🧑 ⚖️ Role | Workforce Development Manager
🎯 Areas | Employer engagement, workforce planning, apprenticeship levy advisory, training strategy
✨ Tech | CRM systems, Microsoft Office, apprenticeship funding platforms
📍 Based | East London, Essex and Kent
💻 Remote | Home based with regional travel
💰 Offer | £45,000 to £47,000 depending on experience
Hi 👋
Our client is a national organisation focused on helping employers develop their workforce through apprenticeships and professional training programmes.
They are now looking for a Workforce Development Manager to work directly with employers across East London, Essex and Kent, supporting organisations to make the most of their apprenticeship levy and develop practical workforce training plans.
This is a highly relationship driven role where you will meet employers face to face, understand their workforce challenges, and advise them on how apprenticeship funding can be used to support skills development and long term workforce planning.
The role is home based, with travel to employer meetings across the region typically once or twice per week.
💥 As a Workforce Development Manager, you will:
• Build strong relationships with employers across East London, Essex and Kent
• Meet organisations face to face to understand workforce challenges and skills gaps
• Advise employers on how to effectively use their apprenticeship levy funding
• Work with employers to create practical training plans and workforce development strategies
• Identify suitable apprenticeship programmes that align with employer workforce goals
• Act as a trusted advisor on apprenticeship funding, standards and training opportunities
• Support employer engagement activities including meetings, presentations and networking events
💥 What we’re looking for:
• Experience working within apprenticeships, skills, training or workforce development
• Good understanding of the UK apprenticeship levy and apprenticeship funding
• Experience working directly with employers and building long term relationships
• Strong communication and advisory skills
• Ability to develop training plans and workforce development strategies
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel across East London, Essex and Kent
💥 What we offer:
• Competitive salary package
• Home based working with regional travel
• The opportunity to work closely with employers to shape workforce development
• A supportive and collaborative working environment