# Sector Specialist Officer

**Company**: London Borough of Tower Hamlets
**Location**: London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Salary**: GBP 43,659 - 45,696 per year
**Category**: Policy & Public Affairs

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## Description

We are recruiting for a Sector Specialist Officer to join our Employment & Skills Service within the Housing & Regeneration directorate. If you are passionate about creating employment opportunities for local residents, strengthening links between employers and skills providers, and ensuring that economic growth benefits local communities, committed to achieving positive outcomes, and bring experience of delivering employment, business support, economic development, regeneration or skills projects, we would love to hear from you.

In this role, you will:

- Manage and deliver employment projects and programmes that support residents into work across Tower Hamlets' key growth sectors, including Health & Social Care, Life Sciences, FinTech, Green Skills and Construction.

- Develop strong relationships with employers, training providers, government agencies and community partners to generate opportunities for local residents.

- Monitor labour market trends and provide specialist sector advice to businesses, stakeholders and skills providers to ensure programmes respond to emerging opportunities and skills needs.

- Work collaboratively with Business Growth, Planning and external partners to maximise employment and skills benefits from investment, development and regeneration activity across the borough.

We are looking for someone who can demonstrate:

- Significant experience in employment and skills, economic development, regeneration, business support or project management.

- A proven track record of successfully delivering projects and programmes, managing stakeholders and achieving measurable outcomes.

- Knowledge of growth sectors, labour market intelligence, and Government and Greater London Authority employment and skills policies.

- Strong communication and collaborative skills, with the ability to work effectively in a diverse community.

- The ability to build productive partnerships, influence stakeholders and work across organisational boundaries to achieve results for residents.

Our Benefits:

- Competitive salary £43,659 - £45,696 plus allowances (if applicable).

- Local Government Pension Scheme membership.

- Generous annual leave: 29 days, rising to 33 with 5+ years’ service, plus bank holidays and 3 additional days at Christmas.

- Flexible and agile working to support work–life balance.

- Staff money-saving schemes (e.g., rent deposit loans, season ticket loans).

- Learning and development opportunities through our Learning Academy, with clear career development and leadership pathways.

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## Skills

### Required
- employment and skills
- economic development
- regeneration
- business support
- project management
- labour market intelligence
- Government and Greater London Authority employment and skills policies

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