Employer Engagement Officer LBHF620468

Job Details:

Salary range: £46,437 - £49,638 per annum
Work location: 145 King Street, Hammersmith, W6 9XY
Hours per week: 36
Contract type: Permanent
Vetting requirements: Enhanced DBS Check
Closing date: 27 April 2025
Contact details for an informal discussion: Ninar Farhat, Employment Team Leader via email at NINAR.FARHAT2@LBHF.GOV.UK

About the role

At Hammersmith & Fulham, we are ambitious in reforming the council to ensure this is a place for everybody. Within the Economy department, we aim to be efficient in everything that we do. We believe our residents deserve a place that is safe, clean and green, with high quality services they can rely on.

As an Employer Engagement Officer, you will lead efforts to connect employers with local talent, ensuring residents can access quality career opportunities in line with the borough’s industrial strategy. Your work will directly support our inclusive economy priorities, with a focus on high potential growth sectors.

We are looking for someone who is a natural communicator, relationship builder, good problem solver and excellent at managing people and performance to achieve goals and targets.

In this role, you will:

• Build and manage relationships with local employers, from small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to large corporations, to develop employment, apprenticeship, and skills opportunities.
• Collaborate with the council's Employment Advisors and partners to ensure residents, particularly those facing barriers to employment, can access sustainable career pathways.
• Facilitate recruitment campaigns by managing vacancy advertisements, screening candidates, organising information days, and matching talent with opportunities.
• Develop partnerships to expand opportunities in STEMMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths, Media, and Medicine) and other strategically important sectors.
• Track and report engagement outcomes, ensuring continuous improvement and alignment with the council's goals.

Our mission is to be the best council. To do this we need the best people to help build our vision. If you’re looking to develop your career in a fast paced, professional environment whilst making a difference, then we look forward to hearing from you.

Please refer to the Role Profile for more information.

Our People Values:

How we act defines who we are. At the heart of our organisation is a common approach to defining ‘who we are’. We are looking for people who can build this into everything they do.

We are fair
We treat everyone with compassion, dignity and fairness. We value the views and opinion of others, and promote benefits and opportunities for all.

We are caring
We care about our borough and doing things well. We focus on standards and continuous improvement; learning from our mistakes and celebrating success.

We are collaborators
We work together for a better society. We work with our residents, businesses, schools, third sector and others for better outcomes for everyone.

We are driven
We will only settle for the very best. We seek to continually improve and put our residents, customers and businesses at the heart of everything we do.

Our commitment to you:

At H&F you will have access to a comprehensive total reward package as well as joining a flexible working employer and as such all staff can request flexible working Click HERE to find out more.

We believe an inclusive workplace is about the visibility and representation of our local diverse community - it is about open and transparent decision making co-produced with staff and residents.

It is about respect for diversity and a shared identity that seeks to encourage fair and transparent recruitment, retention, and career progression. We take a proactive approach to equity, diversity, and inclusion so that it is part of the fabric of the Council with a shared understanding of the role all colleagues play in realising the inclusivity of the workplace. At H&F, our workplace ensures that everybody has equitable access to opportunities.

In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equitable access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of their age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Qualification (GOQ) applies.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

To explore more about the work we do towards being an inclusive employer and our commitments to achieve this please click HERE.

Asking for Adjustments

We are committed to removing barriers in the workplace and this includes adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

If you would like to discuss any adjustments or request the application form in a different format, please contact us at resourcing-peopleandtalent@lbhf.gov.uk or by post to The Town Hall, King Street, Hammersmith W6 9JU