Title :Skills and Employment Delivery Adviser 
Location: Southwark / Stratford / Remote
Salary: £24,000 - £25,200 + TfL benefits
Band: Band 2
Contract Type: Part-time (3 days a week), Permanent

Help Londoners Thrive — One Opportunity at a Time

At Transport for London (TfL), we don’t just move people — we help them move forward in life. Our transport network connects communities, supports businesses, and opens doors to opportunity. Now more than ever, we’re committed to helping London recover, grow, and thrive. And you could be a key part of that journey.
We’re looking for a passionate and people-focused Skills and Employment Delivery Advisor to help deliver life-changing employability programmes. These initiatives support Londoners facing the greatest barriers to work — helping them build confidence, gain skills, and secure meaningful employment.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Deliver and support employability programmes in partnership with internal teams and external partners.
• Design and run engaging talent events that connect participants with opportunities and showcase emerging talent.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across TfL to create impactful work placements and volunteering opportunities.
• Champion inclusion and social mobility, ensuring our programmes reflect best practice and reach those who need them most.
• Maintain accurate talent data in line with GDPR and support programme communications and documentation.
• Promote success stories, working with internal comms and partners to share inspiring case studies.
• Support recruitment and selection of programme participants alongside delivery partners.

About You

You’re someone who believes in the power of opportunity. You’re passionate about helping people overcome barriers and access meaningful work. You’re also a confident communicator who can build trust and influence at all levels.
We’re looking for someone who can demonstrate:

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• A genuine passion for inclusion, fairness, and social mobility
• Knowledge of employability programme best practices
• Experience in designing or delivering skills-based interventions
• A proactive, improvement-focused mindset
• Awareness of government and mayoral skills policy

Why This Role Matters

This is more than a job — it’s a chance to make a real difference. You’ll be helping people unlock their potential and supporting a more inclusive, sustainable London.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience 

Skills 

• Understands and can apply jurisdictional law/regulation and agreed policy in relation to recruitment, resourcing and talent.
• Ability to develop skills and employment development interventions to address specific aspects of structure, capability, systems, process or culture Understands a range of approaches to resource talent and how to deliver effective talent and succession solutions.
• Able to gather data from a variety of sources and interpret to provide analysis to inform credible conclusions using visuals.
• Ability to assist clients in diagnosing their needs. Demonstrates understanding of client expectations and agrees to success criteria. Interviews stakeholders. Solves technical problems and provides tactical support to middle managers.

Knowledge 

• External developments and best practice in skills and employment
• Working within a talent framework
• External developments and best practice in employability programmes for those with barriers into employment 
• An awareness of Government policy on the skills and education agenda

Experience 

Experience in supporting the delivery of successful skills and employment programmes including but not limited to; employability programmes for populations such as work returners, ex offenders, refugees, ex military, and programmes for those with barriers into the work place

Equality, diversity, and inclusion
We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We want to represent the city we serve, which will help us become a more innovative and efficient organisation. Our goal is to make our recruitment as inclusive as possible. We are a disability confident employer who guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets all of the essential criteria. We also use anonymising software that removes identifying information from CVs and cover letters to make the process fair.

Application Process

Please submit your CV and a 1-page cover letter (PDF) explaining why you're interested and how your experience makes you a great fit.
Interviews will be held in-person and will include scenario-based questions and a discussion of current trends in employability

The closing date for applications is Sunday 1st June 2025 @ 23:59

Benefits

In return for your commitment and expertise, you will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow.  Rewards vary according to the business area but mostly include:

•    Final salary pension scheme 
•    Free travel for you on the TfL network 
•    Reimbursement of 75% of the cost of a standard class Ticket for National Rail travel from home or 75% reimbursement on a 28-day flexi ticket
•    30 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays 
•    TfL is committed to work-life balance, operating a hybrid working approach where business and role requirements allow.
•    Private healthcare discounted scheme (optional) 
•    Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
•    Retail, health, leisure and travel offers 
•    Discounted Eurostar travel

Ready to help shape a fairer, more connected London?
Apply now and be part of something bigger