Employer Skills Broker


Company:	East Midlands Combined County Authority
Salary:	£40,444 to £45,529 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Chesterfield, S40 1SA
Working pattern:	Hybrid - 3 days remote
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	25 Sept 2026
Closing date:	11 Oct 2026

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Summary

Employer Skills Broker – Skills and Employment

4 roles available

Salary: £40,444 – £45,529

Directorate: Strategy and Inclusive Growth

Grade: F15

Location: East Midlands / EMCCA region

Contract: Permanent

Number of vacancies: 4

About the role

We are looking for four experienced and highly motivated Employer Skills Brokers to join our Skills and Employment team and play a key role in supporting businesses across the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) region.

This is an employer-facing role for people who understand businesses, know how the employment and skills system works, and can turn conversations about workforce challenges into practical solutions.

As an Employer Skills Broker, you will act as a trusted adviser to businesses, helping them identify their current and future workforce needs and connecting them with the right skills, training, employment and business support opportunities.

You will build strong relationships with employers, training providers, colleges, universities, local authorities, business representative bodies and other partners to deliver solutions that support productivity, recruitment, retention and growth.

You will manage a portfolio of employer relationships, undertaking structured skills diagnostics to understand workforce challenges, skills gaps and growth plans. You will then broker tailored solutions, including apprenticeships, Skills Bootcamps, technical education, work placements, workforce development and relevant funding or co-investment opportunities.

You’ll work closely with businesses to identify skills solutions, create more opportunities through apprenticeships, and encourage greater engagement with the skills system to support productivity and growth.

This is an opportunity to make a tangible difference to businesses, individuals and communities across the region, while contributing to EMCCA's wider inclusive growth ambitions and the Get East Midlands Working Plan.

What you'll be doing

You will:

• Build and manage trusted relationships with businesses, becoming a credible first point of contact for employers seeking support with skills, recruitment and workforce development.

• Conduct skills diagnostics and workforce conversations to identify skills gaps, recruitment challenges, workforce priorities and future growth requirements.

• Translate employer needs into practical action plans and broker connections with the most appropriate training, skills and business support.

• Increase employer engagement with apprenticeships, Skills Bootcamps, technical education, work placements and other workforce development opportunities.

• Help employers understand and access relevant funding, co-investment opportunities, apprenticeship funding, levy transfer arrangements and workforce development grants.

• Develop clear business cases that demonstrate how investment in skills can support productivity, recruitment, retention, progression and competitiveness.

• Build effective partnerships across the employment and skills system, including with colleges, training providers, universities, local authorities and business representative organisations.

• Gather and analyse employer intelligence, identifying emerging skills needs and sector priorities, and share these insights to inform regional skills planning and investment.

• Work with providers and partners to influence the development and improvement of training provision so that it better reflects employer demand.

• Manage employer journeys from initial engagement and diagnostic assessment through to referral, implementation and impact review.

• Maintain accurate CRM and management information records, tracking engagement, referrals, progress and outcomes.

• Produce clear reports, case studies and evidence demonstrating the impact of skills interventions on businesses and their workforce.

• Contribute to regional projects, partnership activity and initiatives that support EMCCA's employment and skills priorities.

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