About The Role
Job Title: Skills Development Officer
Contract: Permanent
Location: Hereford
Hours: 37
Salary band: HC9 £40,777 - £45,091 per annum
Closing date: 18th June 2026
Interview: Week commencing 29th June 2026
Introduction
We are seeking a highly motivated and proactive Skills Development Officer to ensure that local education, training and skills provision matches local business needs, and that they have access to a skilled workforce, both now and in the future.
The Role
This is a key role within the Economy and Regeneration Service and is instrumental in ensuring we have people, with the necessary skills, to meet current needs and future economic demands.
The role will bridge skills gaps and drive positive change through collaboration with employers, skills providers and key stakeholders.
What will you be doing?
In this role, you will lead on and facilitate engagement with key priority sectors such as cyber, advanced manufacturing, construction, agri-tech, high growth and green growth. This will include supporting sector-focused forums, liaising with business leaders, promoting workforce planning initiatives, and exploiting sectoral opportunities in relation to skills development.
You will support the facilitation and commissioning of local skills and training programmes which meet the identified skills gaps and needs of employers, enabling them to recruit and develop a skilled workforce and grow the economy of Herefordshire.
You will also support the development and implementation of Herefordshire Employment and Skills Strategy, guiding skills provision within Herefordshire and ensuring strategic alignment of funded skills programmes.
You will work closely with the Inward Investment Manager to ensure that skills support is a clear and influential part of Herefordshire’s Inward Investment offer, including working with new investors to provide a bespoke landing package of workforce support.
About You
Are you passionate about supporting the learning and development of people and helping them succeed in their careers? Do you enjoy working with employers and training and skills providers to deliver key employment initiatives that lead to better paid jobs? If you find the role of interest and it is aligned to your skills and experience, we’d love to hear from you.
We Offer
A competitive salary, holiday entitlement, and access to our contributory pension and staff benefits scheme, which includes:
* Salary range of £40,777 - £45,091
* Enrolment in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
* Career progression: clear pathways to progress
* Annual Leave: 31 days’ annual leave (pro rata) plus bank holidays. You can also purchase an additional 10 days per annum during the request period
* Flexible working: including the potential for job-sharing, part-time hours and agile working.
* Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 access to support and counselling
* Payment of professional membership fees (based on role requirements)
* Pick your perks – our benefits include access to a range of retail, leisure, holiday and health benefits, including savings, cash back and discounts.
Reasonable Adjustments
Our recruitment process runs in partnership with Hoople Resourcing. If you require any reasonable adjustments or alternative methods for the online application process, please contact the resourcing team by email: enquiries@hoopleresourcing.co.uk.
Commitments, Covenants and Statutory Obligations
The following candidates will be interviewed if they meet the essential criteria for the post they are applying for:
* Those who indicate that they have a disability. This is part of our commitment to the “Disability Confident” scheme.
* Those who indicate in their application that they are an Armed Forces Veteran or Reservist. This is part of our pledge to support the Armed Forces Covenant.
* Those who indicate in their application that they are a Herefordshire care leaver. This is part of our commitment to supporting young people leaving our care.
We take our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults seriously and expect all of our staff, visitors and volunteers to share in this commitment.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children & young people and vulnerable adults. If you are offered this position, it will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
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