Employability Programme Manager - Connect ; SEQF

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Warwickshire is famous around the world as Shakespeare's County - but that is only half the story. We remain a creative and innovative place in other ways too. Warwickshire is home to many UK and international brands, with key strengths in automotive, future mobility and digital creative industries. The area is a major global centre for vehicle electrification, autonomous technologies and video game development.

Our local universities include “Top 10” University of Warwick and “Modern University of the Year” Coventry University. There is a lot happening here. We are home to one of the strongest business bases in the UK and confident that even through challenging times, our economy will emerge strongly, and our organisation has an important role to play in this.

The team commissions services and provides a number of support services, primarily supporting businesses, gathering economic needs, whilst also supporting in the creation of career opportunities linking to employment, education and skills partners. The team engages widely with a number of external partners and stakeholders who we collaborate with to widen our reach.

We are looking for an experienced Programme Manager to lead the delivery of the Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) strand of the Connect to Work programme across Warwickshire. In this key role, you will oversee programme performance, manage partnerships with employment and skills providers, and ensure delivery meets local need and external funding requirements. Working closely with colleagues, funders, and delivery partners, you will shape and monitor activity that supports residents to progress towards sustainable employment.

You will bring strong experience of managing employability or skills programmes, partnership working, funding compliance, and performance management. You will also provide leadership across a matrix‑managed environment and support the strategic development of employment support across Warwickshire. This is a high‑impact role offering the opportunity to make a real difference to individuals, communities, and the local economy.

As a local authority, we pride ourselves in being collaborative and barrier‑breaking, whilst demonstrating strong team cultures by encouraging creative thinking, personal development and embracing new ways of working. We are proudly an award‑winning team, recognised for its culture and employee engagement. We operate a "flexible working" staff policy, whilst also offering enhanced wellbeing and staff benefit programmes such as cycle to work schemes, childcare vouchers, pension and health care schemes.

The post is based at the Warwickshire Skills Hub in Nuneaton, with county wide travel and visits to neighbouring authorities anticipated. We provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants.

The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre‑engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed.

Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under‑representation in its workforce. See more.