regulations (Ofsted and Skills England), funding requirements and employer-provider standards.
• Ensuring apprenticeship provision remains inspection-ready and aligned with Ofsted and statutory requirements.
• Managing relationships with training providers and end-point assessment organisations to ensure quality and value for money.
• Coordinating apprenticeship data, monitoring performance measures and providing management information to support decision-making.
• Supporting the effective management of apprenticeship levy funding, co-investment arrangements and financial compliance.
• Maintaining apprenticeship policies, Safeguarding arrangements and driving continuous improvement across programmes.
• Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (MCIPD) or has an equivalent qualification or has substantial equivalent experience from working in a Learning and Organisational Development or People Management environment
• Good knowledge of apprentice schemes, training arrangements and apprenticeship funding rules
• Has successfully supported, advised and influenced key stakeholders, including Senior Leaders about significant work streams, both verbally and in writing
• Has good knowledge of project management methodologies and practices with experience of successfully managing allocated activities
• Can demonstrate the ability to effectively present complex information to senior managers, boards or groups
• Experience of successfully working with others to deliver objective in large, diverse organisation
• Previous experience of successfully coordinating and or managing apprenticeship schemes

Benefits of working for us

• Generous amount of annual leave
• Cycle to work scheme
• Flexi time and agile working
• Health and Wellbeing programme

This advert will close at 23:55 hours on 1st November 2026.

The post is suitable for job share.

Applicants should be aware that it is not always possible to carry out adequate vetting checks on persons who have not been resident within the UK for the last five years. Therefore, where this applies, applicants may be refused because it was not possible to vet them to the appropriate standard.