Employment Engagement Officer

This is an exciting time to join my client, set up in August 2004. Since then, we have continued to develop and deliver programmes to support both young people and adults to learn, achieve and progress to greater opportunities. My client is an organisation that believes in creating opportunities for all. It is an organisation that is ethical, friendly, and considerate and encompasses these values in all its services and operations. Most of all we believe in working together as a team to create opportunities for the individuals we work with to grow, to help them recognise and achieve their aspirations and goals and attain a positive outcome.

The staff who work for my client are learner centric and want to make a real difference to the people they work with, enabling them to improve their employment situation, some of whom will have had poor experiences of learning and employment in the past. Some may have complex lives and require signposting to other organisations who can help.

Staff are valued and recognised for the contribution they make towards the organisation’s vision and goals and the effective support they provide to the individuals we engage with. We have a strong belief that success is created together; one of the reasons why we are a great employer to work for.

**Who are we looking for?**

Are you an inspiring individual with a real passion for creating great working relationships with others and looking for a rewarding new challenge?

Can you engage and build positive relationships with employers to assist young people and adults who may have complex needs? Do you feel that people who have not had the best experience of education or employment in the past deserve an opportunity to develop their skills, and abilities to have the best chance to succeed?

Are you enthusiastic, determined, and resilient and have effective communication skills? Can you help others to solve problems by thinking of practical solutions? Your success will be measured by the number of employer engagements with Apprenticeship, Training starts and outcomes that support client projects. We are looking for a sales-driven individual with an eye for commercial opportunities as well as maximising our government-funded projects.

We are looking to recruit

**Job Title**

**Employer Engagement Adviser**

**Location**:
Peterborough primarily with some travel within Fenland and Cambs. Minimal travel across to other sites for occasional meetings as required

**Working Hours**:
8.30 am to 5.00 pm OR 9:00am to 5:30pm

1-hour lunch

Monday to Friday some flexibility may be required

37.5 hours per week

**Reports to**:
CPCA Programme Manager

**Salary Band**:
£24k-26k

**What are we looking for?**

**Qualifications and Experience**:

- Customer Service or qualification at Level 2 or above or equivalent work experience essential
- Level 2 Functional Skills qualifications or equivalent in English and maths GCSE grade C or above essential
- IAG (Information, Advice and Guidance)qualification desirable
- Experience of Recruitment Practice and Services
- Sales experience
- Tele-Sales and Cold Calling
- Highly developed interpersonal skills particularly presentation skills, negotiation and influencing skills and written communication
- Flexible with the ability to respond quickly and positively to changes
- Strong Attention to detail
- Target Driven with a proven track record of delivering targets whilst responding to tight deadlines and multiple pressures
- Market Awareness within the employment and skills sector
- Ability to work within a team as well as independently
- Car Owner/driver desirable

**Main Tasks & Responsibilities**

Key Objectives would be to:
Work with employers to recruit to our training programmes for employed adults funded by CPCA (Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority)and support recruitment of our unemployed learners to fill their vacancies and assist our learners to progress. This role requires excellent relationship building with both employers and potential learners to ensure our funding is maximised to help the most amount of people and positively impact their lives and those of the local community and economy.

To promote our training programmes in Peterborough, Fenland and Cambs primarily, in addition to promoting our wider programmes where appropriate. Eg Apprenticeships.

Deliver first Class customer service to our stakeholders

As an **Adviser **you are required to carry out the following duties in the context of client's policies and practices, particularly Safeguarding, Prevent, Equality and Diversity, Health and Safety and Data Protection:
**Employer Engagement**:

- Understand all training programmes that client can deliver and our funding streams and identify skills gaps
- Utilise sales, business development, marketing, and networking techniques to attract business from client companies.
- Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with employers in range of sectors and industr