Job Description

Job Introduction
Job Title: Talent & Early Programme Support Careers Advisor - Grade 6 (30,024 - 32,597 pro rata)
Working Pattern: Part-time, 25 hours per week
Location: Hybrid - Lincoln (nominal base)
Closing Date: Sunday 9 November 2025
Interviews: Tuesday 25 November 2025
About the Role
Are you passionate about shaping careers opportunities for young people?
Join our dynamic Talent & Early Careers Team and play a key role in delivering impactful programmes across Lincolnshire County Council. As the Talent & Early Careers Programme Support Advisor, you'll work closely with teams, education providers, young people, managers, and mentors to ensure our programmes are engaging, inclusive, and aligned with our strategic goals.
You'll be responsible for coordinating early career programme lifecycles, including work experience, t-levels, apprenticeships and other activities. Managing data and monitoring KPI's through tools like Power BI, supporting quality assurance activities, and contributing to service improvements. This is a hands-on role where your ideas and energy will help drive innovation and excellence in how we attract and develop emerging talent.
About You
You're someone who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
You bring:

• Experience in early careers or youth engagement, ideally with 14+ age groups
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• A proactive mindset with a keen eye for detail and data
• A drive to achieve performance targets
• Confidence using digital tools and social media to promote opportunities
• A genuine passion for empowering young people and their development, whilst supporting our host teams and managers

You'll be a team player, self-motivated, organised, and ready to make a difference in a team that values creativity and continuous improvement.
About the Team
We're an energetic, cohesive, forward-thinking team dedicated to early careers. We work in a fast-moving, changing environment where innovation, positivity, and collaboration are essential and employees and students are at the heart of everything we do. Whether we're launching new programmes, engaging with education establishments, or refining our processes, we're united by a shared mission: to build innovative early careers pipelines that offer meaningful experiences of working at Lincolnshire County Council that create opportunities to build a strong, diverse, and future-ready workforce for Lincolnshire.
Why Join Us?

• Be part of a team that's making a real impact
• Work in a supportive and inclusive culture
• Enjoy opportunities for professional development
• Help shape the future of public service early careers

Ready to inspire the next generation?
Apply now and join your energy to our early careers journey.
Due to recent changes in immigration law in the UK we are unable to offer skilled worker visa sponsorship for this role as it does not meet the requirements of .
Please be advised that this position may be subject to a criminal record check.
All candidates are advised to read the attached job information pack prior to making an application.
On occasion we receive significantly more applications than expected for some vacancies and under such circumstances we reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of the advertisement. We therefore strongly advise you to apply for the role promptly to avoid disappointment should the closing date be brought forward.
We operate a talent pool scheme whereby candidates who are not successful on this occasion may be considered for a period of up to 3 months for equal positions.
Lincolnshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
A Smarter Working Employer
We have embraced new ways of working and hybrid working will be a feature of this role. You will be given a nominated contractual work base and you will be required to commute to this work base when necessary. Working arrangements regarding hybrid working will be discussed as part of the appointment process.
Our technology platform and equipment is very good enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We require that you have in place good connectivity, and we will discuss during the recruitment process if support with this is needed.
Attached documents
Talent & Early Careers Programme Support Advisor

• Salary 30,024 - 32,597 pro rata
• Frequency Annual
• Job Reference 10203/1489
• Contract Type Permanent
• Closing Date 09 November, 2025
• Job Category Learning
• Location Lincoln, United Kingdom
• Posted on 20 October, 2025

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