Fixed term contract until 31 October 2023 | £30,151 to £32,020 per annum (Scale H) | 37 hours per week | County Hall, Norwich

Do you love Employer Engagement? Have good attention to detail and great communication skills? The Connector Role for the SPARC Project (part-funded by ESF) could be a perfect opportunity for you. It is a full time, fixed term contract until October 2023 working within the successful Employment and Skills Team in Growth and Development at Norfolk County Council. With our flexible working policies and supportive approach, we are a great employer.

Norfolk County Council are collaborating with Suffolk County Council to deliver an exciting project called Skills, Progression, Adaptability, Resilience, Coordination (SPARC) that is engaging with businesses across Norfolk to offer grants for training. This project is part-funded by ESF. This role involves connecting with businesses, training providers and delivery partners through verbal and written communications to deliver the project.

We are looking for someone with great interpersonal skills, to liaise with training providers, businesses and delivery partners to execute this project. You will be a strong collaborator and delivery focused.

You will need excellent MS Office, particularly Excel, skills to produce regional reports, and be confident with data production and presentation as well as analysis. You will be able to handle large and complex data sets to create meaningful reporting for management colleagues across both Norfolk and Suffolk County Council.

Ideally, you will also have a working knowledge of ESF project processes and systems as this role is part-funded by the European Social Fund.

For an informal discussion about the role, please email ruth.royle@norfolk.gov.uk.

We want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together, make the most of our workspaces, enjoy a healthy work-life balance, and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people. Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for many roles. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity.

Already a Norfolk County Council employee? See and apply for all internal and external vacancies via myOracle using your @norfolk.gov.uk or @nccal.ac.uk email address.

Before you apply please see the full job description and person specification in the below link – this will help you to shape your application to demonstrate how you meet the criteria for the role.

Job description and person specification

You can also find out about the rewards and benefits we offer as well as our other terms and conditions.

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement with the ability to buy and sell leave
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependent on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as:
  • ‘ Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything , from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
  • A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
  • Relocation expenses paid upfront (where applicable)
  • An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
  • Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions .
  • A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job.
  • Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension, new bikes and electric cars.
    

Closing date: 24 May 2023