Employer Engagement Manager

Job Description

Barking and Dagenham School Improvement PartnershipEmployer Engagement ManagerSalary: up to £36,000 We are a flexible employer and are happy to consider full-time, part-time, or term-time only arrangements. Closing date: 9:00am Monday 7 September 2020The opportunity This is an exciting opportunity to join our team as Employer Engagement Manager in the careers and work experience service. With around 2,000 work experience placements a year, plus a comprehensive programme of employer engagement and careers events for young people, building a strong network of supportive employers is fundamental to the successful development and delivery of our service.As Employer Engagement Manager you will make this happen. Working closely with the head of service and with key external partners, you will engage employers across London to grow our network and to ensure it reflects the wider workplace, emerging careers, and the aspirations of our young people.You will be responsible for developing leads with new employers and for managing and building relationships with existing employers in our network. By maintaining and analysing records of who we are working with, you will help us to target employer recruitment to address careers and industries which are currently underrepresented. You will also be responsible for undertaking health and safety checks with employers to confirm their suitability to host work experience placements.In the context of a growing school population, and of schools expectations of placements which reflect a range of careers and the changing world of work, this is a demanding challenge, but a highly rewarding one.Barking and Dagenham has the youngest, fastest growing population in London. With a strong track-record of improving standards across our school community, driven by genuine partnership within and between schools and the council, ours is an exciting environment in which to work and develop your career.With over 90% of our schools rated good or excellent by Ofsted, we have made great progress in recent years. But were not satisfied yet. We have created BDSIP to help drive further improvement in achieving the best possible outcomes for all our children and young people, particularly the most vulnerable. Majority owned by local schools, we are a not-for-profit company delivering a growing range of services for schools and the council.The candidate A persuasive communicator with excellent interpersonal skills, you will have a track record of successfully engaging a diverse range of stakeholders, ideally across the private and public sectors. You will be equally comfortable working with the hairdresser on Dagenham High Road, or with the senior executive of a FTSE100 company in Canary Warf, in order to secure their active engagement in our work experience and careers programmes.You will bring the energy needed to build a dynamic pool of employers, coupled with the attention to detail required to undertake health and safety checks and to maintain accurate records of employer engagement and contribution.If you think you have the expertise, drive and skills to take up this exciting challenge and help shape our future, we would love to hear from you.Interviews will be scheduled for Thursday 10 th or Friday 11 th September 2020.Equal Opportunities statement: We are committed to achieving equal opportunities in employment and service delivery.To apply, please visit our website via the button below.