Join our team: Employer Engagement Officer x3

Join us and support the delivery of an employer-led skills system 

We are establishing a new sub-regional Sector Hub to support a more employer-led, coordinated approach to skills and employment across London.

Aligned to the Mayor’s Inclusive Talent Strategy and the Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP), the Hub will bring together boroughs, providers and employers to improve how the system responds to workforce demand and connects residents to opportunities.

We are now recruiting 3x Employer Engagement Officers to support delivery of this work across priority sectors.

About the role:

• Job reference: RQ002604
• Application closing date: 10/08/2026
• Location: Hybrid – Home/ Lynton House, Ilford, with travel across the Local London sub-region
• Salary: £45,750 to £49,056 per annum
• Role type: full-time, permanent.

What you’ll be doing:

You will work directly with employers and partners to support delivery of the Sector Hub. This will include:

• Building and maintaining relationships with employers across priority sectors.
• Understanding workforce needs, skills gaps and recruitment challenges.
• Supporting coordination of employer engagement across boroughs and partners.
• Contributing to alignment of provision and pathways to employer demand .
• Supporting delivery of sector-based pathways into employment.
• Recording activity, maintaining data and supporting reporting requirements.
• Supporting day-to-day delivery of Sector Hub activity.

About you:

You are organised, proactive and confident working with employers and partners.

You will bring:

• Experience in an employer-facing or partnership role.
• Understanding of employment, skills or training provision.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to organise workload and support delivery.
• Confidence working with multiple stakeholders.

Why join us

This is an opportunity to join an ambitious organisation supporting growth across nine boroughs in north-east and south-east London, where you will:

• Be part of a new sub-regional approach to employer engagement.
• Work across boroughs, employers and partners.
• Contribute to improving access to jobs and opportunities .
• Support delivery of a high-profile programme across Local London.

Local London is a sub-regional partnership representing nine London boroughs: Barking & Dagenham, Bexley, Bromley, Enfield, Greenwich, Havering, Newham, Redbridge and Waltham Forest.

Discover more about us: Local.london

Read more about the Local Skills Improvement Plan(LSIP) Annex for our sub-region and the pan-London LSIP.

How to apply

To apply for this post, please complete the online application form and attach your CV and a covering letter addressing how you meet the criteria for the role as stated in the person specification.

You will be employed by London Borough of Redbridge on the council's terms and conditions (on Local London’s behalf).