Employer Engagement Consultant

Employer Engagement  Consultant

Salary: £33,000–£35,000 pro rata (negotiable) | Permanent | 4 days per week

Four-day working week, Monday to Thursday.32 hours per week, 8:45am–5:15pm.

• Covering across centres in Clacton, Southend and Grays.
• A varied role combining employer networking, relationship development and learner support.
• Potential for working hours to increase to 37.5 hours per week over the coming academic year.
• This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a background in recruitment, employer engagement, business development or careers guidance to join a growing training organisation in a varied, rewarding and flexible role.
• You’ll use your relationship-building skills to connect employers with emerging talent, create meaningful work experience and apprenticeship opportunities, and help learners take their next steps into employment.

The Role:

• Build and develop relationships with local and regional employers, turning new contacts into genuine opportunities.
• Use your recruitment, sales or business development skills to develop an employer pipeline and promote training and apprenticeship programmes.
• Create work experience, employment and progression opportunities for learners and apprentices.
• Support learners through individual careers reviews, helping them identify their strengths, career goals and next steps.
• Represent the organisation at employer meetings, networking events, careers fairs and local business forums.
• Maintain employer relationships, records and opportunity updates while working collaboratively with internal teams.

What We’re Looking For:

• Experience in recruitment, employer engagement, business development, careers guidance or a similar relationship-focused role.
• Confident communication and networking skills, with the ability to engage employers and build lasting partnerships.
• A proactive, self-motivated approach, with the confidence to work independently and manage your own priorities.
• A genuine interest in helping people develop their employability and progress into work.
• Experience within education or training is beneficial, but not essential.

Ready for a New Challenge?

If you have a recruitment or employer engagement background and enjoy building partnerships, identifying opportunities and helping people move forward, this could be the ideal next step.

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