The Employment and Skills team is at the heart of helping people across West Yorkshire build brighter futures. They connect individuals with the skills they need to access good jobs, while working alongside businesses to support their growth.
If you’re looking for a career where you can make a real impact, work on diverse and fast-paced projects, and continue to grow professionally, this is the team for you.
On this page you can hear directly from our colleagues through videos and testimonials, sharing what it’s like to be part of a team that’s shaping opportunities and changing lives every day.
Joe started working at the West Yorkshire Combined Authority as a Business Administration Apprenticeship within the Employment and Skills Service.
He has since secured a new role working within another directorate at the Combined Authority and has progressed into a more senior role within the organisation working as a Programme Assistant.
Joe shares what he enjoys about working at the Combined Authority.
The Combined Authority offers all it's staff access to a range of support and services that support my overall health and wellbeing both in and out of the workplace. The MCard is great too!
The flexible working policy means that I can take into account personal commitments when planning my work day and week, which I find makes me more productive as it means I can focus on tasks at a time that suits my ways of working.
If I were to give advice to someone considering a career at the Combined Authority, I'd say to read the role profile carefully, but don't be deterred if you don't feel like you meet all of the criteria. The Combined Authority is great at recognising transferable skills, seeing the potential in staff and supporting them to develop!
I am a Policy Officer in the Employment & Skills Team. I work with an array of partners to develop ideas and strategies about how we best help our residents get the skills they need for jobs in their chosen career paths.
One of the things I enjoy most about working at the Combined Authority is the people – every day that I come into work I am surrounded by intelligent people who are committed to improving the lives of people in West Yorkshire, and who really care about supporting the people around them. That is something I am really grateful for and makes me want to do everything I can to contribute.
It’s a place where you really feel like you can make a difference – I know it sounds cliché, but it’s been clear from the first day I started working here. The remit of the Combined Authority is spread over many different areas, which is great for personal development and building up understanding of the different positive impacts we can have on the place we live and work. I would also say I’m consistently struck by how welcoming and inviting people are at the Combined Authority, which I know is important when entering a new organisation or starting a new career.
Hear from colleagues in other teams across the Combined Authority and find out more about working life by visiting our Life at West Yorkshire Combined Authority page.
