About Us

Work Match, Richmond and Wandsworth council’s jobs and skills brokerage is recruiting for four Business Engagement and Employment Officers to add further resource to an already successful employment delivery team.

The Role

The primary purpose of this position is to provide a screening and matching service for local people seeking employment and for local businesses seeking to recruit. Our objective is to ensure that residents registered with the Wandsworth Work Match brokerage service can access employment or training appropriate to their needs.

The role of the Recruitment Consultant is to liaise with local businesses regarding job vacancies and other employment opportunities and to advertise, promote and match local applicants to vacancies advertised.

The post holder will also work closely with Work Match’s Partnerships and Commissioning team to ensure training delivered is employer responsive and demand led, based on evidence gathered from the local area and our Housing and Employment Team to ensure that a wide range of local job opportunities are presented to local jobseekers and those with an interest in working locally.

About you

Are you an experienced, dynamic recruitment consultant looking for your next career move? Do you have a track record of hitting or overachieving on targets? Are you looking for a fun, supportive working environment and the opportunity to be part of a high preforming team?

If yes this could be the job for you, we are looking for a Recruitment Consultant who is passionate about helping members of our community into great local jobs or to secure a new position to further progress.

You will be an ambitious self-starter, ready to take on the challenge of joining a successful job brokerage service for talented local people. Your business development skills will deliver a high-quality no cost recruitment service by engaging with local businesses and key employers.

We offer flexible working hours and the ability to work remotely from home at 2-3 days a week. You will be joining a passionate, driven, fun team to help continue build on the success. If you are self-driven, positive with a proven track record of delivering on targets contact us now.

Our office is easily accessible and within 10 mins walking distance from Clapham Junction station.

This is an exciting time to join Work Match and help in the continued delivery of high-quality business engagement activity and to help residents to realise their potential and raise their aspirations to enter the local labour market.

Please note, this job role is a fixed term position with funding until March 2025

Agile Working

At Richmond and Wandsworth Councils, we care more about how you work and what you achieve, rather than where you work on any given day. The difference you can make to our local communities is what really matters most to us, service delivery must always come first. We have carefully considered agile ways of working to provide the best experience for residents, stakeholders and our staff. Our agile working strategy actively supports and encourages a dynamic work environment and daily working experience. Agile working helps put the needs of our staff at the centre of everything we do, so if specific flexible working arrangements helps you with this, feel free to let us know.

Your wellbeing and the flexible way in which you can work is and will remain a key priority for Richmond and Wandsworth Councils. We want you to thrive and feel empowered in your work!

Benefits

We recognise the importance of a good balance between work and home life so we do everything we can to accommodate flexible working including, working from home, compressed hours, term time only, job shares and other arrangements. Please just let us know in your application or at any stage throughout the process (and beyond) if these are options you’d like to explore. We also offer a generous holiday allowance of 40 paid days (pro rata) including bank holidays and a wide range of learning and development opportunities.

In addition, we offer a comprehensive range of staff benefits such as membership of the Local Government pension scheme, childcare vouchers, new technology scheme, interest-free loans on annual travel cards, discounts with many leisure activities, restaurants, shops and other establishments.

Indicative Recruitment Timeline (dates subject to change):

Closing Date: 6^th of August 2023

Shortlisting Date:  7^th & 8^th of August 2023

Interview Date(s):  15th of August and 16^th of August

For an informal conversation, please contact Kiren.kalia@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk

Useful Information:

The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. We strongly advise you to complete your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. This campaign is annoymised.

Important Information:

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils