Our Values

In line with our One Coventry Values we strive to have a workforce that reflects our local communities and welcome applicants from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic backgrounds, applicants who have a disability and applicants who are from the LGBTQ+ community to apply for our senior leadership roles. 

Our Values are:

• Open and fair: We are fair, open, and transparent.
• Nurture and develop: We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do their best.
• Engage and empower: We talk and listen to others, working together as one.
• Create and innovate: We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve.
• Own and be accountable: We work together to deliver the best services for our residents.
• Value and respect: We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do.

About the team we are recruiting to

Our Human Resources Service supports the implementation of the Council’s One Coventry Plan and leads on the implementation of our People Plan. Our vision is to be a diverse, innovative and inspiring place to work that enables our people to be themselves whilst performing at the highest levels to support the citizens of Coventry. 

What is the job role?

Here at Coventry City Council, we value diverse perspectives and experiences and are striving to create a workplace culture that is inclusive, is accepting of all and is free from discrimination and bias. This is a great time to be joining us.

The People and Culture Team plays an integral part in this by helping the Council to achieve its vision of becoming a diverse, innovative, and inspiring place to work, by empowering its people to be themselves whilst performing at the highest levels, to support the citizens of Coventry.

We have two exciting opportunities available to join our team.

Employee Engagement and Talent Advisor: Grade 7 (Salary range £36648.00 - £43421.00):

In this role, you will play a key part in enhancing the Council’s current talent development provision, through the design, implementation, and evaluation of approaches such as shadowing, mentoring and sponsorship, whilst ensuring alignment with our organisational vision and values. We undertake that every intervention has clear business and organisationally focused aims, aligned with the Council’s People Plan and the Council's commitment to diversity and inclusion. The role will support the delivery of a range of employee engagement initiatives at various stages of the Employee Lifecycle, to help improve the employee experience.

Corporate Learning and Development Advisor Grade 7 (Salary range (£36648.00 - £43421.00 ):

A key focus of this role will be to develop, deliver and evaluate a range of corporate and specialist learning and development programmes and interventions, that have a positive impact for our employees and the services we provide to the people in Coventry.

Ensuring that our Corporate Learning and Development Offer is effectively delivered to meet the objectives in our One Coventry Plan to provide our people with the right skills and knowledge to meet our future needs. This will include leading on the implementation of  effective strategies to ensure there is organisational compliance in areas such as Induction and Mandatory training. In addition, you will be required to work in collaboration with stakeholders to identify and manage the training delivery and commissioning of training across specialist service areas.           

For a full list of the main duties and responsibilities please view the job descriptions attached.

Who are we looking for?

The People and Culture Team are passionate about supporting our diverse workforce to develop and achieve their full potential. For each of these roles, we are looking for someone who is also passionate about putting diversity & inclusion at the heart of everything they do whilst being able to support a culture of continuous improvement.

To be successful in either role, you will need:

• Broad experience of the design, delivery and evaluation of learning and development activities to deliver service outcomes and support employees to meet their full potential
• To understand how inequality can affect the lived experiences of those staff who are under-represented across the organisation.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to facilitate groups and deliver training and/or workshops to large audiences with varied needs.
• Experience delivering and implementing talent development and/or training interventions to diverse audiences, using a range of different learning and development tools/ techniques and measuring impact.
• Knowledge of how effective learning and talent development initiatives can add value within a large, complex public sector organisation.
• The ability to manage and prioritise your workload to meet challenges deadlines and balance competing and conflicting demands.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, the ability to provide constructive feedback, and effectively communicate complex ideas and information to a range of audiences.
• To be organised, self-motivated and passionate about improving processes for employees to assist them to deliver the best services for Coventry people.
• The confidence to challenge thinking and influence outcomes to support a culture of continuous improvement and able to fully utilise the diverse skills, strengths and contributions of teams, networks, and partners.
• Experience of implementing a range of learning and development tools and techniques and a good understanding of ICT systems such as Excel, Sharepoint, Office 365 and presentation packages.

When applying for this position you will be asked to write a personal statement explaining your suitability for the post.  When writing your personal statement, please ensure you cover all of the bullet points listed above.

We are actively encouraging applicants from Minority Ethnic backgrounds, applicants who have a disability, and applicants who are from the LGBTQ+ community.

If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility page to see how we can assist you. If you would like further information on this role, please e-mail: edwina.quansah@coventry.gov.uk or karen.moir@coventry.gov.uk  

For full details on the application process please read the attached document labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'

Interview date(s): Thursday 4^th and Friday 5^th April 2024.

About Coventry

Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.

We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.

At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 5100 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.

To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.

If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards and benefits package - to find out more please visit https://www.coventry.gov.uk/council-vacancies

Coventry City Council