Employment Engagement Coordinator

**Salary**

£42,750 - £47,620 per annum inclusive of all allowances

**Contractual hours**

35

**Basis**

Full time

**Workplace role category**

Workplace

**Date posted**

17/01/2025

**Job reference**

OCCS0911

**Fixed Term - Contract end date 1** **March 2027**

**We are the City of Lifelong Learning with passionate teaching staff and an innovative approach to teaching and learning.**

**Employment Engagement Coordinator**

**City of London Corporation**

The City of London Corporation is the city of opportunities, diversity, social impact and commercial influence. Our work touches live not just in the Square Mile or even in London, but across the UK and beyond. The work we do is a catalyst for economic and social progress, and you could play an important part.

We are seeking x2 Employment Engagement Coordinators to assist our unemployed learners to identify suitable employment opportunities and work alongside employers. You will work on centrally funded government contracts that supports the most disadvantaged unemployed and employed residents in gaining the skills and qualifications they need to either return to work or advance in their careers. It is a varied and vital role, from day-to-day planning and coordinating employment vacancies and arranging employer visits, workshops and seminars. To collaborate with local stakeholders such as internal Quality colleagues to ensure we meet contractual quality obligations and working with referral agencies such as Job Centre Plus to support the recruitment of participants.

To join us, you will need to demonstrate experience in managing programmes that support disadvantaged unemployed and employed residents in returning to work or in gaining the skills required to remain in their jobs. Using strong project coordination skills such as time management, adaptability, multitasking and problem-solving, you must demonstrate your ability to coordinate programs and plan the resources needed to achieve contractual goals.

When it comes to valuing our people, we have one key goal: to be an excellent employer.

We offer a wide range of development opportunities in this most diverse and challenging of organizations. In addition to a competitive salary and membership of the excellent Local Government Pension Scheme, you can look forward to an all-round package of life-improving benefits and offers, from interest-free season ticket and bicycle loans to discounts on health and wellbeing, arts and culture.

**_Workplace Attendance Category for this role is:_**

**_ Workplace based - _**_completely workplace based, with no option to work from home._
- _**Closing date**: 12 noon, 3 February 2025

**Interviews** **will be held w/c 17 February 2025**

Alternatively, please contact 020 7332 3978 (24 hr answerphone) quoting reference number **OCCS091**1** if you experience any difficulties. A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on 020 7332 3732.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and as part of the selection process the successful applicant will be required to obtain a standard Disclosure & Barring Service check.

The City of London Corporation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The City of London Corporation want to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to thrive in the work that we do. The City of London Corporation is currently undergoing a programme to ensure that our pay and reward practices are competitive and equitable. We are committed to regularly benchmarking and reviewing pay across the whole organisation and against external sectors.

For more information on our categories for workplace attendance, please view our guides here.

We will be reviewing this policy and approach at regular intervals to ensure we’re meeting our attendance needs.