House of Commons

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City of Westminster, London (region), SW1A 0AA

About the job

Job summary

The role of the Career Pathway and Development Adviser is to work with business areas to identify career pathways in the House of Commons and the skills and capabilities needed to progress a career in the House.

You will identify opportunities to improve organisational impact through applying whole system thinking and delivering modern and inclusive career and skills development frameworks to meet the evolving needs of Parliament. 

Job description

Some of the responsibilities for this role include: 

• Partner with other areas of the House of Commons and Joint Departments to understand the career pathways that exist across the House.
• Conduct analysis cross-House by aligning with workforce planning data to diagnose critical, cross-House career and skills gaps.
• Develop clear project plans with agreed deliverables, milestones, measures of success and impact.
• Facilitate workshops, team sessions and events to deliver on strategic projects.
• Use data and metrics to work with Senior Leaders and their leadership teams.
• Support the introduction of career development offers and programmes, including accelerated development programmes aimed at diversifying the workforce in line with the I&D strategy and other business focusses and targets.

Person specification

To be successful in this role you will demonstrate: 

Qualifications , A professional qualification equivalent to Associate Member level of CIPD (Profession Map) and equivalent work experience in career pathways, coaching, and the design and facilitation of development offers.

Career Frameworks , Evidence of identifying and mapping career pathways and frameworks in a complex organisation consisting of various professional groups. Working with internal and external subject matter experts.

Stakeholder Engagement & Influence , Ability to apply a consultancy approach to effectively scope, diagnose, deliver, and evaluate career pathway mapping and frameworks which deliver value to customers and the business. Ability to present proposals with clarity and amend them based on feedback.

Project Management & Delivery , Ability to deliver careers projects from commission to conclusion, measuring value and impact using a data driven approach. 

Innovation & Communication , Enthusiasm for researching, learning, and implementing new and emerging thinking around career frameworks and development. Excellent oral and written communication, presentation and customer engagement skills.

Diversity & Inclusion , Ability to work successfully with colleagues, suppliers, and with our staff population, ensuring that development is engaging, inclusive and accessible for all. 

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £34,980, House of Commons contributes £10,133 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

In addition to your salary, we offer an attractive range of benefits including: 

• 30 days’ annual leave (increasing to 35 days after first full leave year). 
• Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%. 
• Access to training and development. 
• Flexible working. 
• Interest free season ticket loan and bicycle loan.

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : recruitment@parliament.uk
• Email : recruitment@parliament.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : recruitment@parliament.uk