Service Manager Employment & Skills Hub

• Job Title: Service Manager Employment & Skills Hub
• Job Location: Shire Hall, 1st Floor
• Contract Type: Fixed Term
• Duration: 31st March 2028
• Closing Date: 19/07/2026
• Job Requisition Number: 14397
• This post is not open to job share

About the team and the role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time Service Manager to work in our Employment and Skills Hub to support the coordination and development of skills initiatives and stakeholder relationships.

Working with other Employment and Skills Hub Service Managers they will influence and lead strategic and operational developments, ensuring the join up of skills and employment support, helping residents to develop skills that meet the needs of the local labour market.

Employment and Skills is a busy space with a number of new developments both nationally and locally which can positively impact on Gloucestershire's local workforce and economy. This post offers the opportunity to work with key stakeholders across health, education, skills and employment to promote positive outcomes for local residents and employers.

About You

You will have demonstrable experience of managing at a senior level, including performance management and experience of working within the Skills sector with a good knowledge of local and national policy/strategy.

You will be passionate about working with others to develop new initiatives and sustainable outcomes and be able to manage a diverse workload.

If you are enthusiastic and self motivated and want to help us to deliver change to people living in Gloucestershire we encourage you to apply for this role.

About Us

• 30.5 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
• Membership of a Local Government Pension Scheme
• Discounts at a number of major supermarket chains and high street retailers
• Safe, supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision and informal support
• Access to mandatory training
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network

Additional Information

This position is subject to a DBS check.

The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer.

Applications from any Gloucestershire County Council employees who are currently on the redeployment register or at risk of redundancy will be considered first at shortlisting stage.

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a 'customer facing role' must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.