Employer Engagement & Partnerships Manager
Location: Home based with travel as required by the business and job role
Job type: This is a full-time, permanent role (37 hours per week)
About us: Education Development Trust is an education charity that exists to transform lives by improving education around the world. We work collaboratively with national and local governments, schools and other partners to design and deliver sustainable solutions to improve education.
As the Employer Engagement & Partnerships Manager, you will lead on our employer engagement, undertaking recruitment and relationship building activities with potential employers and partners across the country in order to expand our employer engagement base and ensure effective input into skills delivery programmes and contracts.
Person Specification:
Knowledge
Essential:
- Knowledge of effective stakeholder recruitment techniques
- Knowledge and experience of business development process and techniques
- Project management experience and knowledge of how to apply project management to effective stakeholder management
- Knowledge of adult skills funding streams and employer engagement
- Minimum Level 6 qualified in a relevant subject area
Experience
Essential:
- Experience of working in either a participant or employer recruitment role, working to and exceeding KPIs
- Experience of account management/ relationship management in a post 16 setting
- Experience of working with different size organisations and across third, private and public sector organisations
- Experience of developing and maintaining relationships at a leadership and management level in the education sector
- Experience of meeting and surpassing recruitment KPIs
A full list of job objectives and requirements can be found in the Job description on our website.
Salary & Benefits
Salary: £37,471 per annum FTE
Benefits include:
- 30 days holiday plus bank holidays (pro rota)
- Matched Pension Scheme
- Life Assurance
- Discounted gym memberships
- Health care cash plan
- Retail discounts
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Wellbeing App
Deadline for applications: Monday 16 September Please note, we reserve the right to close our vacancies early if sufficient applications are received.
Interview details: Week commencing 30 September. Second interviews, if required, will be held at a later date.
How to apply: To be considered for this vacancy, applicants are required to complete and submit a fully completed application form through our website.
Education Development Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults whom we work with and come into contact with around the world. All applicants are subject to thorough screening and successful candidates are subject to the relevant level of criminal record checks with national police authorities or the UK’s Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). This will be at minimum a basic DBS check.
At Education Development Trust, we strive to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, can be themselves and knows they can reach their full potential. We embrace and celebrate our differences through various initiatives and support colleagues through a number of staff networks. We’re committed to building a strong, diverse workforce and making Education Development Trust an inclusive place to work. If you have specific requirements or adjustments, please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application. We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident employer scheme.
