Early and New Careers Development Lead LBS-010

Southwark Council
Southwark, Greater London

Job Category : Planning

Location : 160 Tooley Street, Southwark Council

Hours Per Week :36.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time : 17:15
Salary: £22.91

Southwark Council’s Planning and Growth Department is looking for an experienced professional with a background in organisational development to design and deliver our Early and New Careers Pilot.

Drawing on your knowledge of early and new careers, and your experience of service design, change, or organisational development, you will support the department in meeting its goal of becoming more representative of Southwark’s community and future-proofing our talent needs.

An excellent communicator, with strong stakeholder management skills you will be comfortable working with Directors, Heads of Service and a range of internal and external partners, including Southwark’s HR and Organisational Development Teams, and local education and training providers.

Your experience of project management will support the robust delivery of the Pilot, where you will proactively drive continuous improvement and change to ensure the Early and New Careers effectively supports participants and line managers.

Southwark operates a hybrid working model, and we expect successful candidates to work from our offices at London Bridge for a minimum of 3 days a week.

Knowledge, including qualifications How assessed

Knowledge of early careers and new career programmes, especially related to professions in Planning, Regeneration, and Economic Development

Degree or equivalent professional qualification or experience

Evidence of continued professional and personal development

Experience How assessed

Relevant work experience leading change programmes within HR, Organisational Development, training, or education within an equalities, diversity and inclusion framework (preferably a minimum of 2 years experience)

Experience supporting the design and delivery of apprenticeship and/or early and new careers programmes or similar

Experience of providing individuals with pastoral, learning and/or peer-to- peer support

Experience of procuring and contract managing external providers to deliver high quality, cost effective outcomes

Experience of analysing data to proactively drive continuous improvement and change

Experience of service design and service improvement activity in an organisational development context

Aptitude, skills and competencies How assessed

Passion for and commitment to public service delivery

Customer-focused and driven to achieve high standards

Commitment to Southwark Council’s values and our ambition to become an ever more inclusive, anti-racist organisation

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to represent and promote the council in external settings – for example, at careers fairs

Ability to develop effective working relationships with a broad range of stakeholders including managers and external suppliers

Ability to work quickly and accurately while managing competing deadlines

Ability to develop creative solutions to challenging problems Tenacious, self-sufficient and confident working on own initiative

Posted 2026-05-30

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