Training And Development Officer

We value diverse perspectives and experiences and are striving to create a workplace culture that is inclusive, is accepting of all and is free from discrimination and bias. The environmental services team cover a wide range of frontline services. 
Our ValuesIn line with our One Coventry Values we strive to have a workforce that reflects our local communities and welcome applicants from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic backgrounds, applicants who have a disability and applicants who are from the LGBTQ+ community to apply for our senior leadership roles. 

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What is the job role?This is an exciting and interesting career opportunity for a highly motivated individual to join our Environmental Services Team and work in partnership with Human Resources. The role is to identify, deliver and support development opportunities in order to meet business objectives as determined within the One Coventry Council Plan and the Services’ Operational Plan.

The main duties of the role will include, but will not be limited to the following:

Be responsible for the coordination, promotion, and delivery of learning and Development interventions across our teams.
To work closely with the Council's Corporate Learning & Development Lead to ensure that statutory and mandatory training is delivered in line with legislative requirements.
Ensure that training needs are continually reviewed and refreshed, in accordance with the Coventry City Council and service priorities.
Work in partnership across our teams to identify knowledge and skills and monitor Training and Development attendance and compliance.
Maintain a training database and ensure when planning training that it will add value and have a positive impact for employees and the services we provide to the people in Coventry.

Who are we looking for?We are looking for someone who wants to make a real difference for our employees by maintaining and improving the Training and Development opportunities across our teams.

As well as using your own initiative, you'll be able to work well as part of a team. Working accurately and meeting deadlines and targets, you'll have a willingness to learn new skills, and be flexible to meet the team’s needs. You will have experience of implementing a range of learning and Development tools and techniques and a good understanding of ICT systems such as Excel, Sharepoint, Office 365 and presentation packages.

You must be someone who is able to manage and prioritise their workload to meet challenging deadlines with a high level of verbal, written communication and presentational skills.

You will be organised, self-motivated and passionate about improving processes for employees to assist them to deliver the best services for Coventry people.

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For full details on the application process please read the attached document labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'

Interview date(s):  12/02/2024 to 16/02/2024

 
About CoventryCoventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.

We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.

At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 5100 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.

To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.

If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards and benefits package - to find out more please visit https://www.coventry.gov.uk/council-vacancies