Job Description

Salary

39,152 - 41,771

Contractual hours

37

Basis

Full time

Region

Rotherham

Job category/type

Administration/Clerical, Human Resources

Date posted

09/12/2025

Job reference

REQ21842

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Benefits Package.doc

Directorate - Regeneration & Environment Directorate

37 hours per week, full-time, but precise hours negotiable

Contract: permanent

A great opportunity to join a newly established team!

The Business Development Team sits at the heart of the Regeneration and Environment Directorate and plays a key role in driving improvement across the organisation. The team leads and supports a wide range of policy areas aimed at improving outcomes for local people, including change and transformation projects, workforce development, customer experience enhancements, digitalisation, investment delivery, and legislative compliance.

We are seeking a dynamic Workforce Development Officer to join our Regeneration and Environment Directorate. This is an exciting opportunity to play a central role in shaping workforce development and embedding a culture of continuous learning.

In this role, you will lead the creation and implementation of a comprehensive Workforce Plan, review annual learning needs, and further develop the Management Skills and Competency Framework. You will identify service-specific qualifications, establish priorities for investment and training, and co-ordinate initiatives that support career progression and organisational transformation. Managing the training budget and ensuring value for money will be a key responsibility, alongside evaluating the effectiveness of programmes and refining objectives to maximise impact.

Applicants should have significant experience in learning and development within complex organisations, including managing training budgets. They must demonstrate a proven ability to lead and deliver complex projects. The role requires expertise in change management to support transformation, as well as skills in assessing training needs, designing programmes, and managing contracts. Excellent communication and organisational abilities are essential for success in this role.

Further details can be found in the job profile.

For a further chat, please contact Tanya Lound,tanya.lound@rotherham.gov.uk

Qualifications required:

Level 7 qualification e.g. post graduate certificates and diplomas or evidence of the equivalent level of knowledge gained through employment.

At the Council we are committed to equality and social justice and welcome applications from everyone. The Council value our diverse workforce and aim to work together to maximise the benefits of our diverse backgrounds. Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria of this job are guaranteed an interview. This post will have access to the Public Services Network, if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at the Basic level (unspent criminal convictions). Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. For further information, please visit our website

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Until 31st March 2026 existing employees paid at Band D and above are subject to a temporary pay reduction of 1.15% spread out by means of a monthly deduction from each pay period over the full financial year. In recognition of implementing this temporary measure, those who experience a pay reduction will be awarded three additional days leave (pro rata for part-time). The Council is in consultation with trade unions regarding continuation of any agreement from 1st April 2026.