WDS Project Officer - Recruitment and Retention Project Officer

Discover yourself in Lewisham where what you do makes a difference to our vibrant and culturally diverse communities!

We have a rich history of welcoming people from all over the world and are proud to be recognised as the UK’s first Borough of Sanctuary, for our work in championing the rights of refugees and migrants.

An exciting opportunity is available to join Lewisham Workforce Development Group for maternity cover for 9 months.

We are seeking an experienced Project Officer to join the Workforce Development Service and work closely with the Head of Service/Principal Social Worker and Workforce Development Group Manager to support in the implementation of our Workforce Strategy. As the LWDG Project Officer you will support on several work strands including implementing our Recruitment and Retention Strategy, learning and development improvement projects, organising key staff events and promoting staff wellbeing.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leading on the project management activities surrounding the Recruitment and Retention Strategy and reporting to directors on recruitment activity and themes
• Coordination of meetings and liaising with stakeholders for input, attendance or the completion of actions
• Working alongside heads of service and group managers to develop action plans to deliver on key service improvement areas
• Supporting with co-ordination and promotion of learning and development activities
• Project management of key staff events
• Promotion of staff wellbeing opportunities
• You may also support other projects linked to the wider Family Help and Care service so you will need to be extremely organised, experienced in project delivery, flexible, able to work well under pressure, be a clear communicator and able to work on your own initiative.

Benefits:

• Generous holiday allowance
• Local Government Pension scheme
• Flexible working and family friendly policies
• Season ticket and bicycle loans
• A range of staff discounts including local subsidised gym memberships
• Supportive staff networks

Requirements: We are looking for an experienced and highly skilled project officer who can support in all aspects of Workforce Strategy and Improvement. This includes working with key services such as Communications, Human Resources and IT to progress and implement the projects and work strands within the Workforce Development Group.

This also includes working with our communications and media team to develop our online presence and leading on the organisation of recruitment events. You will be able to write documents and other material to a high standard promoting Lewisham Council as a great place to work.

Other projects include practice improvement activity, designing systems and processes to support the workforce, development of our SharePoint site and maintaining our Neurodiversity Hub.

Location: The job is primarily based in Laurence House in Catford SE6. There are 2 local train stations 3-5 minutes’ walk from the office, and the train journey from London Bridge is approximately 15 minutes. There are also numerous bus routes that stop right by the office.

We operate a hybrid approach where you will be required to work both in the office and from home on a regular basis.

Special Conditions:

• The job is subject to a DBS check