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Job Reference: HCC621909
Salary Range: £40,643 - £45,007 per annum
Work Location: Elizabeth II Court, Winchester (Hybrid Working)
Hours per week: 37
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 29 August 2025
Interview Date: w/c 8 September 2025

Please note applications will be reviewed once submitted, therefore this advert may close early depending on volumes of applications received.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Connect to Work Programme Co-ordinator (Quality) to join our Economy & Skills team at Hampshire County Council.

Are you looking for a challenging and diverse role working as part of a friendly and supportive team, with an opportunity to make a real difference?

The Role:

Hampshire County Council’s new Economy and Skills Team, within the Hampshire 2050 Directorate, are seeking a permanent Programme Co-ordinator (Quality). This is an exciting opportunity for a suitably qualified professional with a supported employment or training and quality background to join our highly successful and professional team.

We have robust quality assurance processes in place to ensure audit and contract compliance to achieve the funding being claimed on our Connect to Work project. Reporting to our Development Manager (Quality), the Programme Co-ordinator (Quality) role is pivotal to continue quality assuring, monitoring and supporting the development of the performance on all our skills programmes funded through Hampshire 2050. This role will focus initially on our new Connect to Work programme.

What you’ll do:

Connect to Work is an employment programme commissioned by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to help people in England and Wales find and keep work. Providing support to up to 100,000 people nationally, it’s a key part of the government’s Get Britain Working strategy to tackle economic inactivity.

A key responsibility of this role is to support and maintain robust quality assurance processes and audit procedures across all 2050 Skills & Employment contracts, driving continuous improvement. You will ensure that all delivery partners understand and implement the quality and audit requirements of their respective contracts, in line with relevant guidance such as Individual Placement and Support (IPS) and the Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF). Additionally, you will monitor and support providers in meeting the standards of quality frameworks, including the Fidelity Assessment.

What we’re looking for:

• Demonstrable experience in working with people with varied barriers to work
• Extensive experience in supported employment environment or a quality-focused role, with a strong willingness to contribute across various aspects of Quality Assurance
• A good working knowledge of Supported Employment models, including the IPS and SEQF Framework
• Experience of working collaboratively and across multi teams/agencies to support participants
• Strong people skills, professional resilience, and a positive attitude

Our benefits package includes details of the holiday entitlement, pension scheme, flexi-time scheme, family friendly policies and interest free travel loans and discounts. We offer a flexible, motivating and inclusive workplace. We have created an environment that you can look forward to being a part of, where you are empowered to be your best and a workplace built on teamwork where people can grow and develop in their roles.

If you think you have what it takes to make a real difference in Hampshire, get in touch!

Hampshire County Council is also a flexible employer interested in making the most of your skills and offers a great work life balance. We can offer great flexible working options for this role as we've invested heavily in various technologies to support ongoing remote working options. This role can be partly carried out remotely, but some office-based working, in addition to travel to provider sites across the county will be required to support business needs.

Please attach a CV to your application whilst clearly stating in the appropriate question as to why you have applied; and how you meet each of the essential and desirable criteria for the role as outlined in the Candidate Pack.

Vetting Requirements:

This post requires a Criminal Records Check.

Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:

Hampshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) applies.

We are a Disability Confident Employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.